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30 years ago, two of hip-hop’s most pivotal albums came out and made stars of New York-based rap acts Raekwon The Chef and Mobb Deep. And now, Raekwon and surviving Mobb Deep member Havoc have announced a joint tour to celebrate their classic 1995 albums’ 30-year anniversaries.

Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx was the Wu-Tang Clan alum’s debut studio album. Like all of the first wave of Wu-Tang solo releases, it was produced by The RZA; it’s one of two debuts to “feature” another Wu member, Ghostface Killah. Debuting at No.4 on the Billboard 200, it was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA, and is considered a pioneer of the mafioso rap subgenre. It’s often listed among the greatest rap albums of all time.

Likewise, The Infamous similarly put Havoc and Prodigy on the map, despite being their second album after 1993’s Juvenile Hell. It was their first album under RCA Records imprints BMG and Loud, after the lukewarm reception of its predecessor got the Queens duo booted from Island. It turned out to be a great investment for Loud, as it debuted at No.18 on the Billboard 200 and launched the rugged rhymes of Prodigy into mythic status, courtesy of hits like “Shook Ones Pt. II” and “Survival Of The Fittest.”

The month-long tour will see Rae and Hav circle the US, starting in Portland, OR, and wrapping up in Miami, FL, with a single set featuring both rappers. Tickets will be available starting with artist presales beginning Wednesday, August 13 at 10 AM local time, while the general sale begins Friday, August 15 at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com. See below for the tour dates.

Raekwon & Mobb Deep – 30th Anniversary Tour Dates

11/13 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/15 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
11/17 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
11/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/21 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
11/24 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
11/25 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
11/28 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
11/29 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
12/01 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
12/02 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
12/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
12/06 – Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues
12/07 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
12/08 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
12/10 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
12/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
12/14 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live (Co-Pro)
12/15 – Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre

30 years ago, two of hip-hop’s most pivotal albums came out and made stars of New York-based rap acts Raekwon The Chef and Mobb Deep. And now, Raekwon and surviving Mobb Deep member Havoc have announced a joint tour to celebrate their classic 1995 albums’ 30-year anniversaries.

Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx was the Wu-Tang Clan alum’s debut studio album. Like all of the first wave of Wu-Tang solo releases, it was produced by The RZA; it’s one of two debuts to “feature” another Wu member, Ghostface Killah. Debuting at No.4 on the Billboard 200, it was eventually certified Gold by the RIAA, and is considered a pioneer of the mafioso rap subgenre. It’s often listed among the greatest rap albums of all time.

Likewise, The Infamous similarly put Havoc and Prodigy on the map, despite being their second album after 1993’s Juvenile Hell. It was their first album under RCA Records imprints BMG and Loud, after the lukewarm reception of its predecessor got the Queens duo booted from Island. It turned out to be a great investment for Loud, as it debuted at No.18 on the Billboard 200 and launched the rugged rhymes of Prodigy into mythic status, courtesy of hits like “Shook Ones Pt. II” and “Survival Of The Fittest.”

The month-long tour will see Rae and Hav circle the US, starting in Portland, OR, and wrapping up in Miami, FL, with a single set featuring both rappers. Tickets will be available starting with artist presales beginning Wednesday, August 13 at 10 AM local time, while the general sale begins Friday, August 15 at 10 AM local time at LiveNation.com. See below for the tour dates.

Raekwon & Mobb Deep – 30th Anniversary Tour Dates

11/13 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
11/15 – Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
11/17 – San Diego, CA @ SOMA
11/18 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
11/21 – Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium
11/24 – Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
11/25 – Dallas, TX @ South Side Ballroom
11/28 – Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
11/29 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
12/01 – Wallingford, CT @ Toyota Oakdale Theatre
12/02 – Toronto, ON @ HISTORY
12/03 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia
12/06 – Boston, MA @ Citizens House of Blues
12/07 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
12/08 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore Silver Spring
12/10 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
12/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
12/14 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live (Co-Pro)
12/15 – Miami Beach, FL @ Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre

Cardi B’s second album, Am I The Drama? is just about a month away from release after over a half-decade of waiting, and now, Cardi’s teasing its next single, “Imaginary Players.” While we still don’t know what the single will sound like, Cardi posted its release date and pre-save link on Instagram, writing in the caption: “Just a lil taste of the drama.” In the accompanying photo, she squats in front of a white Rolls-Royce in a matching fur coat and bodysuit, with a pink wig and knee-length, ultra-high-heeled boots.

