Explore KEXP Podcasts!
During KEXP’s fall fund drive, discover the variety of music podcasts we produce at KEXP and hear some of our favorite clips from each one. We’re thankful to the thousands of amplifiers who already do...
19 Okt 20239min
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1992: "Tennessee" by Arrested Development
Janice Headley revisits 1992 with the track “Tennessee” by Arrested Development. It's a Grammy-Award-winning single inspired by grief on an immediate level — as well as an intergenerational level. Wr...
18 Okt 20237min
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2014: "Sheplife" by Briggs
To celebrate Indigenous People's Day, Kevin Sur revisits 2014 with the album Sheplife by Briggs. Emily Fox talks with KEXP's Kevin Sur, host of Sounds of Survivance, to unpack the music and advocacy o...
11 Okt 202312min
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1982: "Bam Bam" by Sister Nancy
This week, Dusty Henry takes us back to 1982 with the track “Bam Bam” by Sister Nancy. Her story is one of innovation: how Jamaican tradition contributed to hip-hop stylings that are still popular tod...
4 Okt 202314min
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1976: Lee Quiñones on the Art of Graffiti
Janice Headley takes us back to 1976 with an exclusive interview with graffiti artist Lee Quiñones. He and his crew, The Fabulous Five, made history by tagging a ten-car train in a single night. Writ...
27 Sep 202320min
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 1995: "Shook Ones, Pt. II" by Mobb Deep
Dusty Henry and Martin Douglas revisit 1995 with the track “Shook Ones, Pt. II” by Mobb Deep, who we’ll hear from in this episode. After shaking off the commercial flop of their first album, their DIY...
20 Sep 202315min
50 Years of Hip-Hop - 2008: We Need to Talk About Kanye West
Larry Mizell Jr. revisits 2008, a pivotal year in the rise (and fall) of Kanye West. As a standout producer and Black icon, his gradual alignment with far-right ideologies has affected how we talk abo...
13 Sep 202344min
50 Years of Hip-Hop - DAM on Breaking an Egg From the Inside
Isabel Khalili talks with two members of DAM, Tamer and Maysa, about their influences, the themes from Ben Haana Wa Maana, as well as the power (and limitations) of hip-hop as a tool for change. Audi...
8 Sep 202317min
