Future’s Honest is just a few months old, but he’s back on Friday (July 25) with a new song and video.

The Atlanta rapper partnered with Noisey for the visuals, which tell the animated story of Future riding through the streets recklessly in his coupe. The verses feature his gruff, howled vocals, while the hook is yet another catchy creation from the hit-maker.

The release is part of Adult Swim’s singles series, and will be available for download on July 28.

Adam Fleischer

When I was a teenager, I had a penpal from Japan, and I would get so excited when her letters came in the mail. Well, as they say, the stars — they are just like us.

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Lorde apparently gets similarly stoked when receiving international correspondence. There is one difference, though: When I got a letter in the mail I could basically show it to, like, my mom. Lorde tweets her missive and scores 2,000+ “Likes.” [Insert joke about never being "royal" here.]

Before playing Japan this coming Tuesday, Lorde shared a lovely image on Twitter featuring a letter from a fan named Rio. You can read the note below. The collaging here is pretty next level:

Ella’s next stop on tour is Chicago for Lollapalooza in August. Let’s see if fans in the Second City can best Rio’s crafting skills.

Brenna Ehrlich

Brenna Ehrlich is a reporter for MTV News as well as the senior writer/editor for the O Music Awards. In the past, she served as associate editor at Mashable, penned a netiquette column for CNN and co-authored the blog and book "Stuff Hipsters Hate." She likes trying not to die in moshpits and listening to songs on repeat. Follow her on Twitter @BrennaEhrlich for news on cats and punk bands.

You probably remember where you were when you first saw the cover art for Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda.” It was that big of an event. (Plus, it happened earlier in the day on Thursday (July 24), so we really hope you remember that not-so-distant past).

The photo of Nicki was much-discussed and shared on its own, but it also lent itself lots of repackaging. And plenty of hilarious fans and general Internet dwellers did just that — creating new riffs on the cover for her single, which is set to drop on July 28 and will be “crazy,” according to producer Eric Bellinger.

Here are seven of our favorites.

1. Looks like Nicki was serious when she said “Google my ass” on Big Sean’s “Ass.”

2. There’s a reason this dude is known for his Photoshop skills.

3. The realest superhero out.

4. The text in the tweet about sums it up.

5. It’s like a mirror, kind of. (The image on the left is from a few years back)

6. The literal approach. Beware of snakes.

7. The results of digital pencil on digital paper.

Adam Fleischer

Beyond rapping, Lil Wayne has ventured into clothing, accessories, and a number of other business ventures — not to mention a label presidency. And now he’s expanding his empire once again, according to TMZ.

The site reported on Thursday (July 24) that Tunechi is getting ready to launch his own sports management company, and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo is said to be the first client on the roster. The partnership would mean that the new outfit would be responsible for “everything from branding to marketing and endorsement deals” for Ronaldo in the United States.

Weezy has relationships in the world of sports and is a fan (check out the video above for proof), in addition to a history of success in business, which may help him secure new clients. And he’s really not off to a bad start with Ronaldo, who, according to Forbes, is the world’s second-highest earning athlete, at $80 million last year.

Will Wayne be able to build his brand like Jay Z has done with Roc Nation Sports, having signed superstars like Kevin Durant and Robinson Cano? And is this at all related to a sports management company launched by Cash Money? We already know that they’re working with NFL rookie Mike Evans, who in May told MTV News, “Slim’s my mentor. They’re great people to have in my corner, and I just love them” — speaking about Cash Money CEOs Ronald “Slim” and Bryan “Birdman” Williams.

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Another week, another awesome performance on “Wild ‘N Out.” This week, on the comedy show which aired on MTV2 on Wednesday (July 23), Que brought his smash “OG Bobby Johnson” to the stage. There wasn’t a person in the house not on their feet — and tons were rapping along with the rambunctious hit, too.

If you’ve missed earlier episodes from this season (which you shouldn’t, but we’ll forgive you), be sure to check out performances from Nelly and Vic Mensa.

Catch “Wild ‘N Out” every Wednesday at 11 p.m. on MTV2.

Adam Fleischer

Artists have a number of milestones that they can look back on as markers in their careers: The first song the wrote, the first time they heard themselves on the radio, the day their album dropped, and many more. And Rich Homie Quan just celebrated a special one: His first platinum plaque.

The Atlanta native smiled from ear-to-ear and expressed his gratitude as he received the plaque to commemorate a million sales of YG’s “My Hitta” — which owes much of its success to an infectious hook from Quan.

