Rodney Carmichael

NPR music reporter hip-hop writer

Guest

Hip-hop writer for NPR

Rodney Carmichael on KCRW

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on Sunday outside his South LA clothing store called The Marathon. The suspect is a 29-year-old man named Eric Holder.

Remembering LA rapper, activist and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle

Rapper Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed on Sunday outside his South LA clothing store called The Marathon. The suspect is a 29-year-old man named Eric Holder.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

#Grammyssowhite? Frank Ocean didn’t submit for the Grammys and stayed home. Adele, who won five awards, including Album of the Year, said Beyoncé was more deserving.

Are the Grammys still relevant?

#Grammyssowhite? Frank Ocean didn’t submit for the Grammys and stayed home. Adele, who won five awards, including Album of the Year, said Beyoncé was more deserving.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

More from KCRW

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for July 14, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Los Angeles County's new mask mandate is receiving pushback from individuals, businesses, and cities.

from KCRW Features

Sandy Duvall, who owns Sierra Health and Fitness in Sierra Madre, says she has been threatened over her business policy to mandate COVID vaccinations to her members.

from KCRW Features

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for July 20, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report for July 21, 2021.

from David Lynch Theater Presents: Weather Report

Greater LA spoke with more than 10 Olympians from Southern California about those challenges, their journey, and passion for their sports. Here are highlights from their interviews.

from Greater LA

Chuck Schumer unveiled a draft bill that would remove the plant from the federal list of controlled substances and expunge some federal cannabis-related criminal records.

from KCRW Features

The Long Beach Convention Center served as an emergency shelter for migrant children, and now it’s empty as all 1,538 kids are reunited with their families.

from KCRW Features

KCRW speaks with Dr. Oliver T. Brooks, chief medical officer at Watts Healthcare, about how some medical workers are feeling about this new spike in cases.

from KCRW Features