Kendrick Lamar
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Music Everyone and their mother talked about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, but one of the latte's relatives, Baby Keem didn't. Until now.
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Music During his recent conversation with Cam'ron on "Talk With Flee," J. Cole shared new details about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef.
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Music Jay-Z explained his issue with modern rap battles during an interview with Frazier Tharpe for GQ on Tuesday.
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Music DJ Akademiks doesn't appear to be a fan of Kendrick Lamar these days, especially with the lack of big-time hip-hop releases.
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Music The Game recently hopped online to share his hot take on the lasting impact Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef has had on hip-hop.
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Music With J. Cole going on a media tour, DJ Akademiks went off on his livestream, claiming that the artist is pathetic for kowtowing to Kendrick.
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Music UMG accused Believe and TuneCore of copyright infringement by distributing fake remixed songs from Kendrick Lamar, Justin Bieber, and others.
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Music Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance sparked some serious controversy, but Jay-Z stands by his decision.
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Music Kendrick Lamar had a busy 2025 and for most of 2026, he's laid low. But lately, there's been chatter around him having stuff coming.
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Music Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem gave fans "family ties," "Savior," "The Hillbillies," and more after rekindling their bond as cousins.
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Music J. Cole has been going on a media tour as of late, and DJ Akademiks isn't very impressed with the way Cole has handled himself.
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Music Kendrick Lamar went to Disneyland on Wednesday, and DJ Akademiks found a way to hate on the Compton rapper.
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Alexander Cole
