BARS Playlist

I am overwhelmed by the amount of hip hop music being released every week. I think back to 1984 when there was only a handful of albums being released each year. If you had the albums from Run-D.M.C., Whodini, the Fat Boys and a couple old school groups like Grandmaster Melle Mel and the Furious Five and The Treacherous Three; you had it all.

As a fan of classic hip-hop and lyricism, I want to stay informed about new releases, but I struggle to keep up with the weekly flood of albums, which now equals what used to happen in a year.

The most efficient way to keep up with hip hop for me (particularly with my preference for lyrics) has been the BARS playlist on Apple Music.

It is updated every week and always delivers great recommendations. My apologies if you subscribe to another streaming service like Spotify but feel free to reach out to me on social media with your favorite playlists on other streaming services.