Sheldon Pearce
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Is the much-hyped sequel to Renaissance a country album? In many ways, yes — but it's also a sprawling collage of disparate references, while remaining a Beyoncé album at its heart. -
Usher — the chart-topping singer-songwriter — will be this year's halftime performer. With a catalog full of bangers, how will he squeeze 30 years of music into just 13 minutes?
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NPR Music presents a sneak preview of some of the interesting albums coming our way in the new year.
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There has been yet another delay in the murder case of rapper Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis, the suspect charged with the murder, did not enter a plea in a Las Vegas court Thursday morning.
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The poet's first recording with a band, when the poems do what they do, lends an emphatic new authority to her words, which she delivers with a hypnotist's composure. -
The first six albums from hip hop group De La Soul are finally out on streaming platforms after years being tied up in legal disputes.
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The Heat Check playlist is your source for new music from around the worlds of hip-hop and R&B with an emphasis on bubbling, undiscovered and under-the-radar acts. -
A highly lauded Minnesota rapper and a reggae singer unite on an epic track about being yourself and being honest about it. -
An intimate track from the long-awaited new album by Los Angeles singer-rapper who stole the show on Dr. Dre's Compton. -
Gary, Indiana's last gangsta rapper standing joins forces The Roots MC seeking to pit the 'hood against the devil's machinations.
