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Tiny Desk Playlist: Women Run The Rap Game

Writer and author Clover Hope highlights her five favorite Tiny Desks by women rappers.
Chika plays a Tiny Desk concert. (Max Posner/NPR).

Several bright, young women rappers have owned the Tiny Desk stage in the past few years, and I'm honored to highlight some of my favorites from the archives.

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