Incidentally, “Imaginary Players” is also the title of a 1997 Jay-Z track from the Brooklyn rapper’s second album, In My Lifetime, Vol. 1. That track sampled René & Angela’s 1981 track, “Imaginary Playmates,” which could be a hint to the sound on Cardi’s own “Imaginary Players.” Perhaps it uses a similar sample, or Cardi will utilize a gritty, ’90s throwback flow to reconnect with her New York roots.

Even though “Imaginary Players” is the first single since the album was officially announced in June, it was preceded by “Outside,” which dropped just days before the announcement. The album will also end up being the home for previously released singles “WAP” and “Up” after telling fans they “are two of my biggest songs, my fans have been asking me to put them on an album, and people search for them on IOP all the time… they deserve a home.”

“Imaginary Players” is out on 8/15. You can pre-save it here.

Am I The Drama? is due on 9/19 via Atlantic. You can find more info here.

Leon Thomas’ hit single “Mutt” isn’t going away anytime soon. After inspiring his breakout 2024 album of the same name, “Mutt” brought the former Disney star his first live television performance and a standout NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert. Now, Thomas has released the live version of the song from that performance as a standalone streaming track. This marks the third additional version of the single, following remixes with Chris Brown and Freddie Gibbs. Listen to the live version from NPR Music Tiny Desk below.

This fall, Leon Thomas will embark on his Mutts Don’t Heel Tour, named after the deluxe edition of the album released in May. You can check out the dates below.

Leon Thomas Mutts Don’t Heel Tour Dates

10/30 – Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
11/03 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
11/04 – Houston, TX @ House of Blues
11/05 – New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
11/07 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
11/09 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
11/12 – Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution
11/14 – Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
11/15 – Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
11/16 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
11/19 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
11/20 – Boston, MA @ House of Blues
11/23 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
11/26 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
11/28 – Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore
11/29 – Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
12/02 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
12/03 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
12/06 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
12/09 – Denver, CO @ Summit
12/11 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
12/14 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
12/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
12/17 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
12/19 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
12/21 – Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
12/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern

Kaytranada is a little over a year removed from his last album, 2024’s Timeless, but has apparently been hard at work on his next one. And just as he did with his last one, he’s announced the new one just days before its release.

Ain’t No Damn Way! will come out on Friday, August 15, following the release of its lead single, “Space Invader,” at midnight tonight (August 12). Kaytranada also recently announced the dates for his co-headlining tour with French electronic duo, Justice; it looks like fans who bought tickets for the show will be rewarded with some all-new tunes from the Canadian electronic-soul producer.

According to its press release, Ain’t No Damn Way! will mark Kaytra’s “intentional return to his dance music roots, crafting tracks that were made for the dance floor.” Prior to Timeless Kaytranada teamed up with Aminé for the Kaytraminé joint album.

You can find the Kaytranada X Justice tour dates below.

Kaytranada and Justice 2025 Tour Dates

10/16 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena
10/17 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena
10/19 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center
10/22 – Oakland, CA @ Oakland Arena
10/28 – San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena
10/30 – Phoenix, AZ @ PHX Arena
11/1 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena
11/5 – Chicago, IL @ United Center
11/8 – Brooklyn, NY @ Barclays Center
11/12 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena
11/15 – Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena
11/16 – Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center

Sombr has been enjoying a breakout 2025, with his singles “Back To Friends” and “Undressed” both becoming top-40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Those two songs, it turns out, will appear on Sombr’s highly anticipated debut album, I Barely Know Her, which was announced today (August 11).

