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Kendrick Lamar has opened up on the deeper meaning of his hit Drake diss, ‘Not Like Us’.In a new chat with SZA for Harper’s Bazaar, the ‘DNA.’ rapper was asked about ‘Not Like Us’ meant to him. Though the song went viral for its harsh criticism of Drake and allegations of the Canadian rapper being a “paedophile”, Lamar told SZA that it embodies “the type of man I represent”.Lamar explained: “‘Not Like Us’ is the energy of who I am, the type of man I represent. Now, if you identify with the man that I represent … this man has morals, he has values, he believes in something, he stands on something.

Charlotte Chilton, star of The Traitors, has welcomed a little bundle of joy with singer Conor Maynard - despite his earlier reservations about fatherhood. Back in June, the Warwickshire-born recruitment manager, 33, dropped the bombshell that her baby daddy was the sibling of her co-star's sister - Anna Maynard's brother - who she acted alongside on the popular BBC programme. Charlotte made headlines when she was crowned mum-to-be while still in the limelight of the show, where she met Harry Clark, now Anna Maynard's beau.

Drake and his dad crashed a jazz show in Toronto last weekend to perform a duet with the backing band. Check out the footage below.The two were visiting Reservoir Lounge, a jazz club in their native Toronto on Saturday (October 12) when they decided to hop on the mic during musician Shane Philips’ set.Footage shared by Phillips on Instagram shows Drake and his father – who’s name is Dennis Graham – taking turns to sing with the backing band.

Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj being crowned the night’s biggest winners – see the full list of winners below.Last night (October 15), the 2024 BET Hip-Hop Awards was broadcast after being taped in Las Vegas on October 8. It was hosted by Fat Joe for the third consecutive years, with Megan Thee Stallion leading the nominee list with 12 nods.Kendrick Lamar racked up 11 nominations this year, most of which come from his Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’, as well as his featured verse on the Metro Boomin’ song ‘Like That’.However, by the ceremony’s end, Kendrick Lamar walked away as the night’s biggest winner, clinching eight of his 11 nominations, while Megan Thee Stallion did not win any awards.Among Lamar’s biggest wins were Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Music Video of the Year, Lyricist of the Year and more.

Kendrick Lamar‘s and Drake‘s explosive feud earlier this year has been announced.According to Deadline, the UK’s Channel 4 has green-lit the documentary, titled Public Enemies: Kendrick vs Drake. A release date has not been announced, nor has a broadcast plan for the US.Public Enemies: Kendrick vs Drake will include archival footage and new interviews with people who have worked with the rappers, and will examine how the beef “came to be so universally acclaimed, while contextualising their careers through the contemporary history and culture which created them.”It was also touch on Kendrick Lamar’s accusations that Drake is a pedophile, which he heavily referenced in ‘Meet The Grahams’ and ‘Not Like Us’.

Drake.The US fast fashion retailer had listed a ‘BBL Booty Butt Pad Costume Accessory’ earlier this month, with no specific reference to Drake’s name.However, it wasn’t long before fans began to suggest the costume was “trolling” the rapper, given that the model was wearing a silver grill and barrettes in his hair, as well as a sweatshirt emblazoned with the word “papi” – which fans suggested was a nod to the rapper’s Instagram handle ‘champagnepapi’.The image has since been removed from the website, but users on Twitter/X have been sharing their reactions.

Drake sending Kendrick Lamar a cease-and-desist letter for ‘Not Like Us’ are not true.This past weekend (September 28-29) the music manager Wack 100 went viral after taking to a chatroom on the Clubhouse app and claiming that the ‘Headlines’ rapper had “served a cease-and-desist [to] Kendrick Lamar so he can’t perform ‘Not Like Us,’” in an exchange with another Clubhouse user. He added that Drake was “trying to get the NFL to restrict Kendrick.”Now, a representative for the ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper told Rolling Stone that the rumour was “not true,” with another source clarifying that “there was never any intention or plan to send a cease and desist to anyone.”Drake was accused of sending a cease and desist letter to Kendrick Lamar to prevent him from performing Not Like Us at the Super Bowl.

