Briana Younger

Briana Younger appears in the following:

Southern Rap and the Loss of an Icon

Friday, November 04, 2022

Rapper Takeoff's legacy and the evolution of Southern rap from the 1990s to today's music.

'The South Got Something To Say' Is A Celebratory Canon Of Southern Rap

Friday, August 07, 2020

NPR Music has launched The South Got Something To Say, a canon of Southern hip-hop. Its creator, critic Briana Younger, and NPR's Rodney Carmichael explained the project on All Things Considered.

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The South Is Rap's Past, Present And Future

Monday, August 03, 2020

Southern rappers' contributions to the genre have long been underestimated in favor of coastal hegemony – but the region has long steered the sound of hip-hop and deserves its story told in full.

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Pop Smoke's First And Final Album Falls Between Two Worlds

Friday, July 03, 2020

The rapper quickly drew attention over the course of 2019, as one of the newest and brightest stars of an emerging generation of New York artists.

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In The Wide World Of Hip-Hop, There's A Style For Everyone

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Weekend Edition's final music starter kit surveys the modern landscape of hip-hop, from the energetic bars of DaBaby and Rico Nasty to the spoken word-influenced Saba and Noname.

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Songs We Love: Anne Dereaux, 'Chop'

Monday, June 05, 2017

On her new EP, Dereaux — an architectural designer by day and an R&B singer-songwriter by night — explores the large-scale impact of heartache projected outward.

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Songs We Love: Francine Thirteen, 'Lust Heals, Give Me My Sin Again'

Thursday, April 27, 2017

In a meditative take on the Bible's creation story, the self-described "ritual pop" singer seeks a feminine-based understanding of the divine — the hidden female face of God.

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Songs We Love: Oddisee, 'Things'

Thursday, December 15, 2016

The bright and bouncy dance track adds a new color to the Maryland-born rapper's production palette — but the song's energy belies its lyrical content.

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Songs We Love: Topaz Jones, 'Motion Sickness / Grass'

Wednesday, November 09, 2016

The singer and rapper chooses funk music and love as means of self-care. In this video, Jones' locs are the symbolic star: a connection to his love interest and to post-relationship baggage.

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Songs We Love: NxWorries, 'Starlite'

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Anderson .Paak's storytelling is a dream snapped back to reality, while Knxwledge's blaxploitation-inspired production is a time capsule set to music.

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'The Talent Comes First': Roc Marciano Takes An A&R Gig

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

New York rapper Roc Marciano, riding a wave of acclaim for his second solo album, Reloaded, is moving into a position usually awarded to musicians with platinum plaques on their walls. The work he's produced over the course of his ...

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