Pusha T: 'This Is What I Like To Make'
The Virginia Beach denizen spoke about the reverse troll he laid on Def Jam, what it's like to go back and forth with Puffy, the fallacies of textbooks and the perils of ignoring the youth.
Music
Public Radio's #1 Songs Of 2015
Looking back on a year filled with great music, these 61 songs are the ones that hat public radio hosts and NPR Music team members loved best.
Songs We Love: Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets, 'Christmas at the Airport'
Traveling these holidays? Let a veteran balladeer and his merry masked band be your support group through snowy flight delays.
Being Aaron Burr
The moment he looked at an American villain and saw a human being, Leslie Odom Jr.'s life changed. The Hamilton star looks back on a career-making year in the biggest show on Broadway.
Music Review: ' A Love Supreme: The Complete Masters,' John Coltrane
An expanded version of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane's A Love Supreme has been released. Music reviewer Tom Moon says the set, which includes alternate studio takes and a live recording, gives insight into the musician's creative drive.
Metropolis: 12/19/15
KCRW's Jason Bentley plays some of 2015's best electronic dance music, including tracks by Chet Faker and Marcus Marr, Jamie xx and Disclosure, in this two-hour mix.
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings: Tiny Desk Concert
The soul star and her Dap-Kings throw a holiday soul party with "Silent Night" and two spirited originals: one for Christmas and one for Hanukkah.
The All Songs Considered Holiday Spectacular, 2015
Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton find themselves taking a Dickensian journey, with visits from old friends, including Carrie Brownstein, Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, Dan Auerbach, Ben Folds and more.
Close Enough For Jazz: How The 2015 NPR Jazz Critics Poll Was Fit To Be Tied
It wasn't exactly a tie. But then again, it was a rather bountiful year for jazz albums. The pollmaster breaks down the result, and by extension, the year in jazz.
The 2015 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll
Composer-bandleader Maria Schneider's The Thompson Fields and alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa's Bird Calls tie for top album honors among 147 writers and broadcasters.