Drake has broken a new record, with his ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour being confirmed as the highest-grossing hip-hop tour in history.The reports were first shared on Instagram by Genius, which announced that the Canadian rapper had secured the milestone after selling out each of the 80 shows on his North American run of tour dates.According to the post, the ‘It’s All A Blur’ tour with J.Cole – which featured guests including 21 Savage, Sexyy Red and Travis Scott – grossed a total of $320.5million (£238.8m).As well as the total sum, the update also included a breakdown of ticket sales for each of the 39 venues Drizzy played, and confirmed that the run of shows saw him sell 1.3million tickets.A post shared by Genius (@genius)It was confirmed last November – when just 30 of the 72-scheduled shows were in the books – that the ‘Hotline Bling’ rapper had made $129.7million (£96.7m), already overtaking Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Big Steppers’ tour.The latter began in July 2022 and came in celebration of Lamar’s fifth album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’.

Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar leading the way.For this year’s list, it is Megan Thee Stallion who leads the way, racking up an impressive 12 nods across the nominations. Among the categories she is up for awards in are Best Hip-Hop Video, Best Collaboration, Best Live Performer, Song Of The Year, Album Of The Year and Artist Of The Year.For the first time since the category was introduced in 2020, there are just as many female artists up for the Hip-Hop Artist Of The Year nominations – these include Megan, Cardi B, Nicki Minaj and GloRilla.While Megan is leading the pack with 12 nods, Kendrick Lamar is a close runner-up, racking up 11 nominations this year.

Lil Wayne is big-time bummed.The rap superstar had been actively campaigned to headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in his native New Orleans.But instead, it was announced last Sunday that another hip-hop giant, Kendrick Lamar, would be running the biggest stage in the game on Feb. 9 at the Caesars Superdome.While this week everyone from Nicki Minaj and Drake to Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman and New Orleans Ambassador of Entertainment Master P has been criticizing the choice of K-Dot — a Compton, California native who previously appeared at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show as part of the Dr.

Tributes have been pouring in for the late Robert Guillerman, hailed as a "remarkable person" who made significant contributions to the music industry in the US's southwest. Robert was a founding member of Southwest Wholesale, a music distribution company based in Houston, Texas.The company played a crucial role in liaising between independent record labels and stores during the 1990s and early 2000s, with a particular focus on promoting hip hop and rap music.

Mustard has branded Drake a “strange guy” following his infamous feud with Kendrick Lamar.The DJ and producer created Lamar’s latest song in the beef ‘Not Like Us’, which saw Lamar declare that Drake and his crew were “not like us” due to their alleged “certified paedophile” behaviour.Now, in an interview to the Los Angeles Times, Mustard discussed his relationship with the Canadian rapper. Speaking to the LA Times, Mustard was asked whether he would ever produce a song for Drake.He replied: “I don’t think I want to make a song with that dude,” he told the newspaper.

Drake has signalled that his epic feud with Kendrick Lamar may not be done just yet, with hints at the possibility of a sequel to come.The rapper has been posting mildly cryptic messages on his social media channels that draw from moments of unexpected comebacks in pop culture, suggesting that despite the outside world’s verdict that Kendrick took round one, the fight may not be over.One post consisted of an image from the 1987 John Woo action movie A Better Tomorrow II, which featured actor Chow Yun-fat making a return despite being killed off in the first film, while another quoted basketball coach Rasheed Wallace, who famously predicted his side Detroit Pistons’ unlikely comeback in the Eastern Conference Finals.new posts by Drake's finsta account alluding to Round 2/Game 2

per TMZ.According to the outlet, the rapper was on the air doing a morning takeover at the Urban One/Radio One station when he fainted and was rushed to the hospital.Felder added that BeatKing passed away that same day with his two daughters by his side.The rep noted, “It is truly sad, we loved him so much.”Felder also took to social media to share a touching tribute to her client.“Today, August 15, 2024, we have lost @Clubgodzilla,” she wrote on Instagram Thursday. “BeatKing has been the best part of the club for over a decade. He has produced and worked with so many artists, that his sound will forever live.

