Drake minimizes 'rap beef' in new album, his first amid Kendrick Lamar feud: Top takeaways

Drake might be delivering "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U" in celebration of Valentine's Day, but he's also sneaking in some thoughts about his lyrical and legal battle over ...

Drake Tops Apple Music 2025, But So Does Kendrick Lamar's Diss

Drake is the most popular artist this year on Apple Music's massive platform, and Kendrick Lamar's Grammy-winning diss is its ...

Drake’s Wealth Make This Rapper Feel ‘Broke’

During a recent interview, UK rapper Central Cee opened up about what it is like to hang out with Drake. He revealed during ...

Kendrick Lamar Escapes Drake’s Rap Chaos With Serene Australian Rainforest Hike

Kendrick Lamar swapped microphones for mountain air Friday morning (December 5) as he trekked the 1000 Steps Trail in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges, pausing his high-profile Australian tour for a quiet ...

Drake Dominates Apple Music 2025, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Rules Rap

Drake secured Apple Music’s most-streamed artist position for 2025, while Kendrick Lamar ‘s Grammy-winning diss track “Not Like Us” claimed the platform’s top rap song for the second consecutive year.
Uproxx

Drake Thinks ‘Rap Is A Joke,’ According To The Nonchalant Graphic Tee He Was Spotted Wearing

Rihanna isn’t the only superstar using their wardrobe to subtly address the public. Yesterday (July 13), Drake had something to get off of his chest, and he used a simple graphic tee to do so. On his ...
Complex

Drake Doesn't Think Rap Is 'Dead,' Compares It to a 'Weird NBA Season'

Drake came for the defense of rap during a recent live stream where Adin Ross appeared to criticize it. The rapper joined Ross for a 'Drizzmas Giveaway' stream last night (Dec. 26) and spoke up for ...
People

Questlove Blasts Drake and Kendrick Lamar for 'Mudslinging' in Vicious Rap Beef: 'Hip-Hop Truly Is Dead'

"Nobody won the war," The Roots drummer proclaimed of the ongoing beef Njera Perkins was a digital news writer at PEOPLE. She worked at PEOPLE in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR, ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Universal Music Says Drake “Lost a Rap Battle” and It Shouldn’t Be Held Liable for Hyperbole

The label says followers of the rap battle understand that Kendrick Lamar was exaggerating in the song accusing Drake of pedophilia. By Winston Cho In “Family Matters,” Drake‘s penultimate diss track ...
The Grio

UMG files motion to dismiss Drake’s suit over ‘Not Like Us’ allegations; claims he ‘Lost a rap battle that he provoked’

At this point, I wonder if there’s anybody who isn’t aware of the long-since-decided feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. What started in March 2024, when Future and Metro Boomin released an album ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The Drake-Kendrick Lamar ‘Great Rap War’ is a battlefield of race, identity — and Jewishness

Lamar’s diss tracks extend the long-running view that Drake, a Jewish and Black Canadian, isn’t Black enough, writes the author a new book on Jewish performers and race. (JTA) — Breathless headlines ...