Rap essentials

Available for 37 days

1Xtra’s Rap List your essential guide to the week’s biggest rap, drill, grime and hip-hop records. If it’s shaping the culture, it’s landing here. Central Cee, Doechii and J. Cole are setting the pace, with Dave, 21 Savage, Headie One, Clavish, Cristale and KiLLOWEN keeping the energy high. From viral freestyles to heavyweight releases and collaborations taking over your timeline, these are the tracks running the rap scene right now. Only the hottest and most talked-about records make the list the songs your group chats are debating, your favourite artists are rating, and the ones pushing the culture forward. Fully certified by 1Xtra, Rap Essentials is your no-skip rundown of the best, the newest and the most in-demand rap out now. Stay ahead of the curve or catch what you’ve missed if you care about where rap is heading, this is where you lock in. Listen on BBC Sounds wherever you are. If you’re in the UK and heading abroad, take the BBC Sounds app with you and keep streaming. And if you’re listening outside the UK, you can find the 1Xtra live stream on BBC.com/audio. Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Radio 1Xtra.