Kendrick Lamar‘s Drake diss ‘Not Like Us’ at his annual White Party this year.The billionaire Fanatics owner confirmed he’d had the song banned during an interview on The Breakfast Club, after admitting when asked about the rumour: “It was true.”“Drake’s [been] my friend for a long time,” he explained. “I’m not gonna invite him – and, look, he’s obviously going through a little bit of a battle right now – I’m not gonna have him come there [and listen to the song].

Kendrick Lamar gave him on a recent track.The namecheck from K.Dot came as part of ‘Euphoria’, his hit diss track towards Drake which arrived shortly before he dropped the explosive hit ‘Not Like Us’.While the rapper is normally one to break out his quick-witted remarks with razor precision, one lyric in the track left fans confused. This came as Lamar seemed to mix up former child actor Haley Joel Osment – best known for his roles in The Sixth Sense, A.I and Forrest Gump – with the American pastor and televangelist Joel Osteen.“Am I battlin’ ghost or AI?” Kendrick quipped in the song’s second verse.

André 3000 has shared his thoughts on the Kendrick-Drake beef, saying the whole saga left him feeling “a little sad”.The OutKast legend, who last year took an artistic left turn with his instrumental jazz flute album ‘New Blue Sun’, discussed the rap feud of the year in a recent interview with Crack.“I got a little sad, at a certain point,” he explained. “In early rap battles, you had kids in the park rapping against each other.

Rapper PnB Rock tragically passed away at the age of 30 after being shot while dining with his girlfriend at a Los Angeles restaurant in September 2022.The Philadelphia-born star, real name Rakim Allen – who had collaborated with Ed Sheeran – was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment but unfortunately pronounced dead.The shooting occurred at Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles restaurant in south Los Angeles, with sources at the time suggesting PnB Rock was targeted for his jewellery. Now a man has been found guilty by a Los Angeles jury of sending his son, 17, to kill the rapper.

Drake has revealed that he originally wanted Future to collaborate with him on his hit 2015 song ‘Hotline Bling’.It was revealed as the Canadian rapper shared 100GB (gigabytes) worth of data earlier this week, including previously unseen footage and three new songs.Elsewhere on the new website, titled 100gigs.org, numerous videos were shared, including some that were recorded around the time that he recorded ‘Hotline Bling’. In one of these, Drake is seen doing hookah in the studio while listening back to the song being produced, discussing his thoughts on it.“It’s melody but it’s a vibe,” he is heard saying (via Rolling Stone).

Drake – even after the rapper’s beef with Kendrick Lamar earlier in the year.Speaking to GQ in a new feature, the Golden State Warriors point guard – who has struck up a friendship with Drake in the past number of years – was asked about his thoughts on the Drake-Lamar feud.During the feud, Lamar name-dropped the basketball player in ‘Meet The Grahams’, bringing up the accusations against Drake of paedophilia: “Hey, Curry, keep the family away / To anybody that embodies the love for the kids, keep the family away / They lookin’ at you too if you standin’ by him, keep the family away.”Curry said to GQ: “I’m a big Drake guy. I’ve been for a long time.

Drake has shared 100GB (gigabytes) worth of data, that includes three previously unheard songs – find out more below.The Toronto rapper shared the data to a new website, 100gigs.org. The first folder on the site is titled ‘NEW’, and comprises three songs: ‘It’s Up’, ‘Blue Green Red’ and ‘Housekeeping Knows’.Of the three, ‘It’s Up’ is the most rap-oriented and features Young Thug on the trap track.