I’ve spent the past month theorizing that the root of Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s dysfunction is how philosophically different they seem to be. Their actions speak loudly for two sects of hip-hop in antithetical opposition. While Drake’s three weeks of post-“Push Ups” digital mischief entertained his fanbase and, for some, upped the pressure on Kendrick, the West Coast rhymer’s fans put on an unbothered front, surmising that Drake was anxiously awaiting a potent clapback. True enough, Kendrick opened his diss track “Euphoria” by echoing his...
- 4/30/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
On the night of April 13, after the apparent leak of his diss track “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me Fifty),” Drake posted a screenshot from the movie Kill Bill on his Instagram Story. It was the film’s iconic fight scene, during which Uma Thurman’s character takes on a room full of ninja assassins only to emerge victorious. The metaphor couldn’t be more applicable to Drake’s current situation, as he fends off what many are describing as “Rap’s Avengers,” out for blood since the release of Future...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
Good morning, haters — or, really, good morning to everyone who isn’t Drake. Kendrick Lamar called an impromptu emergency meeting of the anti-Drake club on Tuesday when he dropped “Euphoria,” his six-minute-long, highly-anticipated response to weeks of antagonization from the Canadian rapper.
Last week, Drake released “Taylor Made Freestyle,” his second response to a couple of shots that Kendrick took at him on the Metro Boomin and Future track “Like That.” The song has since been removed due to legal threats from the Tupac estate, but it did feature the line: “Since “Like That,...
Last week, Drake released “Taylor Made Freestyle,” his second response to a couple of shots that Kendrick took at him on the Metro Boomin and Future track “Like That.” The song has since been removed due to legal threats from the Tupac estate, but it did feature the line: “Since “Like That,...
- 4/30/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Kendrick Lamar has hit back at Drake with “euphoria,” his response to the latter rapper’s recent diss tracks “Push Ups” and “Taylor Made Freestyle.” Stream it below.
Broken up into three parts, “euphoria” begins with a laidback beat in which a relaxed Kendrick calls out Drake for being fake and “a scam artist with the hopes of being accepted.”
“The famous actor we once knew is lookin’ paranoid, now it’s spiraling,” Kendrick scoffs, before accusing Drake of being a liar on multiple levels. “Fabricate stories on the family front, ’cause you heard Mr. Morale/ A pathetic master manipulator, I can smell the tales on you now/ You not a rap artist, you a scam artist with the hopes of being accepted.”
Pointedly, he continues, “Know you a master manipulator, and a bitch, you a liar too/ But don’t tell no lie ’bout me, and I won’t tell truths ’bout you.
Broken up into three parts, “euphoria” begins with a laidback beat in which a relaxed Kendrick calls out Drake for being fake and “a scam artist with the hopes of being accepted.”
“The famous actor we once knew is lookin’ paranoid, now it’s spiraling,” Kendrick scoffs, before accusing Drake of being a liar on multiple levels. “Fabricate stories on the family front, ’cause you heard Mr. Morale/ A pathetic master manipulator, I can smell the tales on you now/ You not a rap artist, you a scam artist with the hopes of being accepted.”
Pointedly, he continues, “Know you a master manipulator, and a bitch, you a liar too/ But don’t tell no lie ’bout me, and I won’t tell truths ’bout you.
- 4/30/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Keke Palmer and Sza are set to star in an untitled buddy comedy film for TriStar Pictures.
Lawrence Lamont (“Rap Sh!t”) is set to direct with the screenplay written by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton.
Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and MacRo Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks are producing. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. MacRo Film Studios is coming on board to co-finance and produce.
The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Columbia Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.
Palmer and Sza first teamed up for “Saturday Night Live” in Dec. 2022, when Palmer hosted and Sza was the musical guest.
Lamont has...
Lawrence Lamont (“Rap Sh!t”) is set to direct with the screenplay written by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton.
Hoorae’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and MacRo Film Studios’ Charles D. King, James Lopez, and Poppy Hanks are producing. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. MacRo Film Studios is coming on board to co-finance and produce.
The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Columbia Pictures to source and incubate emerging, diverse screenwriters to develop and write their first studio feature based on original ideas.
Palmer and Sza first teamed up for “Saturday Night Live” in Dec. 2022, when Palmer hosted and Sza was the musical guest.
Lamont has...
- 4/26/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Isaa Rae has a buzzy new buddy comedy in the works starring Keke Palmer and Grammy winner Sza, IndieWire has confirmed.
Rae is set to produce the untitled feature for TriStar Pictures. Rae’s “Rap Sh!t” director Lawrence Lamont will direct the film using a screenplay by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton. The project hailed from the ColorCreative’s lab at Sony Pictures as part of a program between ColorCreative and Columbia Pictures to foster emerging diverse screenwriters’ first studio features.
Palmer will executive produce through her Big Boss banner along with Sharon Palmer. Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi will produce through Rae’s banner Hoorae; ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Charles D. King and MacRo Film Studios’ James Lopez and Poppy Hanks also produce. Singleton is co-producing.
Palmer and Sza did a December 2022 “Saturday Night Life” together — Palmer as host and Sza as her musical guest.
The...
Rae is set to produce the untitled feature for TriStar Pictures. Rae’s “Rap Sh!t” director Lawrence Lamont will direct the film using a screenplay by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton. The project hailed from the ColorCreative’s lab at Sony Pictures as part of a program between ColorCreative and Columbia Pictures to foster emerging diverse screenwriters’ first studio features.
Palmer will executive produce through her Big Boss banner along with Sharon Palmer. Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi will produce through Rae’s banner Hoorae; ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and Charles D. King and MacRo Film Studios’ James Lopez and Poppy Hanks also produce. Singleton is co-producing.
Palmer and Sza did a December 2022 “Saturday Night Life” together — Palmer as host and Sza as her musical guest.
The...
- 4/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Exclusive: It looks like the recent team-up on Saturday Night Live went very well as Keke Palmer and four-time Grammy winner Sza are set to star in an untitled buddy comedy movie from TriStar Pictures, with producer Isaa Rae producing. Rap Sh!t director Lawrence Lamont is set to direct, with the screenplay written by his Rap Sh!t teammate Syreeta Singleton, who served as the series’ showrunner.
Plot details being kept under wraps, but Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi will produce through Rae’s banner Hoorae, joined by ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis, and Charles D. King, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks from Macro Film Studios. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro Film Studios is coming on board to co-finance and produce.
