Auster, who died April 30, rose to fame in the 1980s with The New York Trilogy novels. His memoir, Winter Journal, focused on the history of his body. Originally broadcast in 1997, 2004 and 2012.
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Two of De La Soul's founding members, David "Trugoy" Jolicoeur and Vincent "Maseo" Mason, spoke to Fresh Air in 2000 about their 1989 debut, 3 Feet High and Rising, and their ironic, playful style.
"I call it reality-based rap," Ice-T says of the gangster rap genre. His '92 hit "Cop Killer" was controversial; he later played a police detective in Law and Order: SVU. Originally broadcast in 1994.
Fresh Air celebrates 50 years of hip-hop: De La Soul s Trugoy the Dove and Maseo kwit.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kwit.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.