Contestants were tested on their knowledge of rap’s fiercest battles during Tuesday’s episode of Jeopardy! Listed under the category “Diss-Track-Tions,” Drake and Kendrick Lamar‘s beef got shout-outs during the broadcast. “In May 2024, these 2 competitors went back and forth with tracks like ‘Family Matters’ and ‘Meet the Grahams,’” read …
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Whatever moved Eminem to actually finish and release his new album, it couldn’t have been the money. It wasn’t to add to his fame, which is already secure. It’s not because he had anything to say, any news to share, any opinions or feelings or (please) ideas. It’s not even …
Read More »No, Lil Wayne Was Not Dissing Drake By Performing 'Not Like Us'
On Friday, July 12, Lil Wayne remixed his hit with Drake and Tyga, “The Motto,” on stage at Zouk Nightclub in Las Vegas. His improvisation sounded something like the hook of “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar’s scathing and popular last shot back at Drake on wax from their battle this …
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While hosting the 2024 ESPYs on Thursday, Serena Williams marked the occasion by sharing some sage advice. “If I’ve learned anything this year, it’s that none of us, not a single one of us, not even me, should ever pick a fight with Kendrick Lamar,” she said as the song …
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Back in May, Kendrick Lamar was crowned the heavyweight champion of his long-brewing war of words with Drake. But even after releasing a barrage of diss tracks— “Euphoria,” “Meet the Grahams,” and summer anthem “Not Like Us” among them — Lamar wasn’t done yet. He celebrated his historic rap feud …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar's Victory Lap Continues With 'Not Like Us' Video
Kendrick Lamar is celebrating the Fourth of July by dropping the anticipated music video for his Drake diss track, “Not Like Us.” The video is chock-full of cameos, including one from Tommy the Clown, who also made an appearance at his recentPop Out concertin Inglewood. The Compton rapper also uses …
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In barely five years, Zach Bryan has transformed from cult-roots road warrior (2020’sElisabeth)to fast-rising country-adjacent renegade (2022’sAmerican Heartbreak)to Number One hitmaker and voice-of-a-Gen-Z-generation storyteller (2023’s Zach Bryan). The men and women (mostly men) in his songs spend their twenties drinking their way through the alienating cities they’ve fled to from …
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Megan Thee Stallion’s third studio album and sixth body of work, Megan, is ripe for a Hot Girl Summer of feeling yourself (literally — more on that in a second), brushing off haters, and living your best life. After the more experimental debut of Good News and the grave tone …
Read More »Childish Gambino Sets July 2 Release for Single 'Lithonia,' Calls Rap Beef 'Fun'
Donald Glover appeared on Instagram Live last night to clarify his upcoming work with Childish Gambino and to acknowledge the feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. The rapper confirmed that he will release a new single, “Lithonia,” on July 2 ahead of his forthcoming LP, Bando Stone in the New …
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