He was given the gift during a going away party attended by friends and family in anticipation of his spot on Wiz Khalifa’s Under The Influence tour, which kicks off on July 24.

“I’m getting ready to go on tour — my first tour — and I’m very excited. I thank all my supporters and everybody who came out here to show me love,” he says in the video.

Congrats, RHQ.

Adam Fleischer

Though it’s now been almost two and a half years since Trayvon Martin was shot and killed, the memory of the 17-year-old lives on. Through rallies, activism, discourse and more, the late teen’s name and legacy has become an ever-present part of society.

That continued on Saturday, during the “Trayvon Martin Peace Talk and Walk” at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, with the goal to symbolize “the fact that our youth have a right to walk in peace. They have a right to walk without being followed, pursued, chased or murdered,” Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, told MTV News, who was on hand for the event.

In addition to Trayvon’s mother, his father, Tracy Martin, as well as Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle attended and spoke at the event.

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Sony Pictures announced today (July 23) that it would be pushing back the release of “Amazing Spider-Man 3” by two years, to 2018. In the interim, the previously in limbo villain-centric “Sinister Six” will now hit theaters on November 11, 2016.

This is hot on the heels of Robert Orci and Alex Kurtzmann, both of whom had been driving forces behind the rebooted series, expressing doubt as to the franchise’s future.

And while having these two release dates is a step in the right direction, it’s clear that “Spider-Man” still has a fair amount of righting of the ship to do before it can push past the underwhelming (for the blockbuster “Spider-Man” series, mind you) grosses of “Amazing Spider-Man 2.”

There’s an easy solution to the problem, though, and it’s one that’s been ignored for as long as Sony has been making “Spider-Man” movies: they need to stop focusing on the “Man” part, and start gearing the series towards spiders.

Think about it: right now, every “Spider-Man” movie has featured human leads, whether its been anchored by Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, or Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone. And every movie has been marketed directly at humans, through posters, billboards trailers and more.

Which is fine and good, but clearly “Spider-Man” has reached its peak of interest with human beings. There’s a little over seven billion people on Planet Earth, and at this point in time, Sony has reached every person they can possibly reach.

But spiders? Spiders out number human beings a thousand ...

You want to be rich? What are you willing to do to get there? What path will you take?

That’s what Kirko Bangz asks in the video for his new single, “Rich,” featuring August Alsina. The visuals also feature a guest appearance by Ty Dolla $ign.

“The song is more about me, but the video is more relatable to everybody,” Kirko told MTV News on Tuesday (July 22) of the video, which was shot in Los Angeles. “Even if you ain’t lived or went through it, you know somebody that went through it. Basically, it’s like, we all wanna be rich, yeah, we know that. But how do you wanna be rich? Do you wanna take it slow and do it the right way? Or you wanna take the fast way, and nine times out of ten you f–k around and get caught up, get hurt, killed, whatever.”

“Are you willing to take the consequences of doing it the fast way? Are you willing to be patient enough to do it the right way?”

As you’ll see in the video, those consequences can be dire.

Kirko’s Atlantic Records debut, Bigger Than Me, is due out later this year.

Adam Fleischer

“Women Against Feminism” has become a thing and we can pretty much hear the hoofbeats of the Four Horsemen reverberating throughout the world, signaling an End Times that would make whoever your Devil is clap with glee.

Lucky for us, Beyoncé has stepped in to save the day with a single photo — as she’s been known to do.

Tuesday (July 22), Bey posted a photo to Instagram in which she’s all kitted out like Rosie The Riveter, flexing under the words “We Can Do It.” She didn’t provide any context for the snap, but we’re pretty much assuming that she posted it to basically save the world from itself. Also because she looks damn good in loose denim.

Queen Bey isn’t new to feminism — she’s basically been dubbed an honorary Riot Grrrl by Bikini Kill’s Kathleen Hanna and she contributed an essay to Maria Shriver’s “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink.” Oh, and she’s been repping the “f” word on tour with Jay Z, too, incorporating the term into her stage show in massive black and white letters.

Now tell us again why you don’t need feminism, ladies. The Beygency is listening…

Brenna Ehrlich

Brenna Ehrlich is a reporter for MTV News as well as the senior writer/editor for the O Music Awards. In the past, she served as associate editor at Mashable, penned a netiquette column for CNN and co-authored the blog ...

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