A.I. Drake has put music in a tailspin

Every Christmas season, pop stars far and wide throw their Santa hats into the ring to see who has the next "All I Want for Christmas Is You," and this year is no exception. It's a yearly tradition on Switched On Pop to explore the deluge of holiday hits, and 2025 sees formidable ...  Afficher plus

From big-ticket albums by Taylor and Gaga, to a revival of the stomp-clap revival – 2025 had it all, for better and for worse. Now that the year has come to a close, it's time to take a look back at the past twelve months: what happened in the zeitgeist, what we loved listening t ...  Afficher plus

One of the most popular rappers in America isn’t American. But this podcast isn’t really about him. Drake’s success is a culmination of many unheard moments, songs, and artists that made hip-hop and Black music the dominant cultural force it is today. This podcast digs into those ...  Afficher plus

This is a story about hip-hop and how its journey to mainstream dominance gave us Drake in the first place. The mixtape revolution that made his success possible. The evolution of gender dynamics in hip-hop. Rap and R&B’s long complicated history. 

In today’s episode we’re recommending songs and albums that are turning 10 years old in 2023. We spoke about new hip-hop releases such as Mac Miller’s Watching Movies With The Sound Off, Childish Gambino’s Because The Internet, as well as songs and albums from other genres lik ...

Welcome to the first episode of NFR Podcast’s audio experience. In today’s episode we’re recommending music that we’ve been listening to recently. We spoke about new hip-hop releases such as Eem Triplin’s latest singles, Ice Spice’s new EP, as well as albums from other genres ...