Aux Cord Chronicles

‘Checc’ out this playlist before or after tapping into ‘The King of Crenshaw’ podcast

The emotions we carry with us in the voting booth have always been in the music

OutKast, DMX, Janet Jackson, Lauryn Hill, Master P and ‘Vol. 2’ from Jay-Z made this one major year in music

For the first time, we let the people decide

Aubrey has never been able to stop talking about sports — all of them

From Ella Mai to Meek to Janelle to Jorja to Drake, we chose 62, and they’re all worthy

Rick Ross, Big Sean, Drake, Jay-Z, Meek Mill — the rap that made the Heat a cultural powerhouse

From “Swag Surf” to “Cannon” to “I’m On One,” Wayne stays on one

From Total and Biggie, Mya and Jay-Z to Rihanna and Drake, 54 of the best R&B songs with hip-hop features

What if we switched from ‘Star-Spangled Banner’ to something from Aretha Franklin, Dipset — or Kendrick and Beyoncé?