Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify and Apple Music playlists at the bottom of the page. "Everything is a weapon," ...

The eyes are the most expressive instrument a human being has. They can convey pleasure, menace, and sexual attraction. It’s in the eyes where people look for good, or for something compelling. It’s ...

Early in our conversation about his new album Deathfame, Quelle Chris reveals that a good deal of the album was made in about a week or two. Upon further inquiry about that period from earlier this ...

Note: NPR's First Listen audio comes down after the album is released. However, you can still listen with the Spotify or Apple Music playlist at the bottom of the page. Our society puts a lot of ...

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One day about four years ago, Quelle Chris found himself on a rooftop cooling down after an argument with his then partner. Their parting words — “Why can’t you be great all the time?” — were ringing ...

Quelle Chris exists in his own, self-contained galaxy in the hip-hop universe. He knows no other way. The unconventional rapper, producer, and songwriter has developed an impeccable resume over a ...

The Detroit-raised, Brooklyn-based rapper and producer Quelle Chris is returning later this month with Guns, his first album since last year's Jean Grae collab Everything's Fine and his first solo ...