Three years after Kendrick Lamar guested during Dr. Dre’s Super Bowl halftime performance, the rapper will headline his own halftime show at Super Bowl LIX. Just hours before the first Sunday of the 2024 season kicked off, the NFL, Roc Nation and Apple Music revealed that Lamar will take midfield …
Read More »Doechii Reigns Supreme on 'Alligator Bites Never Heal'
Doechii — a fierce and fearless lyricist with a natural ability to shape-shift — became Top Dawg Entertainment’s first female rapper right on the heels of Kendrick Lamar’s departure from the label. That could have set her up to be an heir to an impossibly gilded throne. It would make …
Read More »Michael Rubin Confirms His All-White Party Playlist Was a 'Not Like Us'-Free Safe Space for Drake
Michael Rubin, the billionaire owner of Fanatics, arguably did not do his good friend Drake any favors when he confirmed the rumor that he banned Kendrick Lamar’s diss track (and arguable song of the summer) “Not Like Us” from playing at his annual July 4 “All-White” party. Rubin was asked …
Read More »Haley Joel Osment Thinks Kendrick Lamar Mistook Him for Joel Osteen on Purpose: 'He's Too Precise'
Though it was likely nothing in comparison to the volume of texts Drake probably received when Kendrick Lamar dropped “Euphoria,” Haley Joel Osment‘s phone was blowing up that day, too. Around the five-and-a-half minute mark of the nearly seven-minute-long diss track, Lamar makes a reference to Osment’s filmography but refers …
Read More »Why Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' Should Get Album of the Year at the Grammys — and Kendrick Lamar Should Get Song of the Year
Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter is much more than a country album — it’s actually a tour through the Black roots of American music that manages to be both thematically rich and stuffed with indelible pop songs, in multiple genres. Kendrick Lamar‘s virtuosic “Not Like Us,” meanwhile, completely transcends its status as …
Read More »Stephen Curry Weighs in on Drake Feud With Kendrick Lamar: 'I'm a Big Drake Guy'
The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake may have waned recently, but people are still voicing their opinion on the ongoing rap beef. In a recent interview with GQ, NBA player Stephen Curry voiced his support for Drake, a long-time pal. Lamar name-dropped Curry in his song “Meet The Grahams,” …
Read More »Big Sean Says Kendrick Lamar 'Apologized' for Leaked Diss
Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar cleared the air on their rumored beef years ago, the Detroit rapper told Charlamagne Tha God in an extensive interview that aired on Friday. Speaking with Charlamagne a week before the release of his upcoming album Better Me Than You, Sean harkened back to Lamar’s …
Read More »Kevin Hart Quotes Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' in Kai Cenat-Hosted Freestyle
Call him Kevin Hart aka Chocolate Droppa aka DRC. The comedian-turned-rap star made a surprise appearance at the end of the Kai Cenat-hosted freestyle rap video, which starred Kai’s creator friends. The video — which featured Fanum, Duke, Agent, and Davis — panned to Hart walking dramatically toward the rap …
Read More »Kamala Harris Debuts First Campaign Ad … With Some Help From Beyoncé
Less than 72 hours after Kamala Harris took control of the President Joe Biden’s struggling re-election campaign, Harris for President has debuted its official campaign launch video — a vision, one might say, of what a Democratic campaign for president can be, unburdened by what has been. The one minute, …
Read More »The Kendrick Lamar and Drake Beef Has Made It to 'Jeopardy!'
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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