The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Columbia Pictures...
Plot details being kept under wraps, but Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi will produce through Rae’s banner Hoorae, joined by ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis, and Charles D. King, James Lopez and Poppy Hanks from Macro Film Studios. Singleton is co-producing. Big Boss’ Palmer and Sharon Palmer are executive producing. Macro Film Studios is coming on board to co-finance and produce.
The project came together from the CoCre lab at Sony Pictures. The lab was a previous pact between ColorCreative and Columbia Pictures...
- 4/26/2024
- by Justin Kroll and Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Rick Ross didn’t have to give his Drake diss “Champagne Moments” a video. But he did — and he used it to promote his own stuff.
On Tuesday, Ross released a visual for his recently-released diss track, which simply sees the Miami rapper sitting on a stool in front of a Chevy Bel Air and surrounded by bottles of alcohol he gets paid to endorse. Oh, and a conveniently placed poster promoting the 3rd Annual Rick Ross Car Show. (It’s on June 1 in Fayetteville, Ga by the way.)
The...
On Tuesday, Ross released a visual for his recently-released diss track, which simply sees the Miami rapper sitting on a stool in front of a Chevy Bel Air and surrounded by bottles of alcohol he gets paid to endorse. Oh, and a conveniently placed poster promoting the 3rd Annual Rick Ross Car Show. (It’s on June 1 in Fayetteville, Ga by the way.)
The...
- 4/23/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
The ongoing feud between Drake and what appears to be every one of his peers in the rap world continues and now Kanye West, Drake’s longtime adversary, has entered the chat. On Saturday, only hours after Drake dropped his AI-assisted Kendrick Lamar diss “Taylor Made Freestyle,” Kanye made an appearance on Justin Laboy’s radio show The Download and premiered his remix to “Like That,” the Kendrick-assisted Future and Metro Boomin single that’s set off an industry-wide war where Drizzy is in everyone’s crosshairs. Ye also...
- 4/21/2024
- by Jeff Ihaza
- Rollingstone.com
Drake, forever thirsty for attention, is continuing to bait Kendrick Lamar. After releasing “Push Ups” on DSPs on Friday, the Toronto rapper has dropped a second diss track. This one, titled “Taylor Made Freestyle,” includes AI verses made to sound like Tupac and Snoop Dogg.
“Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior/ Engraving your name in some hip-hop history,” AI Tupac raps. “If you deal with this viciously/ You seem a little nervous about all the publicity/ Fuck this Canadian lightskin.”
“I know you never been to jail, or wore jumpsuits and shower shoes/Never shot nobody, never stabbed nobody/Never did nothing violent to no one, it’s the homies that empower you,” adds AI Snoop. “But, still, you gotta show this fucking owl who’s boss on the West/Now’s a time to really make a power move.”
Drake closes the track with his own new...
“Kendrick, we need ya, the West Coast savior/ Engraving your name in some hip-hop history,” AI Tupac raps. “If you deal with this viciously/ You seem a little nervous about all the publicity/ Fuck this Canadian lightskin.”
“I know you never been to jail, or wore jumpsuits and shower shoes/Never shot nobody, never stabbed nobody/Never did nothing violent to no one, it’s the homies that empower you,” adds AI Snoop. “But, still, you gotta show this fucking owl who’s boss on the West/Now’s a time to really make a power move.”
Drake closes the track with his own new...
- 4/20/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Drake Namedrops Taylor Swift Fans, aka Swifties, In His Latest Diss Track For Kendrick Lamar ( Photo Credit – Instagram )
After Taylor Swift, Drake surprised his fans by dropping his new track. But there is a twist: it is no regular track but an alleged diss track aimed at multiple music artists, including Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar. The new track by the Canadian singer is Push Up. He has left the social media in a frenzy. Keep scrolling for more.
Meanwhile, Taylor released a new album on Friday that she announced a few months ago, and it’s titled The Tortured Poets Department. The album surpassed 200 streams on Spotify in less than a day, making it the first to achieve that feat. Meanwhile, the Canadian rapper and Swift are reportedly good friends. They are also two of the biggest names in the music industry.
The newly released track by Drake, Push Ups,...
After Taylor Swift, Drake surprised his fans by dropping his new track. But there is a twist: it is no regular track but an alleged diss track aimed at multiple music artists, including Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar. The new track by the Canadian singer is Push Up. He has left the social media in a frenzy. Keep scrolling for more.
Meanwhile, Taylor released a new album on Friday that she announced a few months ago, and it’s titled The Tortured Poets Department. The album surpassed 200 streams on Spotify in less than a day, making it the first to achieve that feat. Meanwhile, the Canadian rapper and Swift are reportedly good friends. They are also two of the biggest names in the music industry.
The newly released track by Drake, Push Ups,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
With a few lines in a guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s chart-topping hit “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar ignited his long-simmering cold war with Drake into what’s become the widest-reaching rap beef in years. Since then, it’s all gotten incredibly messy, starting with J. Cole recording an entire diss track about his erstwhile friend Lamar and then deciding to retract it and apologize — a fairly unprecedented move in hip-hop. We trace the whole saga on the latest episode of our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast — go...
- 4/19/2024
- by Brian Hiatt
- Rollingstone.com
The recent hip-hop scene was abuzz with frenzy after Kendrick Lamar decided to diss Drake and J. Cole. Despite all three rappers being masters in their own right, fans quickly took sides in support of their idols. Fellow rapper Lupe Fiasco also jumped into the debate, voicing his stance on the matter. So, when it comes down to it, who reigns supreme? Fiasco thinks it’s Drake!
Drake | Credits: Wikimedia Commons Lupe Fiasco Declares Drake as the Supreme Rapper!
The ongoing Drake versus Kendrick Lamar debate has set the hip-hop community ablaze, especially intensified by J. Cole‘s recent apology to Lamar for dissing him in his latest album, Might Delete Later.
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As tensions escalate, Lupe Fiasco, a fellow rapper, has added fuel to the fire by sharing his perspective. During an...
Drake | Credits: Wikimedia Commons Lupe Fiasco Declares Drake as the Supreme Rapper!
The ongoing Drake versus Kendrick Lamar debate has set the hip-hop community ablaze, especially intensified by J. Cole‘s recent apology to Lamar for dissing him in his latest album, Might Delete Later.
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As tensions escalate, Lupe Fiasco, a fellow rapper, has added fuel to the fire by sharing his perspective. During an...
