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The songs you can’t do without. The more you use Apple Music, the more essential they become. Refreshed every Tuesday.

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Songs to help you relax and unwind. Updated every Sunday.

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The tracks you can’t get enough of lately, all in one place. Updated as you listen.

N.W.A may not have invented gangsta rap, but their brash, unapologetic approach to hip-hop made them innovators and one of the industry’s most controversial groups ever. They formed in 1987 in Compton, California, when Eazy-E recruited Dr. Dre, a producer and DJ from World Class Wreckin’ Cru, and rapper Ice Cube to write songs like “Boyz-n-the-Hood” for Eazy's label, Ruthless Records. The trio formed N.W.A—Ni**az Wit Attitudes—with Arabian Prince, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. <i>N.W.A. and the Posse</i> arrived in 1987, but it was the following year’s <i>Straight Outta Compton</i> that properly put them on the map as the World’s Most Dangerous Group. Songs like “Dopeman” and “Gangsta Gangsta” were misogynistic, violent, and lewd, while the battle cry “Fuck tha Police” still rings out for its fearless rebellion against racial profiling and police brutality. Eazy’s nasal voice, Cube’s brawny baritone, and Dre and Yella’s funky production fascinated, offended, and inspired—a template that future gangsta rappers would follow for decades to follow.

Carnival is calling. Listen in to our specially curated soundtrack for the ultimate Island street party.

Beloved country crooner Scotty McCreery was born in Garner, NC, in 1993. A quiet life singing at church and in school chorus shifted into overdrive when at 16, he auditioned for the 10th season of <i>American Idol</i>, standing out with copious country charm and an impressive baritone range. Throughout his run on the show, McCreery performed classics from Lee Ann Womack and Garth Brooks, eventually triumphing over country darling Lauren Alaina and releasing his debut, <i>Clear As Day</i>, shortly after. Early singles “I Love You This Big” and “The Trouble With Girls” made the country Top 20, but his 2012 holiday album, <i>Christmas With Scotty McCreery</i>, also underscored his Christian faith. Subsequent LPs <i>Seasons Change</i> (2018) and <i>Same Truck</i> (2021) delve into fatherhood, commitment, and country-pop romance—an evocative celebration of heartland values.

Let these tracks help you dig deep. Then a bit deeper still.