The 30 best songs of 2024: Chappell, Kendrick and Sabrina top the list
In a year of exuberance and dread, songs came from every which way to comfort, to amuse, to haunt, to tantalize. Here, in descending order…
Yak Gotti, defendant in YSL racketeering trial, stabbed in jail
ATLANTA — One of two men who was indicted along with rapper Young Thug and who is awaiting a jury verdict appeared in court Monday after…
For the guest rappers on ‘GNX,’ recording with Kendrick Lamar means ‘You’ve got to be a student.’
A few months ago, the Compton rapper Siete7x was up in the Bay Area shooting a music video. Around 4 a.m., he got a call…
Kendrick Lamar uses spite as an engine on ‘GNX’
Kendrick Lamar starts his exhilarating new album by complaining that someone vandalized a mural depicting his face — a mural depicting his face in triplicate,…
Kendrick Lamar drops new surprise album ‘GNX’: 5 takeaways
Everyone suspected a new Kendrick Lamar album was coming soon — between a Super Bowl halftime show slot next year and a haul of Grammy…
Compton businesses say they lost thousands over Kendrick Lamar video shoot
Saturdays are usually busy days for Alma’s Place, a soul food restaurant in Compton across from the city’s courthouse.But roughly an hour into opening on…
2025 Super Bowl halftime show: Kendrick Lamar to perform
Football season may have just begun, but the next Super Bowl halftime act is already set: Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 show, said Roc…
Rams’ Derion Kendrick examined for possible torn ACL
A Rams defensive backfield undergoing significant change might have suffered an early loss.Cornerback Derion Kendrick, who was expected to play a rotational role, suffered a…
Kendrick Lamar films ‘Not Like Us’ music video in Compton
Searching for rap fans sick and tired of Kendrick Lamar‘s irresistible”Not Like Us?” You won’t find them in the rapper’s native Compton. Days after rocking…
DeMar DeRozan dances onstage to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track
NBA star DeMar DeRozan was seen cutting a rug onstage as Kendrick Lamar performed his hit “Not Like Us” on Wednesday night at the Kia…
Kendrick Lamar performs “Not Like Us” six times at Kia Forum
For Kendrick Lamar, “The Pop Out — Ken & Friends” show on Juneteenth was less about Drake, less about putting the final nail in the…
Drake’s ‘Push Ups’ sparks AI concern in Kendrick Lamar feud
Drake has finally dropped his Kendrick Lamar diss track. Or has he? Over the weekend, a track titled “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50)”…