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Rap Life is home to hip-hop's heavy hitters and its vanguard—the songs that speak to the moment and define the culture today. This week, that means “Set in Stone,” a standout from Key Glock’s new album <i>Glockaveli: All Eyez on Key</i>. A phrase like “set in stone” could mean so many things in the world of an MC like Glizock, and over the course of the song he stretches that possibility, referencing the durability of his jewelry; his loyalty to the streets, maybe most pertinently; and his hunger for more success. You might be “locked in,” but Key Glock’s ambitions are “Set in Stone.” There’s a difference. Listen to “Set in Stone” on the Rap Life playlist, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

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Hip-hop in the ’90s went from the voice of the streets to the sound of America, taking over the charts, film, fashion and more. Dr. Dre’s 1992 solo debut <I>The Chronic</I> changed rap’s pulse: blaring drum loops were exchanged for lush low-rider funk; gangsta rap was now indistinguishable from pop. Though the spotlight moved to Los Angeles, New York rappers like Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, and Nas made a grimy strain of “boom bap” that was gritty, vividly bleak, and lyrically intricate. Regional sounds slowly infiltrated the airwaves, including E-40’s slick “mobb music” (the Bay Area), the rapid-fire “chop” of Bone Thugs (the Midwest), the boom of 8Ball & MJG (Memphis), the crawl of UGK (Houston), and, most notably, the left-field rap of Atlanta’s Outkast. By decade’s end, Puff Daddy’s Bad Boy empire monopolized the charts and New Orleans labels No Limit and Cash Money turned DIY hustle into uncompromising sensations.