TLC's 1999 smash was a song women loved about the men they wouldn't put up with. Two decades later, fans still take its message to heart when scrubs run amok.

The 23-year-old New York artist has caught the attention of Tyler, The Creator, Solange and more. Get familiar now.

DAWN waves a flag for the weirdness of black girls while once again asserting herself as a musical chameleon capable of an elegantly executed audible middle finger.

On his new album, talented producer and chillwave crusader Chaz Bundick has transitioned into a full-fledged vocalist and groove operator.

Our list of the year's best hip-hop is an encapsulation of a year awash in trolls and tabloid fodder, grief and grit and escapist fantasy, and also an attempt to extract meaning from the chaos.

These are NPR Music's picks for the top 10 R&B projects — not restricted by gender — that are leading the vanguard. Remember their names and watch the throne.

The music video for "Blaxploitation," like the Chicago rapper's sophomore album, Room 25, is jam-packed with metaphor and symbolism.

The Toronto-based R&B duo bathed the Tiny Desk in vibrant blue, purple and orange light to make it feel more like a concert hall.

.Paak's latest album, Oxnard -- especially the song "6 Summers" — plays hopscotch between personal and political issues.

The Bronx-born rapper releases her first solo single following Invasion of Privacy, her major-label debut album.

The Toronto rapper has made 12 appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 this year, one more than The Beatles did in 1964.

The New York-based R&B singer and NPR Slingshot artist offers a lush song about exploring sexual fluidity, with a visual that nods to Bollywood.

Jamie Lidell produces the subdued slow burner by the British-bred and Nashville-based singer.

Always the shape-shifter, Drake raps in Spanish in a new video with Bad Bunny, Puerto Rico's favorite rap oddball.

Incorporating jazz, funk and bossa nova, the Brooklyn band offers a subconscious vacation for the soul.

Ahead of his upcoming album, Anderson. Paak recruited hip-hop's reigning champion Kendrick Lamar for a song addressing fame and automotive privacy.

After years in proverbial hip-hop purgatory, the New Orleans rap star has finally released his long-awaited album, complete with features from Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg and more.

Yukimi Nagano says Little Dragon's collaboration with BADBADNOTGOOD is about helplessness, but "written with an air of hope."

After years of mystery, excitement and public tumult, Lil Wayne's long-delayed album is nearly here. As you prepare to listen, here are a few things to keep in mind about where the rapper's been.

The 14-member hip-hop boy band just unveiled its first album since signing to RCA Records in March.