At Home with Rio Ferdinand

"My playlist has a good mixture of old-school, hip-hop and some R&B throwbacks—all needed for different moments and moods,” England football legend Rio Ferdinand tells Apple Music. Teak-tough and fiercely aggressive when he needed to be, Ferdinand was best known for his intelligence and composure as a player. So it’s apt then that even his most upbeat musical choices for Apple Music’s At Home With series come from the slick, steady-pulsed end of hip-hop—including J Hus (plenty of J Hus) and Dave East. And as a fan of R&B stars such as Ava Sehra and H.E.R., he knows how to really smooth things out when needed. “I like the new tracks, uptempo stuff, which is great for me in the gym when working out—I cannot work out without my music! It’s a must. I like the mellow stuff for chilling at home at the moment or when I am out and in my car—it’s good to keep the road rage at bay!”