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Hip-hop emerged from the voices of the unheard. But freedom doesn't ring the same for everyone. Inside all corners of the culture, Black women and queer folk have dealt with the same oppression the music was built to escape. Season 2 of <em>Louder Than A Riot </em>examines <em>who</em> hip-hop marginalizes, and how misogynoir — the specific racist misogyny against Black women — is embedded into the fabric of the culture that we love.<br><br>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 <em>Louder Than A Riot</em> unpacks the unspoken rules of rap that discriminate against a select few and have held the entire culture back. <br><br>Hosted by NPR Music's Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael,<em> Louder Than A Riot </em>confronts power from every angle – from the power the genre wields over its artists, to the power plays th