Marcus J. Moore

The rapper behind the Pulitzer Prize-winning album DAMN. helps hip-hop evolve by tapping into the restless spirit of jazz, a trait on display in the shifting song "DUCKWORTH.," produced by 9th Wonder.

Talking Heads' classic Afrobeat-inspired album gets the cover treatment by the Beninese star.

"Influenced by many, but I'm a whole new star." Rapsody ascends on the shapeshifting first single from Laila's Wisdom.

Wise, known for her collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, says the idea for the purple-lit video came to her during an "incredible" pedicure.