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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of his honorary degree.The move comes following a string of allegations against the rap mogul in recent months, and means the 2014 degree that was conferred upon him has been rescinded.The claims against Diddy came to a head last November, when R&B singer and ex-partner Cassie Ventura filed a lawsuit against the artist on allegations of physical and sexual abuse, all denied by Diddy. The two settled the lawsuit “to mutual satisfaction” a day after the case was filed.In May, a video was obtained and published by CNN, showing Diddy allegedly attacking Cassie in a hotel.

Kendrick Lamar has delivered a surprise speech at Compton College’s commencement ceremony – watch his rousing address below.The rapper made a surprise appearance at the college in his hometown of Compton, California, where he spoke to 2024 graduates. He began his speech by saying: “Here is not only a representation of the world, but it’s a representation of me.“I still believe in Compton,” he continued. “Compton always been a future for me.

J.P. is a musical performance major, D3 basketball player, and Billboard-charting rapper who prays every morning, although his songs frequently focus on how quickly he can “make a bitty hit her knees.” Another artist might play up these contrasts to highlight how different they are from their peers.

Drake has seemingly deleted all his Kendrick Lamar diss tracks from his Instagram profile.The feud between the two rappers reignited in March with Lamar’s memorable ‘Like That‘ verse, which saw him proclaim: “fuck sneak dissin'”. It also saw Lamar respond to a previous claim made by J.

Pharrell Williams and director Morgan Neville have spoken to NME about the former’s upcoming LEGO animation biopic, Piece By Piece. Check out our interview below along with the trailer.This October, a new movie based on Williams’ career will be released in cinemas.

Kendrick Lamar will embrace friendship at his next gig.The Pulitzer Prize winner just announced via his Instagram Story that he will drop into Los Angeles’ Kia Forum for ‘The Pop Out Ken & Friends Show’ on Wednesday, June 19.Lamar is yet to reveal any of the “friends” on the lineup at the time of publication. There’s also no word on whether or not he will address his high profile beef where he took aim at Drake on four separate diss tracks including the Billboard Hot 100 chart topper “Not Like Us.”All we know is 1) the best way to find out is live and that 2) tickets are available to see the Hip-Hop icon live at his one-off Juneteenth concert.As of today, Kendrick Lamar fans can grab tickets for the Kia Forum show on sites like Vivid Seats; the official on-sale is Friday, June 7.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete breakdown of all the sections at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum can be found below.Never been to the Kia Forum?You can check out a map of the venue here:Lamar’s last non-festival headlining gig as part of his ‘Big Steppers Tour’ was at Auckland, NZ’s Spark Arena on Dec.

Kneecap have shared the official trailer for their upcoming self-titled biopic, starring Michael Fassbender. You can watch it below.Written and directed by Rich Peppiatt, the feature-length comedy-drama won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in January.

Massive Attack have taken to the stage to play their first live show in five years, and brought out Elizabeth Fraser for ‘Song To The Siren’. Find footage of the show below.The gig took place last night (June 5) at the Gothenburg Film Studios in Sweden, when the band played their first live show since they had a two-night stand at NYC’s Radio City Music Hall back in 2019.It also marked their first return to the stage since the death of guitarist Angelo Bruschini to cancer last year.During the set, the band surprised fans by bringing out numerous surprise guests.

Reading & Leeds are giving away free tickets for this year’s festivals to encourage young people to vote in the UK general election. Find all the details below.The twin-site event is due to take place between August 23-25, with Lana Del Rey, Liam Gallagher, Catfish & The Bottlemen, Blink-182, Fred Again..

Ice Spice was born on Jan. 1, 2000.To celebrate that unusual bit of trivia, the 24-year-old rapper will hit the road for the aptly-titled ‘Y2K! World Tour’ in support of her upcoming debut album “Y2K.”She’ll be joined by special guests Cash Cobain and RIOTUSA on all North American dates.Early in the month-long run, The Bronx native is slated to dropped into Montclair, NJ’s The Wellmont Theatre on Thursday, Aug.

Sexyy Red has responded to criticism of her recent live shows that saw her parody Donald Trump‘s infamous first presidential campaign.Last weekend, the St. Louis rapper performed at The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia, curated by Questlove.

Kanye West has dismissed the sexual harassment lawsuit filed against him by his former assistant as “baseless”.Lauren Pisciotta filed the lawsuit against the rapper yesterday (June 4), claiming he created a hostile work environment due to multiple inappropriate text messages he sent her during her employment. She also accused West of locking her in a room with him and masturbating next to her, amongst other instances of alleged sexual harassment.Now, West has responded to the claims in a statement made to Rolling Stone via his legal representative.

The-Dream has been accused of rape, physical abuse and “horrific psychological manipulation” in a lawsuit filed to federal court yesterday (June 4).The singer-songwriter (real name Terius Gesteelde-Diamant) has been responsible for smash hits such as ‘Umbrella’, ‘Single Ladies’ and ‘Baby’. He was accused of using his professional stature against Chanaaz Mangroe, who filed the lawsuit in the U.S.

Vince Staples fans are getting spoiled this year.In late May, the 30-year-old rapper dropped his sixth studio album “Dark Times.” A week later, Netflix renewed his surreal series “The Vince Staples Show” for a second season.To top it all off, he just announced his 2024 ‘Black In America Tour’ with special guest Baby Rose that will take him to theaters, music halls, auditoriums and ballrooms all over the U.S. and Canada this fall.New York fans need not worry, either.The 30-year-old rapper swings into Terminal 5 on Friday, Oct.

