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  • Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard’s No. 1 Pop Star of 2024

    Kendrick Lamar Named Billboard’s No. 1 Pop Star of 2024

    Lamar’s groundbreaking year cements his dominance in both hip-hop and pop music

    Kendrick Lamar has earned the top spot on Billboard’s annual Greatest Pop Star by Year list, marking a remarkable achievement in his career. The publication’s editorial team recognized Lamar’s cultural and commercial impact throughout 2024, noting how the rapper not only reminded fans of his peak success but also pushed new creative boundaries.

    Billboard’s Andrew Unterberger praised Lamar’s ability to achieve unprecedented heights within the hip-hop genre, which had seen some decline in mainstream appeal in recent years. “He showed that he was capable of hitting heights no other rapper had reached this decade,” Unterberger wrote. “He could dominate the streets, the charts, and everywhere in between with equal sun-blocking vastness.”

    Other notable figures on the list include Sabrina Carpenter at No. 2 and Taylor Swift at No. 3, with Beyoncé securing the No. 8 spot. Shaboozey was named Rookie of the Year, and Drake, despite receiving an honorable mention, was awarded Top Rap Artist at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards earlier this month—beating out Lamar, his longtime rival.

  • Vybz Kartel Declares Drake a ‘Better and Bigger Artist’ Than Kendrick Lamar

    Vybz Kartel Declares Drake a ‘Better and Bigger Artist’ Than Kendrick Lamar

    Kartel isn’t a big Kendrick fan

    Dancehall legend Vybz Kartel himself takes sides in the long-running debate between Kendrick Lamar and Drake, and naturally, he sided with the Canadian superstar.

    In an interview with Billboard, Kartel discussed Kendrick by saying, “I’m not a fan of Kendrick. I don’t even listen to Kendrick, so I wouldn’t know. What does he rap? No disrespect to the dude, but I hear him, I don’t listen to him.” However, on the other hand, he described Drake as one who made a direct connection with the Jamaican culture, labeling him “a better and bigger artist.”

    In line with that, he commented to Complex in December stating: “LYRICALLY, Kendrick is good, but to me, on a global scale, Drake gets the point across.”

    In addition, this past summer, Drake, who has been a fan of Kartel for a long time, rejoiced at the news of the dancehall great’s release from prison. Kartel was freed on July 31 after the Jamaican Court of Appeals confirmed the overturning of the murder conviction that robbed him of his freedom for 13 years.

    With a selfie wearing a Kartel-emblazoned T-shirt, the 6 God celebrated by saying, “BOSS FREE UP NOW! Adidjaaaaaaa,” Adidja being the real name of Kartel, Adidja Palmer, who spoke of the moment.

    Now that Kartel endorsed him, it shows how far Drake’s influence travels into the realm of music.

  • SZA Open to Duo Album with Kendrick Lamar: “I Would Love That”

    SZA Open to Duo Album with Kendrick Lamar: “I Would Love That”

    SZA expressed interest in collaborating with Kendrick Lamar, sparking fan excitement

    SZA has revealed that she’s open to a collab with Kendrick Lamar, which is fueling fan excitement. TDE offered an enrollment process on Sherri yesterday, January 8, asking her whether she’d like to ever write an entire project with the Grammy-winning funny rapper.

    When host Sherri Shepherd praised the incredible rapport between SZA and Kendrick when they worked together previously, claiming that what they share represents “a genius with a genius,” SZA obliged. I would love that,” she said to cheers from the audience.

    In addition to the aforementioned attributes, SZA cited that Kendrick taught her during her whole musical career while adding, “Speeding time up, he’s such a genius, and part of his genius is him being so elusive and so mysterious.” When ‘Luther’ came out, I said, okay, that’s the vocals we’re using. And the same with ‘Gloria.’

    The SOS singer added that Kendrick was instrumental during her creative process during the fumbling and meeting stages, where she reposed a lot of trust in his expertise and guidance. “Please, teach me, Sensei, what you know,” SZA said on the mentor-student relationship.

    All in all, fans are waiting in suspense for an album that will bring the two forces together for an entire project.

  • Kendrick Lamar’s Drake Diss Track ‘Not Like Us’ Breaks Streaming Records, Hits One Billion on Spotify

    Kendrick Lamar’s Drake Diss Track ‘Not Like Us’ Breaks Streaming Records, Hits One Billion on Spotify

    Dot’s Drake diss track ‘Not Like Us’ has broken streaming records

    Kendrick Lamar’s scathing diss song “Not Like Us” seems to be rewriting history with another successful record. After becoming the most-charted, the Top Rap Song of 2024, number one, and the bestselling and Apple Music’s most-streamed song of the year, the song has now garnered over one billion streams on Spotify.

