Born on June 17, 1987 in Compton, California, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth enjoyed writing stories and poems as a student, and as time went by he began writing lyrics inspired by the street life in his native where he grew up. When he was 16 years old, he began rapping and shopping around ...
kendrick lamar launched a public and increasingly personal beef with drake that became one of the year's biggest pop-cultural events. in may, kendrick ended the battle with an apparent tko, capping off a string of withering diss tracks with “not like us,” a vitriolic slab of character ...
In one of the most high-profile face-offs in rap history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar's bitter feud captivated the world after K-Dot set things off with his"Like That"verse in March. After a few weeks of social media teasing, Drake finally hit back at Kendrick and other foes with"Push U...
Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, M.A.A.D City reestablished the West Coast’s grip on the rap game, which for years, was singularly held by The Game. After the release of Lamar’s independent albumSection.80, his second turn took more of a mainstream approach while chronicling his teenage ...
Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake In one of the most high-profile face-offs in rap history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar's bitter feud captivated the world after K-Dot set things off with his"Like That"verse in March. After a few weeks of social media teasing, Drake finally hit back at Kendrick an...
and the internet is buzzing with excitement. The Super Bowl stage is one of the biggest in the world, and Kendrick Lamar’s about to bless it again, only this time as the SOLO headliner. This comes fresh off the back of that high-profile clash with Drake that had everybod...
Things weren’t always this tense between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. On March 25, the former shook the foundation with his uncredited verse on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” a cut included on the pair’s freshly released collaborative album “We Don’t Trust You.” The internet ...
Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake In one of the most high-profile face-offs in rap history, Drake and Kendrick Lamar's bitter feud captivated the world after K-Dot set things off with his"Like That"verse in March. After a few weeks of social media teasing, Drake finally hit back at Kendrick an...
“[Kendrick Lamar and his team] hit my manager Mike,” Ghost reflects in the back of his Maybach. “He was like, ‘Yo, I want you to do this record.'”The initial call between the two lyrical craftsmen had them declaring mutual admiration. ...
With his sophomore album Big Fish Theory due to launch this Friday, we caught up with Staples two weeks ago at the New York Magazine offices to discuss a range of topics including fine art, Green Day, Travis Scott, the election, beaches, Eminem, sobriety, and Kendrick Lamar, who according...