- 4/17/2024
- by Sampurna Banerjee
- FandomWire
For years now, Future has been skilled at playing rap’s favorite romantic anti-hero: the man, or character, baptizing himself in purple drinks to forget about bliss that has slipped away. Some of his best songs, like “Throw Away” or “My Collection,” can be both spiteful and vulnerable, like a dog dying of a virus that it can’t understand. It’s why certain men pore over his albums like they’re David Foster Wallace novels. At any given moment, a lyric or a snark will seem to effortlessly crystalize...
- 4/16/2024
- by Jayson Buford
- Rollingstone.com
Future and Metro Boomin have mapped out their 2024 “We Trust You Tour” in support of the rapper-producer duo’s back-to-back collaborative albums.
The 27-date arena run kicks off on July 30th in Kansas City and will stop in cities including Chicago, Nashville, Toronto, Brooklyn, and Washington, DC before wrapping up on September 9th in Vancouver. It will also feature a festival performance at Lollapalooza in August. See the full itinerary below.
Get Future and Metro Boomin Tickets Here
The general on-sale will begin on Friday, April 19th via Ticketmaster following a Cash App pre-sale (get information here) starting on Wednesday, April 17th.
You can also look for deals and sold-out tickets at Stubhub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
Future and Metro Boomin are coming off their recently-released joint albums,...
The 27-date arena run kicks off on July 30th in Kansas City and will stop in cities including Chicago, Nashville, Toronto, Brooklyn, and Washington, DC before wrapping up on September 9th in Vancouver. It will also feature a festival performance at Lollapalooza in August. See the full itinerary below.
Get Future and Metro Boomin Tickets Here
The general on-sale will begin on Friday, April 19th via Ticketmaster following a Cash App pre-sale (get information here) starting on Wednesday, April 17th.
You can also look for deals and sold-out tickets at Stubhub, where orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.
Future and Metro Boomin are coming off their recently-released joint albums,...
- 4/16/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Just over a week after J. Cole apologized for his Kendrick Lamar diss track, “7 Minute Drill,” Drake has come to the table with one of his own. Titled “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50),” the track first leaked online over the weekend. On Monday, Drake all but confirm it’s legitimacy by posting a meme video to Instagram featuring producer Metro Boomin superimposed into a scene from the movie Drumline, referencing a lyric from “Push Ups.”
Hip-hop’s latest feud all began with Drake and Cole’s 2023 hit “First Person Shooter,” which saw J. Cole declare that he, Drake, and Kendrick made up hip-hop’s so called “Big Three.” Lamar struck back with a surprise verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s song “Like That,” saying “Motherfuck the Big 3, n***a it’s just big me.” Cole responded with his own diss track, “7 Minute Drill,” but later apologized for its release...
Hip-hop’s latest feud all began with Drake and Cole’s 2023 hit “First Person Shooter,” which saw J. Cole declare that he, Drake, and Kendrick made up hip-hop’s so called “Big Three.” Lamar struck back with a surprise verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s song “Like That,” saying “Motherfuck the Big 3, n***a it’s just big me.” Cole responded with his own diss track, “7 Minute Drill,” but later apologized for its release...
- 4/16/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Beyonce held on to the top spot on the Billboard 200 albums chart despite a lot of competition from new releases. For the tracking week that ended April 11, “Cowboy Carter” spent its second straight week at number-one with 125,500 equivalent album units based on its combined record sales, individual track sales and online streams. Read all about this week’s chart here at Billboard.com.
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“Cowboy Carter” is Beyonce’s first album to spend multiple weeks at number-one since her self-titled collection topped the chart for three weeks more than a decade ago. But it was a close call. Rapper J. Cole‘s surprise release “Might Delete Later” launched at number-two with 115,000 album units, followed by K-pop band Tomorrow X Together‘s “Minisode 3: Tomorrow” at number-three with 107,500 units. Those albums knocked Future and Metro Boomin‘s collaborative effort “We Don’t...
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“Cowboy Carter” is Beyonce’s first album to spend multiple weeks at number-one since her self-titled collection topped the chart for three weeks more than a decade ago. But it was a close call. Rapper J. Cole‘s surprise release “Might Delete Later” launched at number-two with 115,000 album units, followed by K-pop band Tomorrow X Together‘s “Minisode 3: Tomorrow” at number-three with 107,500 units. Those albums knocked Future and Metro Boomin‘s collaborative effort “We Don’t...
- 4/15/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Drake amusingly responded to Rick Ross’ diss track claims that he got a nose job and warned of more musical retribution against the rapper in a social media post Sunday.
Ross unleashed his own Drizzy diss track “Champagne Moments” soon after Drake’s (purportedly real) “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50)” leaked on Saturday. While the bulk of that track was aimed at Kendrick Lamar and Metro Boomin, Drake also targeted Ross on some bars for intruding on the beef. “Can’t believe he jumpin’ in,” Drake said of Ross,...
Ross unleashed his own Drizzy diss track “Champagne Moments” soon after Drake’s (purportedly real) “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50)” leaked on Saturday. While the bulk of that track was aimed at Kendrick Lamar and Metro Boomin, Drake also targeted Ross on some bars for intruding on the beef. “Can’t believe he jumpin’ in,” Drake said of Ross,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Drake dropped his diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar and a bunch of others on social media on Saturday. The American rapper later unofficially confirmed the track’s legitimacy and announced its title as Push Ups. The track fires several shots at Lamar, mocking his physical appearance and the quality of his songs. Interestingly, Lamar appears to have a response diss track ready for Drake and he has been holding onto it for four long years.
One Dance singer Drake released a diss track against Kendrick Lamar and others on Saturday
The back-and-forth diss track drama kicked off when Lamar responded to J. Cole’s First Person Shooter, in which he referred to himself, Lamar, and Drake as the “big three.” Lamar dissed both Cole and Drake in an uncredited verse in Metro Boomin and Future’s Like That.
Kendrick Lamar Is Ready With A Diss Track For Drake That...
One Dance singer Drake released a diss track against Kendrick Lamar and others on Saturday
The back-and-forth diss track drama kicked off when Lamar responded to J. Cole’s First Person Shooter, in which he referred to himself, Lamar, and Drake as the “big three.” Lamar dissed both Cole and Drake in an uncredited verse in Metro Boomin and Future’s Like That.
Kendrick Lamar Is Ready With A Diss Track For Drake That...
