Hanif Abdurraqib: podcast appearances and interviews

Hanif Abdurraqib is an American poet, essayist, and cultural critic born in 1983. He has published several notable works, including his first essay collection, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, in 2017. His 2021 essay collection, A Little Devil in America: Notes in Praise of Black Performance, was awarded the 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. Abdurraqib's poetry collections include The Crown Ain't Worth Much, published in 2016, and A Fortune for Your Disaster, released in 2019. His non-fiction book about the American hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, titled Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes on A Tribe Called Quest, was longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award. Recognized for his contributions to literature and cultural analysis, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2021, underscoring his influence as a voice in contemporary American culture.