Opinion
When Trump and Vance question Harris’ Black identity, it’s an uncomfortable echo of Kendrick Lamar’s dissing another rap titan, Drake. Are Black folks letting racist ideas into the culture through the back door?
Aug. 11, 2024
California
University of California President Michael V. Drake announced Wednesday he would step down at the academic year, after managing the pandemic, policing, protests and budget woes during a challenging four-year tenure.
July 31, 2024
Music
Drake was one of the millions of Canadians affected by a storm that battered the greater Toronto area Tuesday, shutting down roads, transit hubs and power.
July 17, 2024
Sports
NBA star DeMar DeRozan was one of many dancing onstage to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’ at Juneteenth concert.
June 20, 2024
Lamar made an unexpected appearance at Compton College’s 2024 commencement ceremony, where he delivered a brief, encouraging speech.
June 12, 2024
Kendrick Lamar pops up with a Juneteenth headline performance set for Forum in Inglewood after a win against Drake in their scorched-earth diss-track feud.
June 5, 2024
The feud between the two superstar rappers appeared to climax over the weekend. What will it mean for their careers going forward?
May 7, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
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May 17, 2024
The Compton-born rapper returned his onetime collaborator’s fire in a new song Tuesday that questions Drake’s authenticity and Blackness.
April 30, 2024
The shooting outside Drake’s Toronto mansion comes amid his public feud with Kendrick Lamar. For weeks, the two rappers have traded scathing diss tracks.