- 4/14/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Drake’s response track to Kendrick Lamar’s Drake and J. Cole-dragging verse in Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” from their album We Don’t Trust You, has arrived. The song, titled “Push Ups (Drop and Give Me 50),” was first leaked in a few different iterations earlier in the day on Saturday, April 13. The leak initially sparked fans to debate on whether it may have been AI-generated before it was somewhat confirmed as authentic later that day. On Friday, April 19 an official version of the song was released on all streaming platforms.
- 4/14/2024
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
After weeks of controversy and speculation about bad blood, Future and Metro Boomin have unveiled the second installment of their joint album series, We Still Don’t Trust You, which features none other than J. Cole. Cole appears on a seven-minute track titled “Red Leather,” rapping what some fans have interpreted as a dig at Drake.
“My story’s more clever, my similes was better/My energy was never on some toughest nigga shit,” Cole raps on the song. “I was just a conscious rapper that would fuck a nigga...
“My story’s more clever, my similes was better/My energy was never on some toughest nigga shit,” Cole raps on the song. “I was just a conscious rapper that would fuck a nigga...
- 4/12/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
As J. Cole put a bow on this year’s Dreamville Festival, he worked an apology heard-’round-hip-hop into the introduction to one of his biggest and most sentimental songs, “Love Yourz.” “The past two days have felt terrible,” he said, earnestly admitting he’s lost sleep over “7 Minute Drill,” his nuanced but ill-received jab back at Kendrick Lamar for dissing him and Drake (mostly Drake) on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.”
On stage, Cole explained that “Love Yourz” signified a turning point a decade ago, one where...
On stage, Cole explained that “Love Yourz” signified a turning point a decade ago, one where...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mankaprr Conteh
- Rollingstone.com
J. Cole can rest peacefully tonight knowing the regret of having dissed Kendrick Lamar is no longer sitting on his chest. During his headlining performance at his own Dreamville festival this weekend, the rapper led the crowd in a reflective meditation on “7 Minute Drill,” the diss track he released in response to Lamar’s featured verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” admitting: “That’s the lamest shit I ever did in my fucking life.”
During the four-minute speech, Cole detailed the internal turmoil the song caused for him,...
During the four-minute speech, Cole detailed the internal turmoil the song caused for him,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
J. Cole has issued a public apology to Kendrick Lamar for the diss track he included on his newly released project, Might Delete Later.
On the closing track, “7 Minute Drill,” J. Cole claimed Lamar had fallen off “like The Simpsons” and mocked his recent musical output. Cole rapped about Lamar, “Your first shit was classic, your last shit was tragic/ Your second shit put n***as to sleep but they gassed it/ Your third shit was a massive hit, that was your prime/ I was trailing right behind but I just now hit mine/ Now I’m front of the line with a comfortable lead/ How ironic, soon as I got it now he want something with me.”
Less than 48 hours after releasing the project, however, Cole was already expressing regret. Speaking during his set at the Dreamvillle Music Festival on Sunday night, Cole said, “I am so proud of that project,...
On the closing track, “7 Minute Drill,” J. Cole claimed Lamar had fallen off “like The Simpsons” and mocked his recent musical output. Cole rapped about Lamar, “Your first shit was classic, your last shit was tragic/ Your second shit put n***as to sleep but they gassed it/ Your third shit was a massive hit, that was your prime/ I was trailing right behind but I just now hit mine/ Now I’m front of the line with a comfortable lead/ How ironic, soon as I got it now he want something with me.”
Less than 48 hours after releasing the project, however, Cole was already expressing regret. Speaking during his set at the Dreamvillle Music Festival on Sunday night, Cole said, “I am so proud of that project,...
- 4/8/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Metro Boomin warned us before he and Future dropped We Don’t Trust You: “Pick a side.”
As J. Cole has learned over the past 12 hours, anyone not firmly on one side of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar divide is liable to get caught in the crossfire. Last night, he dropped Might Delete Later, a surprise EP of tracks that might have been lauded as another solid offering from the rap vet — or maybe the conversation would be about his troubling (and trite) transphobic bars on “Pi.” But instead, the...
As J. Cole has learned over the past 12 hours, anyone not firmly on one side of the Drake and Kendrick Lamar divide is liable to get caught in the crossfire. Last night, he dropped Might Delete Later, a surprise EP of tracks that might have been lauded as another solid offering from the rap vet — or maybe the conversation would be about his troubling (and trite) transphobic bars on “Pi.” But instead, the...
- 4/5/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
According to Billboard, Beyonce‘s new “Cowboy Carter” album “is poised to set a new mark for the best first-week performance of 2024” thanks to multiple physical versions and strong streaming performance. So it’s no surprise that Gold Derby users are predicting the album to top the chart in its debut week with more than 300,000 equivalent album units based on its combined record sales, individual track sales and online streams. But what about in week two? Users have predicted that as well, and they say Beyonce will stay on top for the tracking period of April 5 through April 11. But one surprise release that wasn’t in our predictions center could dethrone her.
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Beyonce’s last album, “Renaissance,” launched with 332,000 album units in 2022 and spent 14 straight weeks in the top 10, so we can probably expect “Cowboy Carter” to have staying power,...
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Beyonce’s last album, “Renaissance,” launched with 332,000 album units in 2022 and spent 14 straight weeks in the top 10, so we can probably expect “Cowboy Carter” to have staying power,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
J. Cole is back with a “surprise” new album, Might Delete Later, arriving via Dreamville and Interscope Records.
Spanning 12 tracks, Might Delete Later’s release comes after a few weeks of Cole teasing the project via vlogs online. Alongside Cole, a number of artists appear on the album, including Ari Lennox, Gucci Mane, Daylyt, Cam’ron, Young Dro, and more. Check out the full tracklist below.
Of note is the closing track, “7 Minute Drill,” which includes Cole’s response to Kendrick Lamar’s diss on Future and Metro Boomin’s March 2024 song “Like That.” On the track, Cole raps, “I got a phone call that said somebody was dissing… He fell off like The Simpsons.”
Cole then alludes to Lamar’s discography, rapping, “Your first shit was classic, your last shit was tragic/ Your second shit put n***as to sleep but they gassed it/ Your third shit was a massive hit,...
Spanning 12 tracks, Might Delete Later’s release comes after a few weeks of Cole teasing the project via vlogs online. Alongside Cole, a number of artists appear on the album, including Ari Lennox, Gucci Mane, Daylyt, Cam’ron, Young Dro, and more. Check out the full tracklist below.
