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Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Defends Kendrick Lamar Mocking Drake On The "Grand National Tour" Kendrick Lamar appeared to poke fun at Drake for filing a defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. By Cole Blake April 20, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Debuts Brand New Verse Over Baby Keem's "family ties" During Tour While Baby Keem has been working hard on his next moves, Kendrick Lamar kept their big collab alive with a fresh set of bars on the road. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Mustard Calls Drake Out At Coachella While Playing "Not Like Us" The day after this Mustard Coachella set, Kendrick Lamar also threw shade at Drake at the opening of his "Grand National" tour with SZA. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 20, 2025
Music Meek Mill Shares "Wocky" Reaction To Latest White House Technology Permit Meek Mill has been heavily involved in prison reform since his release from prison in 2018. He formed REFORM with Jay-Z. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 20, 2025
Music Benzino Slams Music Executives For Allegedly Burying Eminem’s Racist Lyrics Benzino recently pointed out a double standard, arguing that white artists like Eminem are scrutinized less than Black artists. By Caroline Fisher April 19, 2025
Music Wiz Khalifa Hilariously Recalls How He Was The First To Get Snoop Dogg's Kids High With Snoop Dogg being the king of lighting up, you would think that Wiz Khalifa wouldn't be the one to introduce his kids to weed. By Zachary Horvath April 19, 2025
Music Diddy's New Defense Lawyer Brian Steel Spotted At Bad Boy Mogul's Hearing Before tackling the Diddy case, Brian Steel was Young Thug's right-hand legal representative in the YSL RICO case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Yella Beezy Fails To Secure Bond Modifications In Mo3 Murder Case Yella Beezy posted a $750K bond that got him out of jail last March, but now, he's effectively under house arrest as his trial develops. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music TDE Punch Recalls What Kendrick Lamar Did After Dissing Drake On “Like That” Verse During his recent interview with Curtiss King, TDE Punch also recalled the original version of Kendrick Lamar's "Euphoria," and more. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music TDE Punch Reveals Kendrick Lamar’s “Euphoria” Originally Featured More Explosive Drake Disses According to TDE Punch, he gave Kendrick Lamar his input on one of his most memorable Drake diss tracks amid their feud. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music Diddy Judge Rules On Motion To Delay Mogul’s Trial By Two Months Earlier this month, Diddy's team requested more time to prepare, claiming they couldn't “in good conscience" go to trial in May. By Caroline Fisher April 18, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Breaks Down Drake's Amended Defamation Lawsuit Against UMG DJ Akademiks is particularly interested in the label politics between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, who are both under UMG. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 18, 2025