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

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

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

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

Whether it’s a weekday morning or Saturday night, get going with this personalized set of upbeat music. Refreshed every Monday.

Whether it’s a weekday morning or Saturday night, get going with this personalized set of upbeat music. Refreshed every Monday.

From gangsta rap's heyday to the rise of Beyoncé, this playlist captures one of the most fertile, dynamic periods in hip-hop and R&B, not to mention the first time they truly dominated the pop charts—a shift that continues to define music today. Don't think of it as nostalgia; these tracks sound as good now as they ever did. We update these selections every week, so if you hear something you like—whether it's a new discovery or a forgotten favorite—add it to your library.

Hip-hop from the Dirty South reflected its environment: bass blasts made for car stereos, slow tempos for slow cruises, lyrics about the streets, and shout-outs to local thriving neighborhoods. Mid-’80s Miami bass groups like 2 Live Crew turned electrofunk into a rumbling, bawdy party that dominated clubs and parks. A few years later, the bloody outbursts of Houston gangsta rappers The Geto Boys and the avant-garde funk of Atlanta’s Outkast helped establish the “Third Coast”; enterprising independent labels then made national concerns out of the gloomy Memphis horrorcore of Three 6 Mafia, the twerk-ready New Orleans funk of Juvenile, and the slowed sounds of Houston’s Screwed Up Click. Raised on these records, other Southern states produced stars of their own, like Nappy Roots (Kentucky), Big K.R.I.T. (Mississippi), and Yelawolf (Alabama). By the 2010s, Atlanta would become hip-hop’s unofficial capital thanks to crunk, snap, and the domination of trap artists like Future and Migos.

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

A bipolar playlist made with love for my BabySugar💋