Of note is the closing track, “7 Minute Drill,” which includes Cole’s response to Kendrick Lamar’s diss on Future and Metro Boomin’s March 2024 song “Like That.” On the track, Cole raps, “I got a phone call that said somebody was dissing… He fell off like The Simpsons.”
Cole then alludes to Lamar’s discography, rapping, “Your first shit was classic, your last shit was tragic/ Your second shit put n***as to sleep but they gassed it/ Your third shit was a massive hit,...
- 4/5/2024
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
J. Cole has offered a reply to Kendrick Lamar’s guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” which saw the rapper taking shots at Drake and J. Cole. Drake sort of responded to the diss on his current tour, but Cole took a more direct approach with “7 Minute Drill.”
The track, which closes out his surprise drop Might Delete Later, sees Cole addressing Lamar’s verse. “I got a phone call, they say that somebody dissing / You want some attention, it come with extensions,” he raps. “He...
The track, which closes out his surprise drop Might Delete Later, sees Cole addressing Lamar’s verse. “I got a phone call, they say that somebody dissing / You want some attention, it come with extensions,” he raps. “He...
- 4/5/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
The 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards honored music, with some big winners, including Beyoncé taking the Innovator Award.
Taylor Swift took several trophies, including Artist of the Year, Pop Artist of the Year, Tour of the Year, and Best Lyrics for “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version),” TikTok Bop of the Year for “Cruel Summer” and Favorite Tour Style.
Jelly Roll won two awards including Best New Artist (Pop) and Best New Artist (Country).
iHeartRadio also honored Latino artists with Peso Pluma being the big winner of the night, taking awards like Regional Mexican Song of the Year for his collab with Eslabón Armado with “Ella Baila Sola,” Regional Mexican Album of the Year for Genesis, Best New Artist (Regional Mexican) and Regional Mexican Artist of the Year.
Related: iHeartRadio Music Awards Photos: Best Of The Red Carpet
Other honored artists included Cher, who took the Icon Award, and Green Day,...
Taylor Swift took several trophies, including Artist of the Year, Pop Artist of the Year, Tour of the Year, and Best Lyrics for “Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version),” TikTok Bop of the Year for “Cruel Summer” and Favorite Tour Style.
Jelly Roll won two awards including Best New Artist (Pop) and Best New Artist (Country).
iHeartRadio also honored Latino artists with Peso Pluma being the big winner of the night, taking awards like Regional Mexican Song of the Year for his collab with Eslabón Armado with “Ella Baila Sola,” Regional Mexican Album of the Year for Genesis, Best New Artist (Regional Mexican) and Regional Mexican Artist of the Year.
Related: iHeartRadio Music Awards Photos: Best Of The Red Carpet
Other honored artists included Cher, who took the Icon Award, and Green Day,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
The complete list of winners for the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards has been revealed!
The show took place on Monday (April 1) at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Beyonce, Katy Perry, Jared Leto, Cher, Meryl Streep, and many more stars were in attendance at the event while Taylor Swift skipped and sent in a video message to accept her wins.
Sza won the biggest award of the night, Song of the Year, along with some other prizes.
Head inside to check out the complete winners list…
Keep scrolling to check out the full winners list…
iHeartRadio Innovator
Beyoncé
iHeartRadio Icon Award
Cher
iHeartRadio Landmark Award
Green Day
TLC
Pop Album of the Year
Olivia Rodrigo, Guts
Rock Album of the Year
Metallica, 72 Seasons
Hip-Hop Album of the Year
Metro Boomin, Heroes & Villians
K-pop Album of the Year
Stray Kids, 5-Star
Alternative Album of the Year
Boy Genius, The Record
Regional Mexican...
The show took place on Monday (April 1) at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles.
Beyonce, Katy Perry, Jared Leto, Cher, Meryl Streep, and many more stars were in attendance at the event while Taylor Swift skipped and sent in a video message to accept her wins.
Sza won the biggest award of the night, Song of the Year, along with some other prizes.
Head inside to check out the complete winners list…
Keep scrolling to check out the full winners list…
iHeartRadio Innovator
Beyoncé
iHeartRadio Icon Award
Cher
iHeartRadio Landmark Award
Green Day
TLC
Pop Album of the Year
Olivia Rodrigo, Guts
Rock Album of the Year
Metallica, 72 Seasons
Hip-Hop Album of the Year
Metro Boomin, Heroes & Villians
K-pop Album of the Year
Stray Kids, 5-Star
Alternative Album of the Year
Boy Genius, The Record
Regional Mexican...
- 4/2/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Drake has quite literally put Travis Scott in his sights for siding with Kendrick Lamar, Future, and Metro Boomin in an ongoing feud. During a recent concert, Drake mimicked shooting his frequent collaborator while performing their hit “Meltdown.”
In a fan-shot video, Drake can be seen screaming lyrics from the Utopia cut before pausing to fake gunshots at a giant Travis Scott head. Watch the footage below.
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For context, Travis encouraged Future and Metro Boomin to debut their Drake diss, “Like That,” at Rolling Loud California days ahead of its release, making it apparent that he stood against Drake.
On the track, Kendrick Lamar hits out at Drake and J. Cole, asserting his dominance among the so-called Big Three rappers of their generation. Specifically, Kendrick calls out Drake for his frequent Michael Jackson comparisons and buries him with lyrics referencing the latter’s album For All the Dogs.
In a fan-shot video, Drake can be seen screaming lyrics from the Utopia cut before pausing to fake gunshots at a giant Travis Scott head. Watch the footage below.
Get Drake Tickets Here
For context, Travis encouraged Future and Metro Boomin to debut their Drake diss, “Like That,” at Rolling Loud California days ahead of its release, making it apparent that he stood against Drake.
On the track, Kendrick Lamar hits out at Drake and J. Cole, asserting his dominance among the so-called Big Three rappers of their generation. Specifically, Kendrick calls out Drake for his frequent Michael Jackson comparisons and buries him with lyrics referencing the latter’s album For All the Dogs.
- 4/1/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Kendrick Lamar’s scorching diss aimed at J. Cole and Drake has pushed “Like That,” the single from Metro Future and Metro Boomin’s We Don’t Trust You, atop Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, the publication announced on Monday.
