The New Mexico
Playlist - 100 Songs
The music of Mexico has always favored vivid storytellers, and that includes a long history of rugged hip-hop wordsmiths. But unlike earlier Mexican rappers, new-school MCs like Alemán, Gera MX, and Charles Ans are finally embracing Mexico's unique brand of funk, dropping party-starting bars over the floor-filling beat of cumbia. And even when spitting over the digital slap of trap, crews like Homegrown Mafia bring the straight-from-the-streets rhymes and raw-and-real lyricism of Mexico's corrido tradition into the era of trunk-rattling bass. Our editors regularly update this playlist—if you hear something you like, add it to your library.
Featured Artists
The New Mexico features Tino el Pingüino, Rich The Kid, Dharius and more