Jibbs, Nelly, Smino & Chingy. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Evan Agostini / Scott Gries / Suzanne Cordeiro / Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
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BabyTron, Tee Grizzley, Eminem and Danny Brown. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Kyle Gustafson / Bennett Raglin / Kevin Winter / Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images hide caption
Tyler Childers will release a new album, Rustin' in the Rain, on Sept. 8. The video for the record's first single, "In Your Love," depicts a love story between two miners. Childers' friend and collaborator, the writer Silas House, says that he wanted to show that stories like this "are part of the story of Appalachia, too. These are human stories, not political stories." Sam Waxman/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Beastie Boys at Club Citta in Kawasaki, Japan, in September 1992. Masao Nakagami/Wikimedia Commons hide caption
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American rapper, singer and songwriter Kurtis Blow, circa 1980. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images hide caption
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Noname, Chief Keef, Kanye West, and Dreezy. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Daniel DeSlover / Frazer Harrison / Dimitrios Kambouris / Xavier Collin/Getty Images / AP Images hide caption
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Damper, half of the Colombian duo Dawer x Damper, says their upbringing in the Aguablanca district of Cali greatly informs their musical influences. Karlo Ramos/LAMC hide caption
The artists shaking up the industry at the Latin Alternative Music Conference
Taylor Sheesh, the Philippines' top Taylor Swift impersonator, has set out on her own tour across the country in a bid to get the global superstar's attention. Alexis Dave/Taylor Sheesh hide caption
After snub by Taylor Swift, Filipino 'Swifties' find solace in another Taylor
GloRilla, Three 6 Mafia, Yo Gotti, Gangsta Boo. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Frazer Harrison / Scott Gries/ Greg Campbell / Jason Kempin/Getty Images hide caption
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Migos, Baby Tate, Outkast & Jeezy. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Alberto E. Rodriguez / Josh Brasted / Scott Gries / Paras Griffin/Getty Images hide caption
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The Clipse, Missy Elliott, Rico Nasty & Wale. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Scott Gries / Roger Kisby / Michael Loccisano / Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images hide caption
Gang Starr, Cousin Stizz, BIA, Mr. Lif. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR. Martyn Goodacre / Isaac Brekken / Gonzalo Marroquin / Jack Plunkett/Getty Images / AP hide caption