Seventy-two tracks that identify, grapple with or simply dance away from the anxieties of yet another uncertain year.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Best Songs of 2022
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America Has a Problem
The New York Times – Music:The hosts of “Still Processing” on the undoing of Kanye West.
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Suspect Arrested in Killing of Takeoff, the Migos Rapper
The New York Times – Music:The Houston Police said that Patrick Xavier Clark, 33, was being charged with murder, and that Takeoff had been an “innocent bystander.”
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Coi Leray Borrows a Hip-Hop Classic, and 8 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:Hear tracks by Ethel Cain, PinkPantheress, 100 gecs and others.
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2022: The Year in Atlanta Rap
The New York Times – Music:The country’s most influential hip-hop scene has weathered a period of extraordinary upheaval. A look back at happened, and what’s next.
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A Night With FunkFlex, New York Rap Historian and Booster
The New York Times – Music:What happens when various generations of rappers end up in the same room? The radio D.J. and local connector, craving hometown pride and action beyond the algorithm, put out the call.
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How Stormzy Crafted His Latest Album, ‘This Is What I Mean’
The New York Times – Music:The British rapper was inspired by a variety of artists, including his sister, in making his third album.
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Gucci Mane’s Tribute to Takeoff, and 6 More New Songs
The New York Times – Music:Hear tracks by PinkPantheress, Jenny Hval and Rod Wave.
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How Drake Rescued the Long-Lost Art Carnival Luna Luna
The New York Times – Music:In 1987, the Austrian artist André Heller debuted an avant-garde amusement park with works by Basquiat, Dalí and Haring. Its disappearance was a winding tale. Its return is even more bizarre.