Pop Smoke (Rapper)
Isolation was unavoidable this year: Some albums embraced it, some raged against it, some tried to imagine a world without it. Source
Some of pop music’s biggest names didn’t get nominations for the 2021 awards, while a diverse list of lesser-known acts filled out the ballot. Source
Our latest episode breaks down “Big Drip,” a defining anthem of the local hip-hop subgenre with roots in Chicago and the United Kingdom. The song is now the soundtrack to a summer of unrest. Source
The Brooklyn rapper was on the verge of an international breakthrough when he was killed in February. Here is the story of his whirlwind final months, told by those who knew him best. Source
The 20-year-old rapper was poised to carry the scene’s sound to the world. Source
The 20-year-old was killed in a home invasion in Los Angeles, days after his latest album debuted in Billboard’s Top 10. Source
A rising star in rap, he was known for hit songs like “Dior” and “Welcome to the Party.” The police said masked suspects broke into the residence not long after 4 a.m. Wednesday. Source
Hear tracks by the Sunday Service Choir, Kehlani and Keyshia Cole, the Secret Sisters and others. Source
The touring multiday rap festival arrived at Citi Field with a vision of the genre that’s no longer rooted in the city. Source
The performers were removed from this weekend’s Rolling Loud festival at Citi Field after the N.Y.P.D. said they had “been affiliated with recent acts of violence citywide.” Source
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