Jonathan "Dakari" St. Aimee wins Best Director and Best Narrative Short Award at the Vegas Movie Awards. ORLANDO, Fla. – Coming from a family of musicians and artists, MADD ILLZ found a love for music ...

This story is the second installment of a three-part series discussing major changes in popular music throughout the course of 2024. Today’s story focuses on the current state of rap music. This year ...

The diss track, a crucial tool in hip-hop culture for hashing out rivalries, is having a year. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Many ...

Drake’s record label is seeking to have his lawsuit against it dismissed, arguing he “encouraged” his feud with Kendrick Lamar. This legal battle represents one of the most high-profile disputes in ...

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Universal Music Group is requesting to dismiss Drake’s federal defamation lawsuit against the label over Kendrick Lamar’s blockbuster song “Not Like Us,” saying in a legal filing that the rapper’s ...

Kendrick Lamar is shattering streaming records and claiming more top spots on the music charts with his diss tracks than his rap beef adversary Drake as the pair’s rivalry heats up to become a ...

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A$AP Rocky weighed in on Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s explosive 2024 rap battle, calling the feud between the two musicians “healthy” for hip-hop culture. “It ...

Jay-Z isn't a fan of rap battles. The 56-year-old rap star had a notoriously bitter rivalry with fellow New Yorker Nas in the early 2000s, but Jay believes the genre no longer needs to rely on ...