Over the last few decades, festival culture has both exploded and grown stale. Beginning in the spring and running through summer into fall, there are dozens of gatherings across the country that at one point felt unique, but have largely congealed into one aesthetic formulation repeated ad nauseam.

These events — name brands with global draw like Coachella and Bonnaroo, and smaller gatherings like Governors Ball and the Pitchfork Music Festival — give some space to hip-hop, but not enough given how foundational it is to the current pop music ecosystem.

In the fall, that all changes. A rare worthwhile tributary of the modern festival explosion has been the emergence and growth of multiday hip-hop festivals, events that show the genre’s depth and cater to rabid legions of fans around the country.