During the meme stock/non-fungible token (NFT) mania of 2021, I was working for a website that covered the stock market. Every week, there would be a new series of 8-bit avatars or AI-generated images ...

This is a new series on All Songs Considered, hosted by NPR Music critic Ann Powers and editor. Most of what you hear on All ...

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Rico Nasty is constantly evolving. When the world first met the Maryland rapper, she was hip-deep in the “sugar trap” subgenre she’d invented — think Lil Uzi Vert’s woozy cloud rap with much more ...

Signed to Playboi Carti’s Opium label, Ken Carson is leading a new wave of rap by blending high-energy beats, experimental ...

The rapper, who has become one of hip-hop’s leading stars, presided over a sweaty tangle of young men outfitted in black and ecstatically moshing. Critic’s Pick The rapper, who has become one of ...