Life is too short to listen to bad music. So…let AFH fight through it for you and only supply you with that great stuff. Despite the reports, Hip-Hop is alive and well and, in many ways, is better than it’s ever been. Not only are we able to go back and listen to all of our favorites, at the click of a button, there is also a ton of great music still being made by artists, young and veteran alike…if you know where to look. To help with that task, we’ve created a playlists with recent music—songs that have been released within the last year or so. We update it regularly, so, if you like what you hear, subscribe to follow us on Spotify.

Last week, Ciara released her first single since her 2015 album Jackie, accompanied with visuals (embedded below) that reminded fans why the 2-step princess has an undeniable presence in music. This week, she offered more “goodies,” arriving gift-wrapped in some career nostalgia. Missy Elliott and Fatman Scoop join the party for the “Level Up (Remix).” From Superbowl ads to collaborating with Kelly Rowland and Busta Rhymes, this is the latest reminder that Missy Misdemeanor needs no recent albums to own her greatness. The remix is a callback to 13 years ago with the contagious “Lose Control.” That moment belongs to Missy’s 2006 Grammy-nominated album, The Cookbook. Ciara reprises the trio her latest single. The Dance remix nods to DJ Telly Tellz’ “F*ck It Up Challenge.” Ciara, Missy, and Scoop show that some formulas always work, no matter the decade.

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In addition to new music from Ciara and Missy Elliott, the playlist features recent music from Anderson .Paak, Busta Rhymes, Buddy, Childish Gambino, Drake, Nas, Jay Rock, Westside Gunn, Kanye West & Kid Cudi, Pusha-T, Black Thought & 9th Wonder, Dave East, Royce 5’9 (and his group PRhyme), Dr. Octagon, Phonte, J. Cole, Logic, Kendrick Lamar, Black Milk, Eminem, Lute, Jeezy, Wiz Khalifa, Brent Faiyaz, Freddie Gibbs, CyHi The Prynce, Saba, Rapsody, Sylvan LaCue, Evidence, Big K.R.I.T., Nipsey Hussle, and a host of others.

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#BonusBeat: Ciara’s “Level Up” video: