The Most Essential Tyler, The Creator Songs

In this episode, we’re going through the biggest updates in hip-hop from the past week and beyond. We gave our thoughts on ‘The Fall-Off’ Rollout, Don’t Be Dumb, NFL Playoffs & more.-LIVE ALBUM REACTIONS HERE 

In this episode, we’re going through the biggest updates in hip-hop from the past week and beyond. We gave our expectations for ‘Don’t Be Dumb’, predictions for 2026, Iceman hype & more.-DONT BE DUMB REACTION HERE 

Tyler, the Creator spent three days this summer in Italy with Rick Rubin. At the end of the three days they sat down to record a conversation about Tyler's new album, "Igor". They play through some tracks off the album and Tyler even plays some piano. Learn more about your ad-cho ...  Show more

Our season long examination of Flower Boy by Tyler, the Creator begins with a biographical episode on Tyler’s upbringing in Los Angeles, the genesis of Odd Future, and Tyler’s discography leading up to the release of Flower Boy. Listen to Dissect on Spotify and enjoy episodes a w ...  Show more

In part 1 of our Vergecast: Future of Music series, Alex Cranz talks with Switched on Pop's Charlie Harding about the trends in music today that make new songs out of old material, and whether it's foreshadowing the future of pop. Further reading: Selena Quintanilla Will Sound Ol ...  Show more

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include genre-straddling polymaths Santigold and Sudan Archives, R&B sensation Ari Lennox and more. Featured Albums: Ari Lennox — age/sex/location Featured Songs: "Queen Space (feat. Summer Walker)," "Hoodie" Sudan Archives — Na ...  Show more