We Don’t Trust You takes four of the Top 10 for its opening week, with “Type Shit” featuring Playboi Carti and Travis Scott taking second, “Cinderella” also featuring Travis Scott coming in at Number Six, “We Don’t Trust You” taking eighth and “Young Metro” with The Weeknd taking ninth.
“Like That” opened with 59.6 million streams,...
We Don’t Trust You takes four of the Top 10 for its opening week, with “Type Shit” featuring Playboi Carti and Travis Scott taking second, “Cinderella” also featuring Travis Scott coming in at Number Six, “We Don’t Trust You” taking eighth and “Young Metro” with The Weeknd taking ninth.
“Like That” opened with 59.6 million streams,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
j-hope of BTS has released a six-track special album titled Hope On The Street Vol. 1. Stream it below.
The follow-up to full-length solo album Jack in the Box shows the BTS dance leader return a bright, optimistic, and ’90s-infused sound closer to the energy in his first solo mixtape, Hope World. The project accompanies a new docuseries of the same name, in which each episode corresponds to the title of one of the tracks in the EP. The first two episodes are currently available to stream on Prime Video.
The album opens with “on the street (solo version),” a reimagining of his 2023 collaboration with rapper J. Cole. The second track, “i wonder…” features his BTS bandmate, Jung Kook, and allows both members to flex their melodic muscles. Next is a bouncy, groovy offering, “lock / unlock,” with benny blanco and an excellent guitar solo from Nile Rodgers.
More collaborations await in the remaining three tracks,...
The follow-up to full-length solo album Jack in the Box shows the BTS dance leader return a bright, optimistic, and ’90s-infused sound closer to the energy in his first solo mixtape, Hope World. The project accompanies a new docuseries of the same name, in which each episode corresponds to the title of one of the tracks in the EP. The first two episodes are currently available to stream on Prime Video.
The album opens with “on the street (solo version),” a reimagining of his 2023 collaboration with rapper J. Cole. The second track, “i wonder…” features his BTS bandmate, Jung Kook, and allows both members to flex their melodic muscles. Next is a bouncy, groovy offering, “lock / unlock,” with benny blanco and an excellent guitar solo from Nile Rodgers.
More collaborations await in the remaining three tracks,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Mary Siroky
- Consequence - Music
If Drake and Kendrick finally have a rap battle for the ages, it won’t be solely because of Kendrick’s recent verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That.” It (probably) won’t be over industry politics that we’re not privy to, pillow talking, or whatever other trivial issues have caused prior rap feuds. I’m not the biggest fan of rap beef because, as Snoop Dogg told Latto, it’s often a product of ego intensified by corporate forces looking to maintain division. But Drake and...
- 3/27/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
In November, Casandra “Cassie” Ventura filed a federal lawsuit against Sean “Diddy” Combs in New York federal court. Her lawsuit includes graphic claims of sexual assault, physical abuse, and an allegation that Combs, her ex-boyfriend, would force her to have sex with male sex workers while he watched. Ventura’s claims are among the worst, but not the first controversy that the music mogul and entrepreneur has been alleged to be involved in.
Combs has attempted to rebrand himself as “Brother Love” in recent years, even changing his middle name to Love,...
Combs has attempted to rebrand himself as “Brother Love” in recent years, even changing his middle name to Love,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Last night, Drake responded to Kendrick Lamar and the rest of rap’s anti-Drizzy cohort — sort of. During a stop on his Big As The What tour in Sunrise, Florida, Drake took a moment to get defiant amid the hysteria about Kendrick’s fiery verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” where the Compton rhymer took aim at Drake and J. Cole by rhyming, “motherfuck the big three, nigga, it’s just big me” (among other shots).
Beyond the Kendrick verse, there’s been speculation that Future and...
Beyond the Kendrick verse, there’s been speculation that Future and...
- 3/25/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
As of this writing, it has been over two days since Future and Metro Boomin dropped their first full-length collaboration, We Don’t Trust You, and it has almost been completely overshadowed by a Kendrick Lamar cameo. The track on which he appears, “Like That,” prominently features Rodney O and Joe Cooley’s 1987 single “Everlasting Bass,” and Metro uses it like Three 6 Mafia did throughout their discography, from “Where Da Bud At” to “Who the Crunkest.” Thanks in part to the Mafia, “Everlasting Bass” has become an avatar of Jheri-curled hardness,...
- 3/25/2024
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
The Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar’s latest move has once again ignited the flames of debate and discussion with the release of We Don’t Trust You. In his collaboration with Metro Boomin, Lamar has sent shockwaves through the rap world with his bold declarations about none other than Drake and J. Cole through the track, Like That.
Kendrick Lamar | Credits: Wikimedia Commons
Kendrick’s lyrical prowess has sparked conversations about his place as the greatest of all time (Goat), a prevailing debate with Eminem, Kanye West, and Jay-Z, each sharing their admiration for the rapper.
Rap Icons’ Perspective on Kendrick Lamar’s Influence
Like many prominent figures in the public eye, Kendrick Lamar has garnered both acclaim and critique from people along with his peers within the industry, such as Eminem, Kanye West, and Jay-Z. Eminem, who collaborated with him on songs like Love Game, has consistently shown admiration for Lamar.
Kendrick Lamar | Credits: Wikimedia Commons
Kendrick’s lyrical prowess has sparked conversations about his place as the greatest of all time (Goat), a prevailing debate with Eminem, Kanye West, and Jay-Z, each sharing their admiration for the rapper.
Rap Icons’ Perspective on Kendrick Lamar’s Influence
Like many prominent figures in the public eye, Kendrick Lamar has garnered both acclaim and critique from people along with his peers within the industry, such as Eminem, Kanye West, and Jay-Z. Eminem, who collaborated with him on songs like Love Game, has consistently shown admiration for Lamar.
- 3/23/2024
- by Laxmi Rajput
- FandomWire
Few rivalries in rap music are as intense as Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s. Along with sharing appearances on each other’s albums, the two have also shown respect for one another in interviews. However, the very things that have united them have also caused them to drift apart.
A controversy erupted when Drake made a derogatory remark about Lamar and his song, Control, back in 2013. The song was eventually pulled from the album due to sample clearance issues, and many rappers responded to it right away—just not the one Lamar seemed to want to hear from most.
Drake asked, “Kendrick is giving people moments, but are you listening to it now?” in reference to the now-famous verse of Big Sean’s song Control.
Drake in One Dance
And now, Lamar is providing more moments for people eleven years later. In an uncredited cameo on Future & Metro Boomin’s...
