2024 in review: Hip-hop's 51st year was a wild ride : All Songs Considered
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2024 in review: Hip-hop's 51st year was a wild ride : All Songs Considered

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2024 in review: Hip-hop's 51st year was a wild ride Enlarge this image toggle caption Timothy Norris/Getty Images Timothy Norris/Getty Images Record-breaking mainstream hits. NPR Music's Sheldon Pearce, Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael were watching and listening all year long, and they've gathered together to explain the most important stories of hip-hop's 51st year. The disconcerting trial of Young Thug left a void in Atlanta — the longtime hip-hop capital — for much of the year, before it ended suddenly and dramatically. Hip-hop may have celebrated its landmark 50th anniversary in 2023 by looking back at its own history, but in 2024, it shot forward like a cannon blast.

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The 50 Best Albums Of 2024

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