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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 Kendrick Lamar went to Disneyland on Wednesday, and DJ Akademiks found a way to hate on the Compton rapper.
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Music During a live stream on Wednesday night, DJ Akademiks made the claim that Kendrick Lamar is dropping very soon.
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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 Kendrick Lamar's trip to Disneyland comes as fans have been debating the popularity of hip-hop since his feud with Drake.
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Music Hip-hop hasn't had much relevance on the Hot 100 in a while and people have been pointing the finger at Kendrick Lamar as a result.
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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 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 Given where Drake is thanks largely to the Kendrick Lamar battle, fans want him to prove that he can still bar up with the best of them.
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Music During a recent livestream, TDE affiliate MackWop dusted off an unreleased Kendrick Lamar track from the vault.
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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 continues to solidify himself as a one-of-one talent with insane milestones like his latest one for "good kid, m.A.A.d city."
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Music J. Cole admitted his Kendrick Lamar apology dilutes his beef takes, but he doesn't understand why Kendrick felt like Drake "did Cole foul."
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Music Drake is still trying to revive his dismissed lawsuit against UMG for releasing the Kendrick Lamar diss track "Not Like Us."
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Music J. Cole spoke on his self-assessment as an MC, the Drake and Kendrick Lamar battle, and a whole lot more on the "7PM In Brooklyn" podcast.
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Music In the latest HotNewHipHop video essay, we break down how Future and Kendrick Lamar embody two competing models of greatness: era-defining atmosphere versus meticulous album architecture.
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Music In the past few years, speculation has repeatedly surfaced that ScHoolboy Q told J. Cole to exit the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle.
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Music In many fans' eyes, Drake and J. Cole's 2023 "For All The Dogs" collaboration is what sparked Kendrick Lamar's disses in 2024.
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Music J. Cole's Dreamville Fest has been discussed during this string of interviews, including how Drake and Kendrick Lamar were nearly involved.
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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 Former Aftermath artist Stat Quo recently opened up about Drake and Kendrick Lamar's pre-beef relationship.
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Music J. Cole and Diddy once got into it at an MTV VMAs after-party because allegedly, the Bad Boy boss tried to pour a drink on Kendrick Lamar.
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Music J. Cole expressed that while he still has love for Kendrick Lamar, he was hurt that the public was dragging Drake during the beef.
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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 During a recent podcast appearance, J. Cole called it "disgusting" that people wanted Drake to fail amid his beef with Kendrick Lamar.
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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 J. Cole also said that he still has love for Kendrick Lamar and Drake, but they don't talk much anymore.
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Music During his recent interview with "GQ," Jay-Z opened up about his legal issues, rap beef, Kendrick Lamar, and more.
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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 Jay-Z recently spoke with GQ, where he said that rap battles are losing their place in the culture after Drake & Kendrick Lamar's beef.
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Music J. Cole spoke about Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and their viral feud from 2024 during a new interview with Cam'ron.
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Music J. Cole was on Cam'ron's show "Talk With Flee," which led to an in-depth look at the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef.
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Music Joe Budden and his cohosts also had a discussion around Drake and Kendrick Lamar's album drop rate, wondering if one will step on the other.
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Music DJ Akademiks has been very critical of J. Cole in the past, especially in regards to his apology to Kendrick Lamar amid the Drake beef.
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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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Music J. Cole's new Apple Music interview with Nadeska Alexis for "The Fall-Off" also addressed the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle.
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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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Music Mal was steadfast with his take about Drake winning the beef against Kendrick Lamar and Rory has made him felt vindicated with this gossip.
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Music During a recent episode of the "Million Dollaz Worth Of Game" podcast, Gillie Da Kid touched on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's feud.
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Music Kendrick Lamar rarely makes videos for social media, but he changed that trend with a sweet video for 2Teez's son.
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Music During a recent livestream, DJ Akademiks shared his unfiltered take on a newly surfaced snippet of an unreleased Drake song.
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Music According to Gordo, the hardships Drake faced during his feud with Kendrick Lamar might have actually paid off.
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Music Michael Eric Dyson said Jay-Z disagreed with his comparison of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" to Donald Trump's political identity.
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Music Author Michael Eric Dyson continues to defend his controversial take on Kendrick Lamar and Drake's rap beef.
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Music Videos Baby Keem is back with another engaging video for "Ca$ino" as he drops the much-anticipated visual for "Good Flirts."
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Original Content "untitled unmastered." shows off the cloudy under-and-overtones of the "TPAB" era in a way that sets it apart, but also makes its connection to its origins unmistakable.
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Politics Shia LaBeouf's Kendrick Lamar claims concerning Donald Trump and Kamala Harris emerged in a Channel 5 interview about Shia's controversies.
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Music The only thing missing in DJ Akademiks' take is response tracks, as Drake and Kendrick Lamar traded more blows than 50 Cent and T.I. so far.
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Music Lil Yachty had some Drake fans mad for how he talked about the Kendrick Lamar beef and it in turn complicated things.
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Music Last week, Baby Keem finally unveiled his sophomore album featuring Kendrick Lamar, Too $hort, and more after a five-year wait.
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