Introduction It's been a heavy few days for the culture. Atlanta lost one of its realest street voices, Travis Scott's weekend made headlines for all the wrong reasons, and two of hip-hop's most closely watched courtroom battles took new turns. On the brighter side, Lil Baby and Pharrell linked up for one of the biggest songs of the summer, and Ice Spice is headed back to the world's biggest video game. Here's everything you need to know midweek. Atlanta Mourns Alley Boy,

Introduction The past few days gave us a little bit of everything: chart history from Future, a long-awaited comeback from Rick Ross, Young Thug's return to the road, movement in one of hip-hop's messiest lawsuits, and rap's fingerprints all over the biggest sporting event on the planet. Here's everything you need to know heading into the new week. Future Scores His 12th No. 1 Album With "The Real Me" Future Hendrix keeps stacking history. "The Real Me" debuted atop the

Introduction This weekend belonged to the stage. JAY-Z closed out a three-night Yankee Stadium takeover with a guest list for the ages, J. Cole finally launched The Fall-Off World Tour in his home state, and Kanye West played one of the most controversial shows of the year in Albania. Off the stage, Young Thug mapped out YSL's next chapter, 50 Cent picked up Emmy recognition, and next Friday is shaping up to be one of the biggest release days of the summer. Here's everythin

Introduction It's a Friday that feels like a holiday. Future's long-awaited return is finally on streaming services, JAY-Z is turning Yankee Stadium into the center of the rap universe for three straight nights, and ScHoolboy Q picked this exact moment to announce his next chapter. Add a fiery Boosie diss, a star-studded producer album, a sobering federal sentencing, and a UK chart record falling, and you've got one of the busiest news cycles of the summer. Here's everythin

Introduction The first full week of July has hip-hop moving at full speed. The release calendar is stacked three deep with heavyweight albums, one of the genre's founding fathers has announced a rare stadium show, a Cleveland institution finally got its flowers on Hollywood Boulevard, and the culture paused to honor a pioneer we lost. Here's a rundown of the stories driving the conversation over the past few days. Ken Carson Kicks Off a Loaded July with 'xperiment' Ken

A backstage snub, a few subliminal lines, Whitey’s Revenge, Quitter and one mention of Hailie turned Eminem vs Everlast into one of rap’s strangest personal feuds.

Joe Budden criticised Views, Drake appeared to jab back, and Budden responded with Making a Murderer, Wake and Afraid — but the battle never became a clean two-way war.

Before Pusha T exposed Drake’s son, his long war with Young Money had roots in BAPE, Clipse, Mr. Me Too, Exodus 23:1 and Lil Wayne’s Goulish response.

A misunderstood Trap House video, a Young Buck collaboration, a changed verse and years of tension turned T.I. vs Ludacris into one of Atlanta’s sharpest rivalries.