Two years after the release of her critically acclaimed third album, Sundial, Chicago rapper, poet, and activist Noname returns with a brand new single and video, “Hundred Acres.” The lead single is the first taste of her upcoming project, Cartoon Radio. The Daren Rabinovitch-directed music video is Noname’s first official music video, which stars her alongside her co-star, The Creature.

 

 

Beyond her artistry, Noname has continued to expand her community-focused work through the Noname Book Club, which now hosts in-person meetings in 38 cities across Africa, the United States, and the global diaspora. Each local chapter meets at least once a month. You can find your nearest chapter and stay updated by signing up for their newsletters here.

Noname’s artistry sits at the intersection of sharp lyricism, political consciousness, and jazz-inflected production. Her sound and message have drawn comparisons to legendary predecessors like Erykah Badu, Nina Simone, and Lauryn Hill, yet her voice remains unmistakably her own.

In addition to performing sold-out shows worldwide, she’s also notably performed on Saturday Night Live as well as The Tonight Show and The Late Show multiple times, along with being one of the few artists ever to perform on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert twice. Her latest album, Sundial, released in the summer of 2023, was heralded by everyone as a timely and vital body of work, following 2016’s Telefone and 2018’s Room 25, both of which received universal acclaim.