Kendrick Lamar
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Music DJ Akademiks was in the know during the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef, which has given him some unique perspective.
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Alexander Cole -
Streetwear Fans continue to draw connections between Kendrick Lamar's show and West Coast rap history, and we all know how much he loves 'Pac.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music J. Cole's participation in the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle was one of the most divisive moments of his career.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music The grunge artist has been very bigoted in the past, so this is an odd statement.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music According to Ray Vaughn, most of the notes fellow West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar had for him involved ad-libs.
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Caroline Fisher -
Music 50 Cent's take might be a shocker to you...
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music These songs had TikTok in a chokehold this summer.
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Aron A. -
Music Round two begins.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
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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Alexander Cole -
Music J. Cole recently spoke on his relationship with Kendrick Lamar and Drake in a new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis.
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Gabriel Bras Nevares -
Music Most of the jokes seemed to be in pretty good faith.
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Music Kendrick Lamar and SZA will embark on the international-leg of their Grand National Tour in July after a record breaking run in the U.S.
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Bryson "Boom" Paul
