6ix9ine wanted to get on Fire In The Booth but Charlie Sloth rejected him, claiming that the platform is only for people "that can RAP."

Akon addresses the systemic injustice plaguing America and people around the world on his new mixtape Ain’t No Peace. The veteran singer has recruited Rick Ross, Metro Boomin, OG Boo Dirty and Mali Music for contributions.

Social video app Triller jumped to the top of the App Store and is now ranked No. 1 in Top Free Apps. As TikTok faces uncertainty in the U.S. between being banned or bought, it continues to claim a high but lower ranking at No.3.

On July 29, GrubHub announced the partnership with Tyga for Baked chicken bites dubbed ‘Tyga Bites’, which are are now available on the food delivery app.

In a sign of solidarity, Dr. Dre and Kaepernick took a ceremonious knee for Instagram. He shared the photo with his five million Instagram followers on July 26.

Verzuz has confirmed the next battle: Rick Ross versus 2 Chainz. The official Verzuz Instagram account made the announcement on July 28 using a slick photo of a black and red McLaren with the words “RICK ROSS V 2 CHAINZ” across the top.

On July 27, J. Cole officially lifted the curtain on the design of the RS-Dreamer — his first basketball sneaker and collaboration with Puma.

Drake has broken the record for most Top 10 songs in the history of the Billboard Hot 100. His DJ Khaled collaborations “Popstar” and “Greece” debuted at No. 3 and No. 8 respectively on the chart.

At midnight on July 24, rapper Logic released his final album, No Pressure. Leading up to the album’s release, Logic announced that he was retiring from rap to focus on fatherhood, tweeting, “It’s been a great decade. Now it’s time to be a great father.”

MC Heam is back with a new song "No Beef", aiming at spreading positive vibes in the Hip Hop scene. The veteran rapper who has been riding a huge wave recently from great back to back releases thinks that the scene is getting toxic with the overload of unnecessary beefs.

In an interview with Insider, Dave Franco confirmed he’ll be portraying Vanilla Ice in a film titled To The Extreme.

J. Cole is back with a two-song pack from his forthcoming album The Fall Off titled Lewis Street: “The Climb Back” and “Lion King On Ice”.