Hip Hop and Rap Culture
Artists, producers, and the business of the genre.
The End of Feature Culture and the Rise of Solo Albums in Hip Hop 2026
For most of the last decade, the rap album was a feature parade. The chart-topping albums of Q1 2026 are something else entirely.
Latto's Big Mama Lands May 29 With Three Singles Already Out and Female Rap Holding Its 2025 Chart Run
Latto's fourth studio album drops Friday, May 29, with Somebody, Business and Personal, and GOMF setting up the rollout. Female rap has...
Memphis Rap Is Quietly Running the South Again in 2026 and the Numbers Back It Up
Memphis acts pulled in a larger share of Southern rap streaming in Q1 2026 than at any point since 2003. Yo Gotti's CMG roster, GloRilla's...
Rap Tour Economics in 2026 Look Nothing Like the Streaming Era and the Numbers Tell the Story
Pollstar's Q1 2026 mid year update has Drake at $147 million through 22 dates, Travis Scott at $89 million through 18, and Future at $54...
Lil Wayne Confirms Carter VI for June 6 With a Rollout That Could Reset What a Legacy Album Looks Like
After 16 years of waiting since Carter IV, Lil Wayne posted the cover, the date, and the first feature list this morning. The album drops...
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