Drake
‘Drake lost a rap battle’: Universal files motion to dismiss rapper’s ‘misguided’ lawsuit
Drake’s attorneys accuse Universal of being ‘a greedy company’ that is ‘finally being held responsible for profiting from dangerous misinformation’.
Dee Jefferson
18, Mar, 2025 @2:14 AM
‘Silence is key’: after Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl, how can Drake possibly come back?
Drake was humiliated on record, at the Grammys and now in a football stadium. But as a crisis expert attests, there’s a way he could still return to relevance
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
11, Feb, 2025 @6:30 AM
Drake’s lawsuit against Kendrick Lamar also puts artistic freedom on trial
Drake is understandably vexed about lyrics framing him as a ‘certified paedophile’ – but diss tracks are a deliberately lurid part of rap
Alexis Petridis
17, Jan, 2025 @1:09 PM
Drake files defamation lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar diss track
Drake is bringing legal action against Universal Music Group as a result of Lamar’s track Not Like Us, a decision the company calls ‘illogical’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Adrian Horton
15, Jan, 2025 @10:48 AM
The Long Wave: The Lamar v Drake beef has gone legal – what does it say about today’s hip-hop industry?
In this week’s newsletter: Lawyers are now involved in the most explosive rap feud of the century. A look at the potential cultural and commercial impact, and how hip-hop became big business
Jason Okundaye
11, Dec, 2024 @12:20 PM
The Long Wave: How Brazil is celebrating its Black heritage
Afro-Brazilians marked Black Consciousness Day as a national holiday for the first time, but the celebrations are facing resistance. Plus, a fertility ‘miracle’ rattles Nigeria and Kendrick Lamar’s surprise drop
Nesrine Malik
27, Nov, 2024 @12:17 PM
Drake claims UMG and Spotify ‘artificially inflated’ Kendrick Lamar’s diss track Not Like Us
Feud escalates as rapper’s lawyers file two petitions alleging Universal Music Group and streaming giant conspired while also accusing them of defamation
Sian Cain
26, Nov, 2024 @5:51 PM
Public Enemies: Kendrick vs Drake review – inside the beef that sent the world’s two greatest rap stars to war
Clearly neither rapper had anything to do with this deep dive into their famous feud – and it makes for a refreshing alternative to hip-hop hagiography
Ellen E Jones
29, Oct, 2024 @11:20 PM
TV tonight: inside Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s very public beef
Public Enemies looks into the rappers’ spat that nearly broke the internet. Plus: the bereaved people using AI to interact with lost loved ones. Here’s what to watch this evening
Hollie Richardson, Nicole Vassell and Phil Harrison
29, Oct, 2024 @6:20 AM
AI-generated parody song about immigrants storms into German Top 50
Artist Butterbro accused of walking fine line between parody and discrimination and helping make racial slur mainstream
Philip Oltermann, and Deborah Cole in Berlin
18, Aug, 2024 @12:01 PM
‘Your favourite rappers are only alive because of our sacrifices’: the secret life of rap bodyguards
From 2Pac in the 90s to XXXTentacion and more in recent years, murder is frequent in the US rap scene. The men trying to protect the artists explain the physical and psychological toll
Thomas Hobbs
02, Aug, 2024 @7:00 AM
Drake’s Toronto mansion seriously flooded amid record-breaking storms
Rapper films muddy water pouring through 50,000 sq ft home, quipping ‘this better be espresso martini’
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
17, Jul, 2024 @9:04 AM
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