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Rapper Doechii planned for the song "Crazy" to be her industry coming-out party — but the music video, with its focus on Black femme bodies, ran afoul of an unspoken rule. Amanda Howell Whitehurst for NPR hide caption

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Pras Michel stands trial in Washington, D.C., for conspiracy and other charges

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MC Sha-Rock was the first woman to rap on national television in 1981, but hip-hop's double standards have left her legacy as the first female MC buried. Amanda Howell Whitehurst for NPR hide caption

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Sampa the Great on World Cafe

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How does De La Soul sound in the streaming era?

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De La's absence from streaming sites has effectively erased their presence from the contemporary musical landscape and threatened to minimize their historical import. Now legally available on the internet for the first time, we revisit the classic catalog and its restored legacy. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption

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Pinqy Ring on World Cafe

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