The project drops soon, on August 22, and it’s set to feature ten songs. The tracklist includes Sombr’s latest single, last month’s “12 To 12.”

He discussed new music in a June interview with Billboard, saying:

“There’s always a part of having ‘hits’ that puts pressure on you, but I try to block that out. Every time I’m feeling it, I remember why I got into it and why I made those songs [‘Undressed’ and ‘Back To Friends’]. I didn’t make them to have hits; I made them because I was feeling something and I needed an escape. I needed to pour my thoughts and feelings out, and when I put them out, I received so many messages and people telling me after shows that the music has been therapeutic for them, which is exactly what it was for me.

I don’t think the music I’ve made will impact the album, really. I think the music I’ve made has definitely given me the confidence to do what I want and make what I feel is true to myself because that’s what those songs were. I can’t say much, but there’s definitely an album on the horizon.”

Check out the I Barely Know Her art and tracklist below, along with Sombr’s upcoming tour dates.

Sombr’s I Barely Know Her Album Cover Artwork

Sombr’s I Barely Know Her Tracklist

1. “Crushing”
2. “12 To 12”
3. “I Wish I Knew How To Quit You”
4. “Back To Friends”
5. “Canal Street”
6. “Dime”
7. “Undressed”
8. “Come Closer”
9. “We Never Dated”
10. “Under The Mat”

Sombr’s 2025 & 2026 Tour Dates: The Late Nights & Young Romance Tour

08/16/2025 — Osaka, JP @ Summer Sonic 2025 Expo ’70
08/17/2025 — Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic 2025 ZOZO
09/21/2025 — Saint Augustine, FL @ Sing Out Loud Festival 2025
09/22/2025 — Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
09/24/2025 — Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
09/26/2025 — Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
09/28/2025 — Detroit, MI @ The Majestic
09/29/2025 — Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
09/30/2025 — St. Paul, MN @ Palace Theatre
10/02/2025 — Chicago, IL @ Concord Music Hall
10/03/2025 — Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
10/05/2025 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre
10/06/2025 — Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
10/08/2025 — Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
10/09/2025 — New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
10/10/2025 — New York, NY @ Gramercy Theatre
10/12/2025 — Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/13/2025 — Washington, D.C. @ The Lincoln
10/15/2025 — Atlanta, GA @ Center Stage
10/17/2025 — Dallas, TX @ Southside Music Hall
10/18/2025 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
10/20/2025 — Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
10/21/2025 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex
10/24/2025 — Seattle, WA @ Shadowbox SoDo
10/25/2025 — Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
10/27/2025 — San Francisco, CA @ Fillmore
10/28/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10/29/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
10/31/2025 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
11/01/2025 — Pomona, CA @ Fox Theater Pomona
11/02/2025 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
11/05/2025 — New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
11/06/2025 — New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel
12/02/2025 — Auckland, NZ @ Auckland Town Hall
12/04/2025 — Melbourne, VIC @ Festival Hall Melbourne
12/06/2025 — Ballarat, VIC @ Spilt Milk Festival
12/07/2025 — Perth, WA @ Spilt Milk Festival
12/09/2025 — Sydney, NSW @ Hordern Pavilion
12/11/2025 — Brisbane, QLD @ Fortitude Music Hall
12/13/2025 — Canberra, ACT @ Spilt Milk Festival
12/14/2025 — Gold Coast, QLD @ Spilt Milk Festival
02/10/2026 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Annexet
02/11/2026 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ KB Hallen
02/13/2026 — Hamburg, Germany @ Inselpark Arena
02/15/2026 — Warsaw, Poland @ Stodola
02/16/2026 — Prague, Czech Republic @ Forum Karlin
02/18/2026 — Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
02/19/2026 — Munich, Germany @ Tonhalle
02/20/2026 — Zurich, Switzerland @ Halle 622
02/22/2026 — Milan, Italy @ Alcatraz
02/24/2026 — Madrid, Spain @ Riviera
02/25/2026 — Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz
02/27/2026 — Paris, France @ Salle Pleyel
03/02/2026 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ AFAS Live
03/04/2026 — Berlin, Germany @ Columbiahalle
03/05/2026 — Cologne, Germany @ Palladium
03/06/2026 — Brussels, Belgium @ AB
03/08/2026 — London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
03/12/2026 — Manchester, UK @ Academy
03/13/2026 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Academy
03/15/2026 — Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
03/16/2026 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Arena