Glastonbury sharing new names for the 2024 edition, as well as the full line-up and schedule.The legendary Worthy Farm festival will be taking place later this month, and see headline sets from Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA, as well as the likes of Shania Twain, LCD Soundsystem, Little Simz and The National.The initial wave of acts were confirmed back in March, and since then the organisers have been drip-feeding separate posters for the festival’s many areas and stages – including Left Field, Woodsies, The Glade, the Acoustic Stage, Silver Hayes, The Park, Block9 and The Common.Now, the festival has shared the schedule details for 2024, and confirmed numerous new acts in the process.Announced this morning (June 4), the new artists added to the extensive line-up included Nigerian pop star Tems – who will be performing at the Other Stage on Saturday between 2:15pm and 3:15pm – and indie veterans James, who are set to take to the Other Stage on Sunday between 3pm and 4pm.More indie heavyweights have been confirmed too, including Jamie Webster, The Staves, The Zutons and Soft Play (fka Slaves).Others include Rachel Chinouriri, Femi Kuti, Seasick Steve, Squeeze, Johnny Flynn and many more.This year, there isn’t a big-name secret act included on the poster – like seen in 2023 with Foo Fighters, who posed under the alias The Churnups – although there is a gap at the Woodsies stage at 6pm on Saturday where the act is still yet to be announced.Visit here for the full line-up, stage splits and schedule.Following the announcement, punters have taken to social media to share their reactions to the new artists confirmed for the 2024 line-up.“This has made my day!” one user wrote, reacting to Squeeze announcing that they had joined this

Kurupt FM have announced details of an upcoming show in London, celebrating their 10th anniversary. Find ticket information and more details below.Announced today (June 4), the live show will see the West London hip-hop collective come together on stage to celebrate a decade since the release of People Just Do Nothing – the UK mockumentary series that centred around them.Set to take place on September 28, the gig will see them appear at the recently-reopened O2 Academy venue in Brixton, and will come after their upcoming slot at Glastonbury later this month.The band took to social media this morning to announce their 10-year anniversary show, and posted a tongue-in-cheek clip of them receiving the news and heading down to the local park to get in shape for the gig.“LDN CREW!! THIS YEAR IS THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF PJDN SO TO CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF PURE KURUPTION WERE TAKING OVER BRIXTON ACADEMY FOR A ONE OFF EXTRS SPESHY LIVE SHOW,” they wrote in the caption.In the video, the members also go on to tell fans that the Brixton gig will see “Kurupt FM back in shape and better than ever.”A post shared by People Just Do Nothing (@kuruptfm)Tickets go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (June 7).

Kanye West is being sued for sexual harassment and wrongful termination by his former assistant.According to court documents obtained by Page Six, LaurenPisciotta claimed in the filing that she began working with the rapper in July 2021 as he prepared to launch his Yeezy fashion line.It is reported that Pisciotta was offered $1million (£781,840) for the job. The only condition of the role was that she would be available to West 24 hours a day, seven days a week – a term she accepted.Pisciotta said in her lawsuit that she was making an additional $1million from OnlyFans until the ‘Vultures’ artist asked her to be more “God like” and delete her account on the platform in 2022.West allegedly increased the model’s salary to $2million (£1.5million) a year in return to compensate for the lost income.

Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. Teenage upstart Myaap isn’t the only female rapper popping out of Milwaukee’s lowend scene (shoutout Lonni Monae), but among Wisconsinite rappers of any gender, she might be having the most fun.

Notorious B.I.G wanted to leave Diddy‘s Bad Boy Records before his untimely death in 1997.In a new exposé by Rolling Stone, several people corroborated the long-standing rumour that the Brooklyn rapper wanted to leave the label. At the time, Diddy – real name Sean Combs – was in a legal battle with the rapper’s lawyers over the publishing rights to Biggie Smalls’ music.“I will never give it up until I’m dead and my bones are crushed into powder,” Combs told the lawyers, according the book The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop. Diddy started the process of returning the publishing rights to all Bad Boy artists last September.’90s hip-hop photographer Monique Bunn told Rolling Stone: “[Biggie] was absolutely about to leave Puff.

Nicki Minaj has added more North American dates to her ‘Pink Friday 2’ tour for later this year. Find all the details below.The rapper and singer recently wrapped up a run of shows across the US and Canada before embarking on the current UK and European leg.

The Roots know music.And on June 1-2, the beloved 12-piece Hip-Hop outfit will show off their exquisite taste with their annual curated Roots Picnic Festival at their hometown Philadelphia, PA’s Fairmount Park.Big names they’re brining in this year include rap and R&B icons like Lil Wayne, Nas, Jill Scott, Gunna and Method Man with Redman.Fantasia, Sexyy Red, Victoria Monét, Babyface and Wale will be there, too.Plus, André 3000 is dropping in for a special live performance of his recently released album “New Blue Sun.”In total, nearly 40 artists are scheduled to perform at the two-day extravaganza.Sound like the fest for you?If that’s the case, last-minute tickets are still available.At the time of publication, two-day general admission passes start at $217 before fees on Vivid Seats.Single-day passes can be found for as low as $130 before fees.Still looking for a bit more information before smashing that buy button?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about the 2024 Roots Picnic below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day Roots Picnic passes can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.