From Kendrick Lamar to Beyoncé and more, these were the biggest headlines across R&B, hip-hop and African genres this year.

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From the aftermath of what was perhaps one of hip-hop’s biggest rap feuds (against Drake, no less), Kendrick Lamar has ...

From the moment he popped out for a guest verse on Future & Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” 2024 belonged to Kendrick Lamar. After declaring and winning a war against Drake — and landing a couple #1 ...

Comedian Andrew Schulz has called Kendrick Lamar "the Taylor Swift of hip-hop" because "No matter what [Lamar] does, he's still the victim".

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The New Orleans native was disappointed to not have been selected to perform the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show in his ...

Lil Wayne opened up about his thoughts on not being chosen to perform at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans, ...

Snoop Dogg confessed that he “called and apologized” to Kendrick Lamar for giving the diss track a co-sign without listening to the full song that featured an AI-generated verse of his likeness and ...

From Kendrick Lamar to Tyler, the Creator and Cash Cobain, the year in hip-hop featured a variety of styles and sounds.

Deion Sanders is stepping into the middle of the explosive feud between hip-hop superstars Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and he's not holding back. What started as a series of rap diss tracks has ...

A 67-year-old billionaire adopting a pop culture catchphrase should be cringe-worthy — but for Drake, it was a reminder of ...