https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510357/louder-than-a-riot Louder Than A Riot examines who hip-hop marginalizes, and how misogynoir — the specific racist misogyny against Black women — is embedded into the fabric of the culture that we love.

From Rico Nasty facing harassment from toxic fans, to Saucy Santana's unapologetically femme aesthetics in a queerphobic industry, to the assault case that put Megan Thee Stallion's image on trial, each episode of Louder Than A Riot unpacks the unspoken rules of rap that discriminate against a select few and have held the entire culture back.

Hosted by NPR Music's Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael, Louder Than A Riot confronts power from every angle – from the power the genre wields over its artists, to the power plays that its rulebreakers take in order to get heard. In the midst of a so-called Renaissance for women in rap, these stories reveal a rot at the core of the culture that reflects how voices, bodies, and rights are still policed in America.]]> Copyright 2020-2025 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR Feed Publish Service v2.3.23 en-us NPR no podcasts@npr.org NPR serial https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/03/08/ltar_s2_tile_01_sq-534c1177ced546e2646b1ca7b6a071693ed6f870.png?s=1400&c=66&f=jpg https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510357/louder-than-a-riot Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:32:42 +0000 ad ar at au be bg bo br ca ch cl co cr cy cz de dk do ec ee es fi fr gb gr gt hn hu id ie il is it jp li lt lu lv mc mt mx my ni nl no nz pa pe pl pt py ro se sk sv th us uy za Support NPR by enrolling in NPR+!
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NPR Privacy Policy]]> Louder has tackled the unwritten rules of rap. For the finale, we dig into the root of all those rules: the scarcity mindset. It's the belief that access and resources are so limited for those marginalized in hip-hop that you need to fight tooth and nail for them, and that only one can make it to the top at a time. And the Louder team says goodbye, as scarcity comes for our own podcast.

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NPR Privacy Policy]]> Louder Than A Riot editor Chiquita Paschal discovered she had a sister — who rapped — she quickly saw how that double standard can take shape. Chiquita's sister is Mary Enoch Elizabeth Baxter, aka Philly rapper Isis Tha Saviour. In this episode, Chiquita takes us on Mary's hero's journey — from her time as a ward of the state to finding her voice in rap. And together, they delve into incarceration's ripple effects on families like theirs, and how hip-hop can help transform trauma into freedom.

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