Rodney Carmichael
Stories
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21 Savage drops first solo album in over 5 years
NPR'S Andrew Limbong talks to Rodney Carmichael about rapper 21 Savage's new album, American Dream.
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Arts & Life
André 3000 on his new album, the first in 17 years
NPR's Rodney Carmichael speaks with André 3000 about his new album New Blue Sun.
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Race & Identity
The charges against Young Thug build on a growing trend of criminalizing rap crews
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael of NPR's Louder Than A Riot about the RICO charges against Young Thug and the wider intersection of criminal justice and hip-hop.
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National
Kendrick Lamar uses his grief-fueled new album to reveal just how human he is
The new album by hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar is called Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers and is out Friday. It's been more than 5 years since his last album.
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Music
Rapper Mac Phipps, After 20 Years In Prison, Is One Step Closer To Freedom
In 2001, a rising No Limit Records artist was sentenced to 30 years for a crime he maintains he didn't commit. The hosts of Louder Than A Riot explain how a new development could spell early release.
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Music
In Podcast Finale, 'Louder Than A Riot' Looks At Prison Reform
NPR Music's Louder than a Riot has been doing a deep dive into the stories of rappers that highlight inequalities in the way this country addresses crime and punishment.
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Music
Sampling Ain't Dead: Hip-Hop Producers Break Down The Formula
NPR Music's Rodney Carmichael breaks down what he learned making The Formula, a video series in which five of hip-hop's best producers discuss the alchemy of sampling.
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Music
Stressed Out: How 'Mind Playing Tricks On Me' Gave Anxiety A Home In Hip-Hop
Gangsta rap had been known as aggressive, rebellious and political, but the Geto Boys' 1991 hit made it something new: vulnerable. Hip-hop's relationship with mental health has never been the same.
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Music
The Legacy That Rapper And Philanthropist Nipsey Hussle Leaves Behind
Rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot and killed Sunday in Los Angeles, was also an entrepreneur who tirelessly gave back to the community he came from.
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Solange And 2 Chainz Drop New Music
Two highly-anticipated albums dropped this week: Solange's When I Get Home and 2 Chainz's Rap Or Go to the League.