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Sabrina Carpenter’s ascent is complete — this week, she scored her first No. 1 hit. Nina Westervelt/Billboard via Getty Images hide caption

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Sabrina Carpenter scores her first No. 1 single with 'Please Please Please'

June 25, 2024 • The pop star caught the top spot while her other single, “Espresso,” is still holding strong at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Meanwhile: yes, Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is still No. 1 over on the Billboard 200 albums chart — we’re at week nine and counting.

Don Toliver, a Travis Scott signee who quickly defined his own lane, takes his half-sung cyborg rap to colorful new realms on HARDSTONE PSYCHO.

Don Toliver, a Travis Scott signee who quickly defined his own lane, takes his half-sung raps to colorful new realms on HARDSTONE PSYCHO. Jack Dalton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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For a rising class of rap cyborgs, there's mastery in the mumble

June 21, 2024 • New albums by Don Toliver and LUCKI take opposite paths to the same calling, an understanding of rap as texture rather than text.

Projects released by Young Thug, Tyler, the Creator and Little Simz are included in NPR Music's best hip-hop albums of 2021. Photo Illustration by Renee Klahr/NPR; Getty Images hide caption

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Best Music Of 2021

The 25 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2021

December 10, 2021 • This year's best hip-hop — including Westside Gunn, Mach-Hommy and Moor Mother — comes from death and defiance, erotic power and provocation, Black joy and pain — and that's just the shortlist.

Stay Or Go? 31 Chill Songs For Any Party

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Stay Or Go? 31 Chill Songs For Any Party

July 14, 2021 • Roséwave is an entire vibe, but has never sounded so vibey. Whether you're on the way to the function or still shaking off outside jitters, this summer mix is for you.

Bongeziwe Mabandla's "masiziyekelele" sends you racing through the streets of Johannesburg. Justice Mukheli/Courtesy of the artist hide caption

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Heat Check: Teleport And Transform

March 30, 2020 • Ghanaian trap, South African soul, Barbadian pop. This week's Heat Check does some digital globetrotting for a temporary escape.