For a long time, saying “East Coast rap” was just another way of saying “New York rap”—understandable, given how seismic an impact the city had and continues to have on the culture. But while New York will always make waves, there are also incredibly fertile scenes in Philadelphia, Boston, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and beyond—a fact that life in the digital age has made clearer (and more accessible) than ever. So consider this playlist a rack focus: a broader look at a region that has been too narrowly defined for too long. From Maryland to Maine, radiating off I-95, here’s what’s happening in (ahem) East Coast rap now.