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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.

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 ...
Uproxx

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Makes History On The Rap Music Charts

What started off as a cleverly written diss track has blossomed into something much more. During the 2025 Grammys, Kendrick Lamar’s scathing Drake diss track “Not Like Us” swept all five of its ...
The News International

Album of the Year: Expert thinks Kendrick Lamar to beat Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny at Grammy Awards

Bad Bunny, Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga will battle for the most coveted album of the year prize and a chance to make history ...
Phoenix New Times

Will Kendrick Lamar have anything to say about Phoenix battle rap Tuesday?

Just over a year after lighting the globe ablaze with his massive word drop in what’s arguably the biggest battle in modern rap history, Kendrick Lamar graces the greater Phoenix area on the ...
NBC Bay Area

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 ...