When Drake and Kendrick Lamar decided to go at each other, we knew that there was a chance for low blows; we just didn’t know we’d end up subterranean. The four tracks they exchanged on May 3 and 4 — Kendrick’s “Meet the Grahams” and “Not Like Us,” as well …
Read More »Drake Refutes Kendrick Lamar's Claims of His Secret Daughter, Being a Pedophile in 'The Heart Part 6'
Drake responded quickly to Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” dropping “The Heart Part 6” on Sunday, a day after Lamar’s latest diss, which accuses Drake of being a “certified pedophile.” He also shut down that he had a secret daughter, which Lamar alludes to in Friday’s barb “Meet …
Read More »The Results Are In: Kendrick Lamar Won the Great Rap War
We know Kendrick Lamar and Drake will throw more shots, levy more seedy allegations, and might even drop more all-out diss songs from here. But the bulk of the war has been fought, and the crown goes to Compton. In hindsight, the way Drake poked the bear with Instagram Stories …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Fires Up Another Shot at Drake With 'Not Like Us'
Kendrick Lamar and Drake traded barbs on Friday, with Drake accusing Lamar of infidelity on “Family Matters” and Kendrick claiming Drake has a secret daughter on “Meet the Grahams.” But the weekend is not over, nor is this beef. On Saturday, Lamar dropped another diss track called “Not Like Us.” …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar and Drake Trade Diss Tracks as Rap War Rages On
Kendrick Lamar and Drake traded diss tracks Friday night in the latest salvos in the rapper’s weeks-long lyrical feud. Following a week that saw Lamar drop both the scathing “Euphoria” and “6:16 in LA,” Drake finally responded Friday with “Family Matters,” which alleges infidelity in Lamar’s relationship. On the seven-minute …
Read More »The Pet Shop Boys Are Having a Renaissance. What Have They Done To Deserve This?
This is a great moment to be the Pet Shop Boys. The ultimate Eighties synth-pop duo are having a renaissance right now, just in time for the 40th anniversary of their classic hit “West End Girls.” They have a brilliant new album, Nonetheless, their zippiest of this century and one …
Read More »Kendrick Lamar Comes Back for More on His Second Drake Diss Track This Week '6:16 in LA'
A hater’s well never runs dry, and Kendrick Lamar‘s is overflowing. The rapper started this week off by letting Drake know just how much he hates him on the single “Euphoria,” released without warning on Tuesday morning. Drake knew the response was coming — in fact, he released two back-to-back …
Read More »It's Hard to Care About a Rap War in the Middle of a Real One
There are a few lines of thought surrounding the ongoing Drake v. the World rap feud that have become accepted as all but sacred facts. For one, all of this is supposedly fun. Spotify, the multi-billion-dollar business that reported a quarterly profit last week — in part, thanks to laying …
Read More »Drake Winks at Kendrick Lamar's Latest Diss Track With '10 Things I Hate About You' Clip
Drake didn’t let the clock run out on his chance to respond to Kendrick Lamar‘s six-minute-long diss track within the first 24 hours of its release. But the rapper didn’t step into the booth to hit back at “Euphoria.” Instead, to address the intensifying shots they’ve been sending each other, …
Read More »Drake Joins Nicki Minaj Onstage for Live Debut of 'Needle'
It has taken close to half a year since the release of Pink Friday 2, but Nicki Minaj and Drake have finally performed their collaboration on the album “Needle” together. The Canadian rapper surprised Minaj’s fans on Tuesday by striding out to deliver his lines about driving around in his …
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