Rap Life is home to hip-hop’s heavy hitters and its vanguard—the songs that speak to the moment and define the culture today. This week, that means new music from the pride of the Bronx’s Highbridge neighbourhood, A Boogie wit da Hoodie, and his new single “Part of Me”. Long-time fans of A Boogie will immediately recognise the nasally yet melodic flow paired with the Patek and Birkin callouts. But you needn’t be a fan of the MC—or hip-hop in general—to appreciate what he does with the chorus, interpolating Mariah Carey’s R&B all-timer “We Belong Together”. It’s a merging of eras, to be sure, but like the old saying goes, “You can’t know where you’re going until you know you’re a lamb.” Listen to “Part of Me” on the Rap Life playlist, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.