Namir Blade's Beautiful, Dystopic, Extraterrestrial Rap
Blade, based in Nashville, has parlayed a youth of solitude into an artistic practice based inspired by video game soundtracks and visions of a dark, silver-lined future.
Music Features
Hip-Hop In Nashville Is Making Its Own Way
Rap from Nashville isn't new, nor is the city's tendency to overlook the creators and entrepreneurs behind that music – despite country artists borrowing liberally from the genre over the past decade.
A.B. Eastwood's Ever-Expanding Beat
The autodidact producer spent time learning in Florida, before returning to Nashville with a vision for elevating the entire city.
Daisha McBride, The Rap Girl, Can Do Anything
McBride has channeled her performing abilities, affably clever personality and college-level industry studies into her own version of artistic and professional equilibrium in Music City.
The BlackSon And BlackCity Are Generating 'Free Power'
After his older brother helped The BlackSon get his artistic career underway, the pair now find themselves living in a new "city."
The Songwriting Success Of Singing Rapper Tim Gent And Rapping Singer Bryant Taylorr
The pair have found and are maintaining a place for themselves in the professional songwriting world of Nashville.
The Raid That Changed Rap
When federal agents raided DJ Drama's studio in 2007 over his Gangsta Grillz empire, he became a martyr for mixtape culture. In many ways, it never recovered.
'My Dream Was Being Used Against Me In Court'
Mac Phipps was a rising star of New Orleans rap when he was convicted of a killing he insists he did not commit. Two decades later, he is still fighting for his freedom and his art.
Bob Dylan Covers On Mountain Stage
From the Mountain Stage archives, hear four Bob Dylan interpreters perform covers of the iconic folk musician's songs.
What Bruce Springsteen Lost And Found
Ahead of the release of Letter To You, The Boss spoke to Morning Edition about revisiting older material, finding hope in these unusual times and attending to his audience's spiritual needs.