A controversy erupted when Drake made a derogatory remark about Lamar and his song, Control, back in 2013. The song was eventually pulled from the album due to sample clearance issues, and many rappers responded to it right away—just not the one Lamar seemed to want to hear from most.
Drake asked, “Kendrick is giving people moments, but are you listening to it now?” in reference to the now-famous verse of Big Sean’s song Control.
Drake in One Dance
And now, Lamar is providing more moments for people eleven years later. In an uncredited cameo on Future & Metro Boomin’s...
- 3/23/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Here’s How Much Drake & Kendrick Lamar Are Worth! (Photo Credit – Instagram)
Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J Cole are known as hip-hop’s Big Three, but Lamar feels differently. He has allegedly taken a jibe at the other two members. The artists will battle it out on stage or in music videos, but today, we will compare their estimated net worths. Both Lamar and the Hotline Bling crooner are well-established personalities in the music world and have impressive fortunes, but who has more wealth? Scroll below to find out.
About Kendrick Lamar & his earnings-
Kendrick Lamar was born in 1987 in California’s Compton to Kenneth Duckworth, a former hustler who worked at KFC, and Paula Oliver, a hairdresser. Famous basketball player Nick Young and rapper Baby Keem are Lamar’s cousins. He took on the stage name K Dot in high school and started doing freestyling for his peers. A...
Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and J Cole are known as hip-hop’s Big Three, but Lamar feels differently. He has allegedly taken a jibe at the other two members. The artists will battle it out on stage or in music videos, but today, we will compare their estimated net worths. Both Lamar and the Hotline Bling crooner are well-established personalities in the music world and have impressive fortunes, but who has more wealth? Scroll below to find out.
About Kendrick Lamar & his earnings-
Kendrick Lamar was born in 1987 in California’s Compton to Kenneth Duckworth, a former hustler who worked at KFC, and Paula Oliver, a hairdresser. Famous basketball player Nick Young and rapper Baby Keem are Lamar’s cousins. He took on the stage name K Dot in high school and started doing freestyling for his peers. A...
- 3/23/2024
- by Esita Mallik
- KoiMoi
As soon as Future and Metro Boomin’ collaborative album We Don’t Trust You dropped a couple of its much-anticipated tracks, Kendrick Lamar took the stage and decided to spit pure fire through his verses and bars in the track titled Like That.
The reason this stirred the entire industry as well as the public was because it explicitly dissed Drake and J. Cole, two of the biggest names in Hip Hop right now.
Kendrick Lamar | Credits: Wikimedia Commons
This diss has fanned the flames of a new beef in the Hip Hop scene after quite some time, which has naturally got the people excited and curious about how and when it all started. Thus, an explanation with respect to the overall beef is in order!
The Beef Between Kendrick Lamar And J. Cole Explained
J. Cole in a still from his music video Everybody Dies
Since many people are...
The reason this stirred the entire industry as well as the public was because it explicitly dissed Drake and J. Cole, two of the biggest names in Hip Hop right now.
Kendrick Lamar | Credits: Wikimedia Commons
This diss has fanned the flames of a new beef in the Hip Hop scene after quite some time, which has naturally got the people excited and curious about how and when it all started. Thus, an explanation with respect to the overall beef is in order!
The Beef Between Kendrick Lamar And J. Cole Explained
J. Cole in a still from his music video Everybody Dies
Since many people are...
- 3/22/2024
- by Deepak Bisht
- FandomWire
We Don’t Trust You, the new album from Future and Metro Boomin, is here (the first half anyway), and listeners are abuzz about the 17-song project. Coming in at approximately one hour, the project has elicited plenty of talking points in less than 24 hours. Kendrick Lamar pulled another “Control”-like move and got the rap world talking about his shots at Drake and J. Cole on “Like That” — which coincidentally overshadowed yesterday’s “Whole Time” freestyle from Big Sean, who originally put Kendrick on “Control.”
But beyond the mess,...
But beyond the mess,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Kendrick Lamar has heard Drake and J. Cole’s most recent subliminal disses, and he’s done playing games. In his guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s new song “Like That,” the rapper comes after his friends turned foes.
After opening his verse by calling out “n****s talkin’ out of they necks,” Kendrick name-drops Drake and Cole’s 2023 hit “First Person Shooter” off the former’s album, For All the Dogs: “Fuck sneak dissin’, ‘First Person Shooter,’ I hope they came with three switches.”
This line is a direct response to Cole boasting on “First Person Shooter” about being the “hardest Mc” out of the so-called Big Three rappers of their generation. “Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?” he raps. “We the Big Three like we started a league, but right now, I feel like Muhammad Ali.”
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Cole also alludes to Kendrick’s most recent album,...
After opening his verse by calling out “n****s talkin’ out of they necks,” Kendrick name-drops Drake and Cole’s 2023 hit “First Person Shooter” off the former’s album, For All the Dogs: “Fuck sneak dissin’, ‘First Person Shooter,’ I hope they came with three switches.”
This line is a direct response to Cole boasting on “First Person Shooter” about being the “hardest Mc” out of the so-called Big Three rappers of their generation. “Is it K-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?” he raps. “We the Big Three like we started a league, but right now, I feel like Muhammad Ali.”
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Cole also alludes to Kendrick’s most recent album,...
- 3/22/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
This week, Future and Metro-Boomin are returning to the rap game grandly with We Don’t Trust You, the first half of a two-part album — the sequel, rumored to be an R&b-focused project, drops April 12th. Their release will compete with Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 2, the second volume in a series of three albums over three months. There’s also Beyoncé’s upcoming record, Act II: Cowboy Carter, which drops next week and follows 2022’s Act I: Renaissance. The country-focused album already has fans speculating on...
- 3/20/2024
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Long live Fountain Baby! Amaarae will stay in the Afro-infused pop world she created with her sophomore album for at least the next few months. At least that’s what she tells Rolling Stone as she premieres the video for standout single “Angels in Tibet.”
The Yavez Anthonio-directed visual was shot inside the historic Los Angeles Theater and sees Amaarae backed by a pair of TikTok dancers — choreographer Hamly Tavarez and Beaulexx — who helped the single reach more than 51 million streams on Spotify.
“We wanted to keep it like simple but punchy and sexy.
The Yavez Anthonio-directed visual was shot inside the historic Los Angeles Theater and sees Amaarae backed by a pair of TikTok dancers — choreographer Hamly Tavarez and Beaulexx — who helped the single reach more than 51 million streams on Spotify.
