Kris Ex
NPR Music contributor.
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Delivered over a Brazilian jazz-funk sample, the Ethiopian-American rapper's quizzical style is Native Tongues-meets-Dr. Seuss, esoteric yet accessible
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The soul singer's musical gift to the families of police violence is a healing Christmas Spirit.
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African-Irish rap trio comes with a timely mix of immigrant emotions from a first-person perspective that's as personal as it political.
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A young Los Angeles rapper joins the storied tradition of great end-of-the-week, just-got-paid songs, with a quaint, warm jam full of small victories.