Atlanta’s hip-hop scene has faced some major blows over the past few years. Since 2021, eight influential figures have died: Trouble, Lil Keed, Takeoff, Rico Wade, Rich Homie Quan, OG Maco, DJ Unc and ...

Ever since he started teasing it, Metro Boomin’s upcoming mixtape A Futuristic Summa has been making waves. Hosted by legendary DJ and producer DJ Spinz — best known for hits like Future’s “F**k Up ...

Metro Boomin didn't invent the foggy, ominous trap sound that has defined Atlanta rap for at least the last 15 years, but he has definitely emerged as its most famous producer, and arguably its best.

The next chapter of Atlanta rap is shaping up to be something of a return to form. Projects from Metro-Boomin and Anycia, as well as a crop of young rappers, are reprising the “Old Atlanta” feel. In ...

High school usually doesn’t look like destiny. It looks like lockers, homeroom, and a photo you only take because someone tells you to. In these frames, the future voices of rap are just students in ...