A Culturess New Year’s Playlist

Hip-Hop / R&B / Rap

2016 was a great year for hip-hop and R&B. New artists paved their way and old favorites released new music that was full of fresh inspiration and nostalgia.

The great thing about hip-hop is that it makes excellent party music. Even if you have no idea who you’re dancing to, heavy beats and the ever-desirable proportionate syllabic spacing make it hard to sit still. Check out some of the picks for our playlist below!

I will be the first to admit that rap is not my forte. I also have a hard time distinguishing between rap and hip-hop sometimes, and my friends enjoy poking fun at me for this. Whatever. I know that this year brought us more than a few award-nominated and award-winning rap albums, so let’s pull some party-friendly tracks from those for this playlist!

• “Living Single” by Big Sean feat. Chance The Rapper & Jeremih
• “Deja Vu” by J. Cole
• “No More Interviews” by Big Sean
• “Black Beatles” by Rae Sremmurd feat. Gucci Mane
• “Litty” by Meek Mill feat. Tory Lanez
• “Two Birds, One Stone” by Drake
• “Ooouuu” by Young M.A.
• “The Pinkprint Freestyle” by Nicki Minaj
• “Cookin'” by Fat Joe & Remy Ma feat. French Montana & RySoValid
• “Bodmon Song” by Tory Lanez
• “Cranes in the Sky” by Solange feat. Common
• “Blended Family” by Alicia Keys feat. ASAP Rocky
• “Company” by Tinashe
• “Nikes” by Frank Ocean
• “Work” by Rihanna feat. Drake