Kendrick Lamar and SZA have finally released a music video for their smash GNX collaboration “Luther.” Directed by Karena Evans, the visual serves as the perfect complement for the Luther Vandross-sampling love song. It’s filled with gorgeous, serene shots of tastefully stately locales, from giant towers to simple rooms (even …
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In late March, a new Instagram account believed to belong to Young Thug called @UyScutiiiiii posted a picture of Young Thug holding a Miami Heat jersey, with “Uy Scuti” on the back. The post’s caption read: “Today.” Fans began speculating about a possible Thug album dropping later that night. Even …
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The 2025 Webby Awards are celebrating the most inescapable moments in music online. Scheduled for Monday, May 12 in New York City with Ilana Glazer attached to host, the awards show revealed its nominations on Tuesday, April 1 with some of the biggest genre-spanning artists leading as nominees. In the …
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Drake says Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster hit “Not Like Us” crossed the line when it accused him of “one of the most vile behaviors imaginable” – being a criminal pedophile. Universal Music Group says Drake is the one who went too far when he sued his own label for defamation for …
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Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance drew 125 FCC complaints, according to several FOIAs filed following the event, including one by The Hill. Some of the FCC complaints expressed moralistic sentiments typically associated with critiques of rap.“The halftime show was terrible with the language and gestures. My younger kids …
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Take a peek around the current pop landscape, and you’ll notice the persistent, surprising influence of two 2012 albums. No, it’s not some combination of Taylor Swift’s career-defining Red, nor Kendrick Lamar’s opus good kid, m.A.A.d city, nor Frank Ocean’s breakthrough Channel Orange, all of which came out that year. …
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At 30 tracks that span an hour and 16 minutes, Music is the long-awaited banquet of fresh – or, at the very least, reheated – Playboi Carti material that fans have clamored for. The Atlanta rapper’s prior album, 2020’s Whole Lotta Red, currently stands as a foundational text for dozens …
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Drake‘s label, Universal Music Group, is blasting the rapper as a bitter loser who wants his rap battles one-sided. In a new motion to dismiss Drake’s defamation lawsuit against his own label, UMG says the Canadian-born rapper levied his own “vitriolic and incendiary” diss tracks against nemesis Kendrick Lamar before …
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Drake has reached a private settlement with iHeartMedia after he sued the Texas-based radio company amid his ongoing claims that his record label Universal Music Group (UMG) made “covert payments” to promote airplay of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” The settlement was confirmed in a court filing in …
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It’s not every day that your tío’s carne asada playlist and your own rap faves collide. On Monday, Mexican star Marco Antonio Solís shared a video that shows him dancing along to a mash-up of Los Bukis’ “El Celoso” with Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” “¡Mira, mira!” Solís says in …
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