Richard Pryor has been played on NTS in shows including Cinnamon Sounds w/ Chloëdees , featured first on 29 March 2016. Songs played include Emerald City Sequence, Interview and Unemployment Line.

Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American comedian, actor, and writer.

Pryor was a storyteller known for unflinching examinations of racism and customs in modern life, and was well-known for his frequent use of colorful language, vulgarities, and racial epithets as "nigga", "honky," "cracker," and "motherfucker." He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations, although public opinion of his act was often divided. He is…