Accra’s Dual-Threat, Rapper and Doctor Pope Nst, delivers a Reflective Hip-Hop Album, "DR. NST," That Transcends Borders. Pope Nst, an emerging talent from Accra, Ghana, skillfully balances his dual careers as a rapper and a medical doctor. His life in medicine informs his music with a unique depth and perspective. Known on stage as Dr. Nst, he recently released his latest album, "DR. NST." This marks...

There is a peculiar friction to the digital textures of Skylarka and her new album, "Somnorine". It’s supposed to be chiptune-influenced synthwave, but listening to it feels less like browsing the internet and more like chewing on aluminum foil while watching Blade Runner on a CRT monitor that’s slowly degaussing. It’s a sensory contradiction bright, crystalline pop hooks wrestling with the deep, existential dread...