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# Apple Music Launches ‘Rap Life’ Playlist, Beats 1 Show
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/apple-music-launches-rap-life-playlist-beat-1-show/
- Published: 2019-07-22T10:05:01.000Z
- Updated: 2019-07-22T10:05:01.000Z
- Description: Apple Music has launched Rap Life, a new global playlist and Beats One radio show spotlighting the best new hip-hop. The move comes in direct response to Spotify top-rated Rap. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2019/07/apple-music-launches-rap-life-playlist-beat-1-show.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Apple, Apple Music, hip hop, playlists, rap, Spotify, streaming, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 09:55

[![image from cdn.macrumors.com](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a49964f7200d-200wi "image from cdn.macrumors.com")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a49964f7200d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Apple Music has launched [Rap Life](https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/pl.abe8ba42278f4ef490e3a9fc5ec8e8c5?app=music&ref=hypebot.com), a new global playlist and Beats One radio show spotlighting the best new hip-hop. The move comes in direct response to Spotify top-rated Rap Cavier playlist which has 11.7 million followers.The Apple Music playlist – formerly known as The A-List: Hip-Hop – is now updated daily and "is home to the stars and the songs that speak to the moment and define the culture today," says Apple. [![Apple music cards](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4702b4b200c-200wi "Apple music cards")](https://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e20240a4702b4b200c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)“Apple Music has worked to uplift Hip-Hop and has earned the respect of the artists and the fans worldwide, so now we going to keep pushing the culture forward with Rap Life,” says **Apple Music Global Editorial Head of Hip-Hop and R&B Ebro Darden**. “The playlist was A-List HipHop, but we flipped it to dig deeper into the lifestyle…. pay attention!”The signature playlist art for Rap Life will feature a different artist each week, timed to new releases from marquee artists. Rap Life launches today with inaugural cover star J. Cole and will feature a different rapper from the Dreamville family throughout the week.Additionally, Apple Music’s 24/7 global live stream Beats 1 will soon launch a Rap Life show centered around the playlist featuring music and important discussions around hip-hop.You can listen to Rap Life on Apple Music [HERE](https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/pl.abe8ba42278f4ef490e3a9fc5ec8e8c5?app=music&ref=hypebot.com).– [CelebrityAccess](https://celebrityaccess.com/?ref=hypebot.com)