“We wanted to keep it like simple but punchy and sexy.
- 3/13/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Visual albums — a bunch of videos strung together to commemorate the release of new work from a musical artist — typically either feel like shameless promotion or a vanity project. “Songs From the Hole” not only earns the label honestly, but actually takes this co-called next-level artistic endeavor to, well, another level: Chronicling the incarceration of James “JJ’88” Jacobs, who went to jail at age 15 for murder, co-writer and director Contessa Gayles combines nakedly vulnerable reflections from Jacobs with poetic recreations for a deeply affecting experience, both musically and dramatically.
“Songs From the Hole” immediately lays out the landscape of James’ crime and its repercussions: three days after killing a man on the streets of Los Angeles, James’ older brother Victor was murdered, leaving their parents to grieve the death of one child and the imminent incarceration of another. Fifteen years into a 40-years-to-life sentence, James has turned to music to...
“Songs From the Hole” immediately lays out the landscape of James’ crime and its repercussions: three days after killing a man on the streets of Los Angeles, James’ older brother Victor was murdered, leaving their parents to grieve the death of one child and the imminent incarceration of another. Fifteen years into a 40-years-to-life sentence, James has turned to music to...
- 3/9/2024
- by Todd Gilchrist
- Variety Film + TV
J. Cole will once again bring his Dreamville Festival to Raleigh, North Carolina, next month — and this time, he’s enlisted Sza, Nicki Minaj, and Chris Brown to join him as headliners at the 2024 fest.
Taking place April 6 and 7 at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park, the fourth annual Dreamville will also feature sets from Lil Yachty, ScHoolboy Q, Sexyy Red, J.I.D., Teezo Touchdown, Earthgang, Bas, Rae Sremmurd, Rema, Jeezy, Monica and dozens more.
Tickets for the festival, which J. Cole — a native of nearby Fayetteville, North Carolina — first launched in...
Taking place April 6 and 7 at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park, the fourth annual Dreamville will also feature sets from Lil Yachty, ScHoolboy Q, Sexyy Red, J.I.D., Teezo Touchdown, Earthgang, Bas, Rae Sremmurd, Rema, Jeezy, Monica and dozens more.
Tickets for the festival, which J. Cole — a native of nearby Fayetteville, North Carolina — first launched in...
- 3/7/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Drake has enlisted Lil Wayne to help him close out the Big As the What? Tour in the coming weeks, including two newly added shows in Newark, New Jersey.
While the trek was billed as a Drake/J. Cole co-headlining run, it appears J. Cole will not be able to make some of the final concerts on the itinerary. So, Lil Wayne will take the stage instead for a run of gigs starting March 23 and 24 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
Wayne will also perform with Drake at...
While the trek was billed as a Drake/J. Cole co-headlining run, it appears J. Cole will not be able to make some of the final concerts on the itinerary. So, Lil Wayne will take the stage instead for a run of gigs starting March 23 and 24 at the Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.
Wayne will also perform with Drake at...
- 3/5/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In a heartfelt gesture, Drake, the renowned rapper, expressed his condolences to the family of a mother and daughter who tragically lost their lives after they attended his concert at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
At his performance in Buffalo, New York, on February 28, the artist took a moment to remember the victims and urged his fans to embrace love and compassion.
Laticha Bracero, 42, and her daughter Alyssa Cordova, 21, were leaving the joint concert that featured Drake and J. Cole on February 13 when they were struck by a speeding car that ran a red light. Video footage captured the horrific incident. Bracero passed away at the scene and Cordova succumbed to her injuries later at the hospital.
The driver responsible for the tragedy, Monte Henderson, 22, was arrested and charged with two counts each of armed criminal action and involuntary manslaughter, as reported by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
At his performance in Buffalo, New York, on February 28, the artist took a moment to remember the victims and urged his fans to embrace love and compassion.
Laticha Bracero, 42, and her daughter Alyssa Cordova, 21, were leaving the joint concert that featured Drake and J. Cole on February 13 when they were struck by a speeding car that ran a red light. Video footage captured the horrific incident. Bracero passed away at the scene and Cordova succumbed to her injuries later at the hospital.
The driver responsible for the tragedy, Monte Henderson, 22, was arrested and charged with two counts each of armed criminal action and involuntary manslaughter, as reported by the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.
- 3/1/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Awards Jamboree
The Asian Film Awards Academy has revealed several events around the annual Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. Veteran filmmakers, jury president of this year’s awards, Japan’s Kurosawa Kiyoshi and Hong Kong’s Fruit Chan, will share their filmmaking experiences and artistic concepts in a joint masterclass. Thai star Metawin Opas-Iamkajorn (“2gether” series and film) known as Win, will be honored with the Afa Rising Star Award and the event will host the world premiere of his new film “Under Parallel Skies.”
There will also be six themed panel discussions featuring actors Wan Fang (Taiwan), Rachel Leung and Yoyo Tse (both Hong Kong), Tergel Bold-Erdene (Mongolia), Awat Ratanapintha (Thailand) and Shirata Mihaya (Japan). The discussions will also include filmmakers Nick Cheuk, Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Dominic Sangma, Oscar-winning production designer Tim Yip, production and costume designers Eric Lam, Man Lim Chung, Mitsumatsu Keiko, Elaine Ng, Zhang Menglun, editors Keith Chan Hiu Chun,...
The Asian Film Awards Academy has revealed several events around the annual Asian Film Awards in Hong Kong. Veteran filmmakers, jury president of this year’s awards, Japan’s Kurosawa Kiyoshi and Hong Kong’s Fruit Chan, will share their filmmaking experiences and artistic concepts in a joint masterclass. Thai star Metawin Opas-Iamkajorn (“2gether” series and film) known as Win, will be honored with the Afa Rising Star Award and the event will host the world premiere of his new film “Under Parallel Skies.”
There will also be six themed panel discussions featuring actors Wan Fang (Taiwan), Rachel Leung and Yoyo Tse (both Hong Kong), Tergel Bold-Erdene (Mongolia), Awat Ratanapintha (Thailand) and Shirata Mihaya (Japan). The discussions will also include filmmakers Nick Cheuk, Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir, Dominic Sangma, Oscar-winning production designer Tim Yip, production and costume designers Eric Lam, Man Lim Chung, Mitsumatsu Keiko, Elaine Ng, Zhang Menglun, editors Keith Chan Hiu Chun,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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