Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King,’ From the Gospel Perspective
Gospel music insiders on the rapper’s turn to religious music and how his album relates to contemporary holy hip-hop. Guests: Root's Hasan James and The Journal of Gospel Music's Robert Marovich. Subs...
30 Okt 20191h 4min
The Rise of DaBaby, From Memes to the Mosh Pit
The year’s most consistent new hip-hop star combines intense rhymes with online savvy. Guest: Joe Coscarelli. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. Yo...
19 Okt 20191h 14min
The Highwomen, Miranda Lambert and the Women Invigorating Country Music
Nashville has long marginalized female performers, songwriters and producers. But a wave of artists is fighting back. Guests: Jada Watson and Natalie Weiner. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or...
11 Okt 20191h 3min
Is 100 gecs the End of Pop, or a New Beginning?
One of the year’s most unlikely breakthroughs is a duo that makes disorienting, genre-jumbling music. Guests: Eli Enis and The Fader's Larry Fitzmaurice. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on ...
5 Okt 20191h 5min
A New Flood of English-Spanish Pop Is Here. Is It Opportunism or Progress?
Collaborations have flourished in the wake of “Despacito,” some sounding natural, some sounding forced. Guest: Remezcla's Eduardo Cepeda. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, ...
29 Sep 20191h 4min
How Does Post Malone Sound Like Everything and Nothing?
A conversation about his rapid rise and the questions — about genre and race — glossed over along the way. Guests: Pitchfork's Jayson Greene and The New York Times Magazine's Jonah Weiner. Subscribe t...
22 Sep 201959min
Young Thug Gets His Due, But Is It Too Late?
One of the decade’s most copied rappers finally reached No. 1 on the album chart, years after his aesthetic rubbed off on hip-hop. Guest: Andrew Nosnitsky. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or o...
7 Sep 20191h 9min
What’s the Point of Album Covers in the Post-Album Era?
What was once a large canvas for grand statements is now a tiny digital mark. Guest: Chips's Teddy Blanks. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You c...
29 Aug 201955min
