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Robert Earle Davis Jr., widely known as DJ Screw, changed rap and hip-hop forever with his dual techniques known as "chopped and screwed."
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Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesYou could look at Foreign Tongues, the Rolling Stones' 25th album, as a tour of the group's musical variations. But it mixes reliable fun and remarkable energy with a generous attitude toward aging.
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Jovelle Tamayo for NPRTen photographers share their favorite memories from the 2026 Tiny Desk Contest On The Road tour, which was headlined by this year's winner, the Dallas hip-hop group Cure for Paranoia. -
Zayrha RodriguezWith the buzz of the final in the air, we celebrate the beautiful game with music from countries that have won the World Cup in recent years. Look for Tiny Desk Radio on your local NPR station.
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Alex Edkins, frontman of the hardcore band Metz, goes full power pop on his new solo album. -
Artists create, even during times of chaos. In response to Trump policies and ICE's incursions, arts organizations are leaning in to new ways of fostering community in ways large and small. -
Napalm Death's ongoing campaign for musical destruction comes to the Desk. The founding fathers of grindcore speed through a sprawling catalog with manic energy. -
The Philadelphia songwriter continues to refine his pen on the follow-up to his breakthrough self-titled album from 2023. -
The visa process for visiting artists has always been complicated and expensive. Under the current administration, it's gotten significantly worse. -
The sultry voice of Baby Rose returns on a new album called "Yearnalism," which she considers the study of desire.
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After four decades as a founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea goes solo with a stellar jazz band. -
Social media can make a song go viral — even push it up the pop charts — seemingly overnight. Perhaps it's not surprising that some influencers are being paid to promote music without disclosing it. -
Long lost tapes of an Oscar Peterson piano performance in Detroit take us back in time to the night the jazz session was recorded.
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Ketch Secor of the band, Old Crow Medicine Show, says his group's latest album, Union Made, is a love letter to the United States. It's full of stories from the country's past and present.
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