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Kendrick Lamar is one of the biggest and most well respected hip hop artists of all time. His music has touched almost every corner of hip hop with the radio friendly DAMN., deeply experimental ...

Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, Not Like Us, which refers to Drake as “certified pedophile” has taken the musicians to court. Drake’s legal defense is planning for a long trial against ...

The Canadian superstar is heading to trial over Kendrick Lamar's single that accuses him of being a "pedophile." Drake is bracing for a high-stakes trial against Universal Music Group following the ...

Kendrick Lamar. Photo credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images “Did I find it hypocritical that he’s like doing a movie with the South Park guys and they’ve got Lizzo jokes and all this other shit?

Back in February, Kendrick Lamar performed a 13-minute cameo during the Philadelphia Eagles' victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. It was the most watched in history, with an average audience of ...

Andrew Schulz said he finds it "hypocritical" that Kendrick Lamar dissed him but will co-produce a movie directed by the South Park co-creator, Trey Parker. The comedian was a guest on Sirius XM's ...

OVO artist Baka Not Nice says he was ready to head to the studio to respond to Kendrick Lamar after the rapper mentioned him in his hit song, “Not Like Us.” “My first initial thing was to respond ...

Kendrick Lamar had one of the hottest years by any rapper ever in 2024. The Pulitzer Prize winning rapper from Compton initiated and won a rap battle against Drake in six weeks of March, April and May ...

If it is art and activism, it is Kendrick Lamar. If it is heart and humility, it’s J. Cole. Either way, one thing is for sure: hip-hop is richer because all 3 of them showed up, mic in hand, and ...

Kendrick Lamar had one of the hottest years by any rapper ever in 2024. The Pulitzer Prize winning rapper from Compton initiated and won a rap battle against Drake in six weeks of March ...

But Jordan apparently has a soft spot for Kendrick Lamar. There’s a video going viral that shows Jordan (who Lamar named a song after on 2010’s Overly Dedicated mixtape) and his wife Yvette ...