Kendrick Lamar is our Greatest Pop Star of 2024 for his historic year of rap- and pop-world dominance.
With Lamar spewing lyrics that label Drake as a “certified pedophile” and “predator,” Drake believes UMG could have refused to distribute the song. “UMG … could have refused to release or distribute the song or required the offending material to be edited and/or removed,” Drak...
Kendrick Lamar does his first interview since the Drake beef and talks 'Not Like Us' and tapping into his feminine side.
At age 16, Lamar circulated his first mix tape, 2003’s Y.H.N.I.C. (Hub City Threat: Minor Of The Year), under the name K-Dot. The project, which drew a lot of interest around and beyond Souther California, was enough to land him a record deal with the independent label Top Da...
hopped on JB's follow-up track"Look Alive"the following February and the song blew up. The Tay Keith-produced banger debuted peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. JB's viral movement was integral in him earning a spot on the2018XXLFreshman Classand a label deal with Yo Got...
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One month later, Drake filed a legal complaint alleging that Lamar’s record label, Universal Music Group (which is also his own record label),conspired with Spotifyto artificially inflate the popularity of “Not Like Us.” UMG vehemently denied the allegations, as did Spotify. ...
One month later, Drake filed a legal complaint alleging that Lamar’s record label, Universal Music Group (which is also his own record label),conspired with Spotifyto artificially inflate the popularity of “Not Like Us.” UMG vehemently denied the allegations, as did Spotify. ...
Kendrick Lamar is the latest music artist to land a sneaker endorsement deal. Tonight, it was made official that the Compton rapper would be joining the Reebok Classics squad. The news was revealed by Reebok, who debuted a new campaign centered around Kendrick titled "I Am." In the video...
which occurred at an L.A. gas station. Authorities say Durk funded the cross-country murder plot using funds from his record label and even flew into L.A. on a private jet with one of the suspects the night before the shooting. Durk was arrested on his way to the airport to catch a...