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Discover new music from artists we think you'll like. Refreshed every Friday.

With more than five decades of history behind it, rap isn’t easy to sum up. Still, we gave it a try. Focusing on crucial tracks from all eras and styles, this playlist offers a wide-angle look at the most important subgenre of American music since rock—and the lodestar of modern pop. From underground to the mainstream, the breaks to golden age, and gangsta to now, here’s a survey of all hip-hop has to offer. We regularly rotate these selections to keep things fresh, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Social media hasn’t just changed how we communicate, but also what we listen to and how we hear it. With that, here’s our up-to-the-minute playlist of tracks making the leap from your social channels into the broader cultural stream. Because there’s no schedule for going viral, our editors update these selections throughout the week as needed, so if you hear something you want to hang on to, add it to your library. If it’s trending there, you’ll hear it here.

Discover new music from artists we think you'll like. Refreshed every Friday.

Bringing together mostly new tracks and a few recent favourites, this hip-hop playlist is designed for those turned-down times. Whether you're cooking, driving, studying or whatever, tune in and lean back. We regularly refresh these tunes. If you hear something you like, add it to your library.