The famed music critic Hanif Abdurraqib talks about the new season of his podcast, his “spectacular” music series and being compared to Greg Tate.
. In the third season, he’ll look at the history of Detroit techno, explore the link between pop music and sports stadium chants and talk about great movie soundtracks with New York Times critic-at-large Wesley Morris. And every episode includes a carefully curated playlist from Abdurraqib.
“There are folks who I’m a fan of and I talk about the history of their life and career with,” he said. “Then there’s folks where it’s like, ‘Gosh! Your music invites me in! It’s so generous,’ and I want to extend that generosity through conversation.” Abdurraqib is a master at bringing seemingly disparate figures together in accessible and beautiful ways through his writing and curating. The live concert series is perhaps the perfect example of that — a coming performance blends the British rapper Little Simz with the legendary. He has tapped artists from different generations, sometimes even introducing the musicians to one another for the first time.
“I’ve spent so much of my life going to live shows. … I think I became more interested less in quantity and more a pursuit of the spectacular,” he said. “That also formed my curation with BAM, that never-ending pursuit of the spectacular. Now I find myself even still being tentative about going to live shows — until I’m there. I’m immersed in something special, and I don’t want to trade this at all.
Over the years, Abdurraqib has managed to establish himself as a vital music critic and writer. It is just as much his lyrical reflections on Fall Out Boy and Migos as his accessible writing style that defines his artistry. “I don’t think of myself as an expert, as someone on high, dictating to an audience. I believe that most of my writing is seeking a conversation partner,” Abdurraqib said.
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