1. Cover art for Rick Ross's album Set In Stone, showing a marble bust of the rapper in a fur coat wearing a Maybach Music chain
    Culture

    New Music Friday: Rick Ross, Steve Lacy & Syd — July 17, 2026

    Rick Ross returns with Set In Stone, his first album in five years, alongside Steve Lacy's Oh yeah?, Syd's Beard, Larry June's Who Coppin and LADIPOE's REVIVAL. A Friday built on long-delayed returns — and one heavily announced album that never showed up.

    ·5 min read
  2. Release Day: Davido, Larry June, The Alchemist, and more
    Davido

    Release Day: Davido, Larry June, The Alchemist, and more

    Davido's globe-trotting "Timeless" album — recorded across Lagos, New York, and London — leads a stacked release day lineup that also includes Larry June, The Alchemist, and Chloe Bailey.

    ·1 min read
  3. Larry June & The Alchemist "The Great Escape"
    Larry June

    Larry June & The Alchemist "The Great Escape"

    Larry June and The Alchemist's "The Great Escape" pairs June's laid-back San Francisco flow with Alchemist's cinematic beats across a tightly crafted joint album.

    ·1 min read
  4. Release Day: 6lack, Hit-Boy and more
    6lack

    Release Day: 6lack, Hit-Boy and more

    6LACK made self-care his priority recording "Since I Have A Lover," telling Apple Music the shift gave him a new kind of inspiration — and it shows on release day alongside Hit-Boy and Glorilla.

    ·2 min read