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Kendrick Lamar's bitter feud with Drake explained as Grammy Awards reignites drama

Drake and Kendrick Lamar will go head-to-head at this year's Grammy Awards as they've both been nominated for Best Melodic ...
Complex on MSN

The Game passes 'Best rapper from Compton' title to Kendrick Lamar on new mixtape song "Whatever"

Game initially crowned himself as the superior rapper out of Compton during a December Club Shay Shay interview.
America Magazine

The religious rap revival at the Grammys

Many of the hip-hop’s most lauded works this year feature religious themes—themes that arguably helped spark a renewal of hip ...

How Did the GNX Become Kendrick Lamar’s Muse?

The story behind how a 1987 Buick transformed into both a childhood memory and a metaphor for one of rap’s greatest artists.

Has rap's reign ended? The roiling debate ahead of the Grammys

Rap music made headlines for losing its Billboard chart dominance, but it's being celebrated more than ever at the 2026 ...
The Root

Why Kendrick Lamar Is a Sensitive Rapper

(The Root) — While the federal government hangs by the hair of its chinny chin chin, hip-hop MC Kendrick Lamar is playing the big, bad wolf, challenging rappers during Tuesday night’s broadcast ...
NBC Connecticut

LA teacher who once taught Kendrick Lamar reflects on rapper's early start

Before he was a Pulitzer prize winner with nearly two dozen Grammy Awards under his belt, he was a student in Compton. Famed rapper Kendrick Lamar is one of Vanguard Learning Center’s most ...