Ovrkast is an accomplished producer and rapper who has laced tracks for everyone from Drake to Earl Sweatshirt. But his calm demeanor belies his place in an indie rap scene that’s currently holding hip-hop on its back. When I speak with him at the Rolling Stone office, he’s getting ready …
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Drake’s Iceman era is officially here. After months of dropping social media hints, the rap icon officially commenced the rollout of his next album with a July 4th live stream where he strolled through his native Toronto in an Ice truck. During the ride, he soft-launched a song fans are …
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Drake addresses fake friends and broken loyalties in the aftermath of his Kendrick Lamar beef on his new song “What Did I Miss?” The rapper released the song Friday as part of a July 4th livestream dubbed “Iceman Episode One.” “Last time I looked to my right, you n—s was …
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Drake is probably not feeling too hot after his hometown of Toronto showed a lot of love to Kendrick Lamar during the Compton rapper’s co-headlining shows with SZA in the city last week. He’s taking it out on Jagmeet Singh, the former federal leader of the New Democratic Party, who …
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Drake is probably not feeling too hot after his hometown of Toronto showed a lot of love to Kendrick Lamar during the Compton rapper’s co-headlining shows with SZA in the city last week. He’s taking it out on Jagmeet Singh, the former federal leader of the New Democratic Party, who …
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If anyone needed further evidence that Kendrick Lamar eviscerated Drake in their feud, look no further than the response Lamar received while performing in Drake’s hometown of Toronto this week. He and SZA brought their Grand National Tour to Rogers Centre on Thursday night for the first of two shows …
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Drake appears on OVO Sound signee Smiley’s new song “2 Mazza.” The two Canadian artists’ track comes in the middle of Drake’s foe Kendrick Lamar taking over Toronto’s Rogers Centre this week on his Grand National Tour with SZA. “2 Mazza” is heavy on the Toronto slang and locale shoutouts, …
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week,Drake teams up with Canadian rap newcomer Smiley, Kim Gordon has a potent pro-freedom message for Donald Trump, and Colombian hitmaker Feid surprise releases his seventh studio …
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Yesterday, Clipse made waves when GQ revealed that they have left Def Jam Recordings amid a spat over Kendrick Lamar’s appearance on their upcoming Let God Sort Em Out project. The Virginia duo discussed the situation further during a recent Rolling Stone interview in Manhattan. Before we knew that Roc …
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Though it’s been over a year since Kendrick and Drake’s Great Rap War, the remnants are everywhere, including in the 2025 BET Awards nominations. Lamar leads the pack with 10 nominations including Album of the Year for GNX, Video of the Year for “Not Like Us,” Viewer’s Choice Award nominations …
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