MTV.co.uk News — “No one begins their life as a hashtag. Yet the trend of being reduced to one continues.” more info

NME — Rapper writes of his horror at 'cycle of violence' hours before another man is shot dead by police more info

The Mirror — The father-of-five's death has sparked a social media outcry and public protests more info

Rolling Stone — Drake has penned an open letter on Instagram in response to the death of Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man who was shot multiple times and killed during an altercation with two white Baton Rouge police officers on Tuesday. A community act... more info

Stereogum — A 37-year-old black man named Alton Sterling was shot and killed by police officers outside a Baton Rouge convenience store early Tuesday morning, becoming the 558th person to be killed by police this year. Footage of the incident was captured by a w... more info

Consequence of Sound — Spike Lee, Rihanna, Amy Schumer, and more also react to the Baton Rouge tragedy. more info

Rolling Stone — This week might have kicked off with a celebration of American independence, but the fiercely Canadian mogul-slash-pop-force Drake is in the top spot on both of the country's big-board musical charts. "One Dance," his simmering dancehall banger, l... more info

NME — It follows the news that 'One Dance' is the longest-running UK Number One of the millennium more info

AllHipHop — ...BUT IT LOOKS LIKE DRIZZY'S REIGN IS ABOUT TO END more info

Rolling Stone — Big K.R.I.T. embarked and completed an ambitious project Tuesday for his new mixtape, with the Mississippi rapper freestyling over a dozen beats by artists like Drake, Kanye West, Flying Lotus and more. K.R.I.T. uploaded a new freestyle every h... more info