I Barely Know Her is out 8/22 via Warner Records. Find more information here.

With the lyrics of Gunna‘s The Last Wun track “Just Say Dat” focusing on “the driver that go with the Maybach,” it’s only right that the song’s new music video features a small fleet of the luxury cars rolling through his old neighborhood in Atlanta. The video opens with comedians Desi Banks and Reggie Conquest arguing in front of a Food Mart, when Gunna’s motorcase cruises by, leaving them awestruck, and expressing their desire to join in.

The rest of the video sees Gunna and the Maybachs circling in an Atlanta neighborhood, passing the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and taking over the Food Mart parking lot. Gunna also goes for a solo ride with his longtime friend and producer Turbo, riding along the coast and smoking cigars.

“Just Say Dat” is the latest release from Gunna’s album, The Last Wun, following hype singles “Him All Along,” “Got Damn,” and “Won’t Stop.” The trap rap mainstay dropped the album almost by surprise, announcing its release date just days before it arrived on DSPs. Prior to its release, fans speculated that it’s his last album for YSL Records, which means his next moves will be the most important ones of his career.

Watch Gunna’s “Just Say Dat” video above.

The Last Wun is out now via Young Stoner Life Records / 300 Entertainment. You can find more info here.

Even if you count just the roles of Opie Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show, Richie Cunningham in Happy Days, and the narrator in Arrested Development, Ron Howard has had an astounding career in the entertainment industry. That’s only a fraction of the story, of course, as over the past few decades, he’s become better known as an award-winning director.

His latest effort on that front is Eden, which fans have been waiting for since its Toronto International Film Festival debut nearly a year ago. It’s a wild one, even more so considering that it’s based on a true story, of an eclectic group of misfits who attempt to live very, very off the grid.

Ahead of the film’s release, keep reading for everything you need to know before it hits theaters.

Plot

The official logline reads, “Director Ron Howard’s Eden unravels the shocking true story of a group of disillusioned outsiders who abandon civilization, settling on a remote, uninhabited island only to discover that the greatest threat isn’t the brutal climate or deadly wildlife, but each other. As tensions spiral and desperation takes hold, a twisted power struggle unfolds, leading to betrayal, violence, and the deaths of half the colony.”

Howard previously told Deadline of the movie:

“Starting out a while ago with Apollo 13, I’ve been gravitating toward these kinds of stories based on real events. Where characters are really pressure tested and it reveals a lot about them. I think one of the reasons people find this one a little surprising is that here, the characters are so layered and complex, that the choices they made that we play out in the film are intense and shocking. They’re utterly human. It is a lot of fun to follow the events as the conflict unfolds.

It is a thriller, and part of that suspense is wondering who’s going to survive and why. This true story was so full of that. It is based on two wildly different accounts of the same unsolved mystery. As you delve into it, it certainly falls into that category of stranger than fiction.”

Cast

Eden is led by Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Sydney Sweeney, Daniel Brühl, Felix Kammerer, Toby Wallace, and Richard Roxburgh.

Sweeney previously told The Wrap of the film’s characters, “You read all these crazy characters, there’s no way that they all are real, and they all come together and they have all these experiences. But then I went and I read Dora [Strauch’s] book, and I read Margret [Wittmer’s] book, and I found all the newspaper clippings of all their stories, and it’s the most wild account of people just put together.”

Release Date

The film is set to hit theaters on August 22.

Trailer

Check out the Eden trailer below.

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to ask, so every Monday we’re offering up this rundown of the best new music this week.

This week saw Gunna drop a huge new album and Ed Sheeran reunite with an old friend. Yeah, it was a great week for new music. Check out the highlights below.

For more music recommendations, check out our Listen To This section, as well as our Indie Mixtape newsletter.

Gunna — “At My Purest” Feat. Offset

A few days ago, Uproxx Visionaries cover star Gunna revealed that his new album, The Last Wun, would be arriving quickly, last Friday. Among the highlights is the atmospheric Offset collab “At My Purest.”

Ed Sheeran — “A Little More”

Ed Sheeran and Rupert Grint have a long-running lookalike situation going on, and they’ve both addressed it before. They revived the narrative once again last week with the new video for Sheeran’s “A Little More,” a narrative follow-up to their “Lego House” video from 2011.

Zach Bryan — “Bowery” Feat. Kings Of Leon

Bryan brought a big shot of Oklahoma to New Music Friday last week. He teamed up with Kings Of Leon, after performing with them earlier this year, on the twangy rocker “Bowery,” a collab that Bryan called the “honor of my life.”

Laufey — “Snow White”

For her gorgeous new song about “the never-ending chase for perfection that comes with being a woman” (in her words), Laufey headed to her native Iceland to film an equally lovely video (directed by Junia Lin, Laufey’s twin sister and creative director).

Ethel Cain — “Dust Bowl”

Cain’s new album Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You isn’t a casual listen, with just one track under five minutes in length. Tracks like the Duster-sampling “Dust Bowl” show that giving the project your full attention isn’t time wasted, though.

JID — “Community” Feat. Clipse

Given how well that new Clipse album did, it’s not a bad time to have them in your corner. JID does on his new album God Does Like Ugly, along with Vince Staples and Westside Gunn.

Big Thief — “Los Angeles”

About a month out from the release of Double Infinity, Big Thief went ahead and released a double single last week. “Los Angeles” explores change through the lens of LA and “Grandmother” tackles aging with help from Laraaji.

BigXthaPlug — “Hell At Night” Feat. Ella Langley

BigXthaPlug has called on a cavalcade of country singers to give his singles a boost and the latest is Ella Langley. She co-stars on “Hell At Night,” which sees BigX firmly and enthusiastically holding a grudge against a former lover.

Bailey Zimmerman — “Lost” Feat. The Kid Laroi

Zimmerman has been one of country’s biggest rising stars since the release of his 2023 debut album Religiously. The Album. The follow-up, Different Night Same Rodeo, is out now, and he has stars on his side, everybody from Diplo to The Kid Laroi.

Amaarae — “Fineshyt”

Amaarae’s new album Black Star is here and the project sees the Ghanaian-American singer honoring her cultural heritage. She does so on songs like “Fineshyt” by blending African and dance influences.

Gorillaz have been on a roll over the past decade, releasing four albums, the latest being 2023’s Cracker Island. Damon Albarn indicated recently that a new Gorillaz album is coming this year, and we might get some tastes of it soon, it appears.

In a recent Channel 4 interview with Albarn and Jamie Hewlett (as Mixmag notes), they were asked about their upcoming residency and Albarn said, “We’re playing the first album, second album, and third album, then the fourth one is a mystery.” When asked if the fourth show would include new music, Albarn said, “There might. I mean, yes, in that sense, yeah.”

The mystery show is set for September 3, so in a few weeks, concert clips of fresh songs could start hitting social media. The other shows include the band playing Gorillaz on Friday, August 29, Demon Days on Saturday, August 30; and Plastic Beach on Tuesday, September 2.

In a recent interview with French publication Les Inrockuptibles, Damon Albarn said, “I’m finishing a new Gorillaz album. One opera and one new Gorillaz album seems like enough for 2025! Unless someone accuses me of taking my foot off the gas!” Additionally, Hewlett reportedly told a Gorillaz fan account on Instagram, “Yes, the new album is coming out this year.”