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

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 a bonus track from South Memphis MC Key Glock’s celebrated album <i>Glockaveli: The Don</i>. The song is called “Money Habits,” and while it isn’t a big deviation from the thug motivation we know Glock to deliver, it paints a crystal-clear picture of what it takes to live the Key Glock lifestyle. “Multi-million-dollar n***a, but I still keep that ratchet/Even when I'm gray and old, I'ma still be pistol-packing,” he raps. Listen to “Money Habits” on the Rap Life playlist, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

From the hardcore to the crossover, the torchbearers to the rule-breakers—this is a hub for all that’s new in hip-hop. If you don’t know, now you know. Selections here are updated regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.

Once purely underground and hyper-local, hip-hop is now probably the single biggest sound in the world—what you hear no matter where you go. Highlighting your Drakes, your Cardis, your Post Malones and Khaleds, this playlist serves as a rolling collection of the genre's biggest hits. Our editors are always switching things up. If you like a track, add it to your library.

New-school hip-hop gems to get you on your way.

Sometimes the right playlist is the difference between a good workout and a great one. This mix, focusing on new hip-hop, is designed to keep you in beast mode, from warm-up to cooldown. Our editors regularly update these tracks, so if something gives you that extra push, add it to your library.

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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.

Wake, work, rinse, repeat—you know the drill, and we know it too. Sometimes Friday hits and it almost doesn’t feel real. Whether you’re heading home, working out, staying in, or turning up, here’s a playlist of hip-hop mixed with pop and R&B designed to help you shake off your routine and step into that weekend mood. We switch up selections here regularly, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.