Naomi Zeichner is editor-in-chief of The Fader.\n\n \u201cRight now in rap there\u2019s kind of a huge tired idea that kids are trying to kill their idols, and kids have no respect for history, and kids are making bastardized crazy music, and how dare they? I just don\u2019t even know why we still care about this false dichotomy. Kids are coming from where they come from, they\u2019re going where they\u2019re going. And it\u2019s like, do you want to try to learn about where they\u2019re coming from and where they\u2019re going, or do you not?\u201d\n\nThanks to MailChimp, Club W, and Squarespace for sponsoring this week's episode.\n@nomizeichner\nZeichner on Longform\n[05:00] "Zayn Malik\u2019s Next Direction" (Duncan Cooper \u2022 The Fader \u2022 Nov 2015)\n[10:30] "Gucci Free" (Andrew Nosnitsky \u2022 The Fader \u2022 Jul 2016)\n[17:00] "America Is Brutal and Meek Mill Is a Hero" (Will Stephenson \u2022 The Fader \u2022 May 2015)\n[17:30] "Rae Sremmurd\u2019s Best Life" (The Fader \u2022 Jun 2016)\n[25:00] Young Thug on YouTube\n[30:00] Flagpole\n[32:45] "Yo-Yo Ma, The Silk Road Ensemble\u2014Empire State of Mind" (YouTube)\n[43:30] David Remnick on the Longform Podcast\n\n\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices