The Roundups
New Music Releases:
Feng — Summertime at Camp Lakepine
Thirteendegrees° — GHETTO HIPSTER
Lucy Bedroque — “SPEED DEMON / WHITEHORSEMANNEQUIN”
skaiwater — “HITUNES”
Tezzus — “Blue Hunndids”
prettifun — Pretti Loves U 2
Ye + Don Toliver — OK (music video)
Cameron Winter’s Live at Carnegie Hall will be released October 9, featuring three new live compositions
Artworld
Yung Lean announced his first comprehensive exhibition devoted to his visual-art practice, Collected Works 2016-2026 in Stockholm from September 25th - October 11th
502 Bad Gateway’s Error is Shadow at Flux IV in New York through August 30th
Shapeshifters – Magic in Fashion (group show) at Copenhagen Contemporary in Copenhagen through September 6th
Camille Henrot’s Paper Planes at Copenhagen Contemporary in Copenhagen through December 31st
Honor the mundane (Group Show 3) at Komune in New York through August 23rd
Fashion
Supreme dropped a massive FW26 collection yesterday with collaborations and inspiration across fashion, gaming, skating, art, technology, and culture
Hedi Slimane gives a rare interview, reflecting on the resurgence of his designs and influence today
Fugazi and Vans pulled their collaboration due to backlash over confusion surrounding Fugazi being associated with the punk band. The remaining pairs were sold for $5 in NY and LA last weekend
Erin Magee, Chief Creative Officer of Supreme, is leaving the brand after 22 years
Octavius la Rosa, one of the foremost Comme des Garçons archivists, is selling some of his rarest pieces collected over the past four decades
Products
Chief Keef incense holder by Modou
Beach Bum Bag V2 by Tommy Jack Dover Dier
1/1 distressed gemstone watch by Simuero
Supreme x Jeff Hamilton box logo jacket (limited to 38)
TD-1 vertical record player by Ruka
This Week’s Headlines
Andrew Tate fans protested his arrest by doing push-ups outside his prison
Outside the Miami detention center where the Tate brothers are being held in a special unit, dozens of supporters gathered to chant and do pushups in protest of the imprisonment of their manosphere idols. Last week, a hearing was postponed to determine whether the brothers should remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where they face allegations of rape and human trafficking.
A poorly animated $200 Chinese movie is becoming a viral sensation - and a historic box office hit
Niu Lai, a Chinese animated film, has grossed over $3 million on a reported $200 budget, overtaking Obsession for the highest box-office-to-budget ratio ever reported. The film garnered massive attention in China for being so bad it was funny, a bit like Tommy Wiseau’s The Room. Reportedly made entirely with free software by a mother-and-son duo, the film was written, animated, and voiced by the pair over the course of five years.
U.S. Army is offering troops four days off to play GTA 6, IF they re-enlist for 2-6 more years
The U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Division has been incentivizing soldiers to reenlist for at least 2 years by offering them four days off so that they can play GTA 6. As of the last update, 20 of the 130 eligible soldiers in the Engineering Battalion have reenlisted as a result of the “GTA 6” perk.
Tupac’s murder trial has finally begun
Tupac Shakur’s murder trial has officially begun nearly 30 years after the rapper was fatally shot in Las Vegas in 1996. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, the only person charged in connection with Shakur’s killing, has pleaded not guilty. The case has taken decades to reach trial because investigators had to build sufficient evidence from Davis’s numerous interviews, in which he discussed his alleged involvement, as well as his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend, where he also wrote about the killing.
New study found the most popular emoji for each generation, trends in emoji-use, and more
According to a New York Times investigation that analyzed data from Reddit forums, popular emojis were tracked to examine how different age groups use them. The analysis revealed insights across a range of metrics, including that 😭 was the most popular emoji of 2025, overtaking the traditional laughing emojis, while the emojis that gained popularity fastest were 🗿🥸🥀🫰🏼🇧🇷💔. The key takeaway: emoji trends are heavily influenced by the generation you belong to.
This week in rap beefs
YSL and Nine Vicious’s beef continues to escalate: Nine, who was once believed to be signed to YSL, is continuing to have a public falling out with Young Thug and the label. This week, he encouraged fans at a show to chant “Fuck YSL,” prompting Øway rapper and YSL affiliate Tezzus to respond by declaring Nine “banned” from Atlanta: “He can’t come back to Atlanta, man. It’s over with… ØWay or no way. It’s ØWay/YSL.”
Matt Proxy and slayr beef also escalated: slayr and Matt Proxy have also continued to beef, mostly over Instagram stories and tweets, with both artists calling each other out for their performative cultural positions and ties to controversial artists (slayr with K-pop band CORTIS, Matt with sleepypuppy77).
Headline curation and words by Mikail Haroon (@mvkail)
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