Before the fireworks, the Nation’s Capital was treated yesterday to some of ATL’s finest along with T-Pain and Lloyd at RFK Stadium. If you couldn’t beat the heat, here’s what you missed according to AESAONE.

40 Water’s video game has been on pause lately, but today he and his goons lace up the tube with the latest viral off The Block Brochure. Oooh!

Now that 5 (Murder By Numbers) is dropping tomorrow, Fif and Hayes puts the bullshit to the side and takes care of business on the album’s newest leak. Smarten up.

Produced by Jahlil Beats, Capo and Future partner up for this collaboration. No telling where this may live, but the verdict on the track isn’t bad until Future’s heard. xxl

From various locations in the hood to a local cathedral, Tito takes us to church with the latest flick off, The Hunger Game. Amen.

Thanks to Dre Films’ trusty cam, we get a look at MMG’s BET Awards rehearsal, arrivals, performance, as well as the announcement of Gunplay’s Def Jam deal and Rozay’s new single. Black star power!

Machine Gun Kelly paid DJ Cosmic Kev a visit on Power 99 in Philadelphia and busted a lot of rhymes over Onyx’s “Last Dayz”.

While chit-chatting with Hip Hop Nation’s “Invasion Radio” show, P and Boogz both get on their shiznit over Snoop’s instrumental. H.N.I.C. 3 is available now, dun.

Weeks after Trae was wounded outside a Houston strip club that left three people dead, KHOU reports that 25 year-old Feanyichi Uvukansi was apprehended for the shooting. He’s being held without bond and faces capital murder charges. thesource

It’s already a Cruel Summer for G.O.O.D. Music. And before the album drops August 7, their first single “Mercy” has moved 1,059,000 units. Cop it here. Swerve. hiphop-n-more