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Lamar already won the year in a landslide. On his bristly new album, GNX, the rapper aims to change the state of play for everyone else.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs or bands that could be traditions would you like to hear?

Reilly, part of a 20-plus-year, night-before-Thanksgiving tradition at First Avenue, talks about his ties to Minneapolis while also sharing thoughts on Don’t Turn Your Back on Friday Night, a new documentary about his life.

The Compton, Calif. rapper has been in the spotlight all year, first for his beef with Drake, which led to a pop hit and Grammy nominations, all without releasing an album ... until today.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs relating to lights would you like to hear?

For this week’s Classic Americana pick, we shine the spotlight on Gordon Lightfoot, a singer-songwriter who fellow Canadian Robbie Robertson called “a national treasure.”

McPherson enjoys his third entry in the Hall of Fame while Cloud Cult also pick up another Chart Show Hall of Fame nod, and The Cure rise to No. 1.

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs by musicians with a history of philanthropy would you like to hear?

The late rapper's 2004 album MM..FOOD may never have the classic status of its sister release, Madvillainy. But 20 years later, it's the one to play if you want to hear the essence of his artistry.