While Cube declared himself “Kendrick before Kendrick” on Man Down single “It’s My Ego,” he isn’t too worried about Lamar crashing his release day. “That’s why Kendrick putting out a record doesn’t hurt my mission of serving my fan base,” he explains. ...
Kendrick Lamar just dropped his album an hour ago. How’s he gonna step on Cube’s release day? Yeah, it was a secret record. I’m interested to check it out. It ain’t no stepping on nothing. My fan base been waiting for this record and they gon’ check mine out. His fan...
Meanwhile, Lamar joins only Taylor Swift, Drake and The Beatles in having ranked at Nos. 1-5 in a single week.
Kendrick Lamar, the rapper who has emerged as a voice of the Black Lives Matter movement, took an early lead Monday at the Grammys over pop superstar Taylor Swift, picking up five awards. Lamar, whose song "Alright" has become an unofficial anthem for protesters against police abuse, notably...
Kendrick Lamar’s excellent new album DAMN. has landed at No. 1 in the U.S. charts, amassing higher single-week sales than any other album this year, Billboard reports. The record, released April 14, unseats Drake’s More Life as the year’s best-selling LP in one week, having ...
"That record was for the battle," he wrote. "The album was a separate thing. Could have put it on there to boost overall sales but chose to leave it for what it was. Integrity." Kendrick Lamar dropped "Not Like Us" last year during the peak of his beef with Drake. The...
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The Kendrick Lamar/Drake Beef, Explained From “Like That” to “Not Like Us” to the Pop Out and unprecedented lawsuits, we've got your complete guide to the rap feud that's captivated pop culture all year long. By Frazier TharpeFebruary 10, 2025 Christopher Polk/Getty Images With a si...
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” verse, where he dissed fellow rappers Drake and J. Cole. In that piece, I related Lamar’s desire to …
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