    ‘Not Like Us,’ which dropped in May 2024, has raked in 1,002,438,426 streams so far; the song is the first diss track ever to achieve that. The song has captured listeners’ attention worldwide with engaging lyrics and energetic rap, putting the song among the best modern Hip-hop songs.


    But to measure “Not Like Us” swift rise to the top as simply a song chart success – that only adds to Kendrick Lamar’s legacy as one of the genre’s all-time greats – is to ignore just how complicated this song is and how it has swiftly become one of culture’s most polarizing, debated, and notorious hits since it first landed. For better or worse, it appears we still have several more weeks of Kendrick Lamar to come.

  • Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Music of 2024, Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, and More

    Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Music of 2024, Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, and More

    Obama revealed his favorite music of 2024, including tracks from Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott

    Former President Barack Obama released his Favorite Music in 2024 playlist, featuring some of the most interesting artists caught in this year’s musical footsteps. Then, on Friday, December 20, Obama shared his year-end lists for books and films with his musical picks.

    Some of those featured in this year’s cash list include the superb song “Squabble Up” by Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott and Asake’s “Active,” and Central Cee and Lil Baby’s “Band4Band.” Another title in the mix is “Jump” by Tyla, featuring Skillibeng and Gunna.


  • Lil Wayne Confirms Conversation with Kendrick Lamar Amid Super Bowl Halftime Show Controversy

    Lil Wayne Confirms Conversation with Kendrick Lamar Amid Super Bowl Halftime Show Controversy

    Lil Wayne shares his reaction to Kendrick Lamar regarding next year’s Super Bowl halftime performance

    The drama came earlier this year after Kendrick Lamar was named headliner of the February 9 event in Wayne’s hometown, New Orleans. Lil Wayne has been expressing his disappointment all along; he felt snubbed.

    Kendrick responded to Wayne’s comments on the track “wacced murals” off his latest album GNX. During this time, Wayne’s social network activity seemed to spur interest as he threatened to destroy whoever bothered him.

    In a recent interview with Skip Bayless, Lil Wayne says the disagreement was resolved. “I spoke to him and wished him all the best,” Wayne stated. “I told him he better kill it. He gotta kill it.”

    So, with Wayne’s support, all accounts seem clear, and fans are left anticipating how Kendrick Lamar will progress in his show at the highly awaited halftime event.

  • Kendrick Lamar Delivers Powerful Performance at TDE’s Christmas Concert

    Kendrick Lamar Delivers Powerful Performance at TDE’s Christmas Concert

    Kendrick Lamar laid down an unforgettable stage show at Top Dawg Entertainment’s Christmas concert and toy drive on Thursday (December 12), his very first live performance since the release of his latest album, GNX.

    The Grammy award-winner ended his two-song set with ‘Humble,’ which was from the 2017 album DAMN. He went straight into another fan-favorite song from GNX, “Squabble Up,” making it the song’s very first live performance, so fans were sure to remember that part of the night.

    The whole performance was dynamic and heartwarming, as Lamar spent most of his time dancing with the crowd’s children, creating a very moving and uplifting atmosphere.

    It was undoubtedly jam-packed with great performances, including that of TDE members SZA, Isaiah Rashad, SiR, Doechii, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Zacari, and Ray Vaughn. The surprise special guest was GloRilla whose hit “TGIF” has recently been named Best Song of the Year by Time.

    It wasn’t entirely about the music, but after all, it was all about the community. Attendees brought along their unwrapped toys, clothing, or other donations meant for local children in need, as the drive benefits families in the Nickerson Gardens public housing projects where TDE founder Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Jay Rock are natives.

    Giving back and celebrating the good vibes for two days would be TDE’s continued pledge to its roots- the magic of music continues to unite.

  • Snoop Dogg Defends Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Slot Against Criticism

    Snoop Dogg Defends Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Slot Against Criticism

    Snoop Dogg has reacted to the debates surrounding the Super Bowl halftime show, set to take place next year, as he directs his attack on Lil Wayne, who criticizes Kendrick Lamar’s soon-to-be performance.

    In the Drink Champs interview with Dr. Dre, Snoop during the talk was asked whether Kendrick should be controversial for that particular season of Super Bowl, the main argument given being that a host tradition is that the halftime artist should come from the city, of New Orleans.

    Snoop countered, saying, “What we need to think about is that those n-ggas performing before JAY-z got hold of the Super Bowl.” According to him more doors have been opened for the black artist to perform in that prestigious event at present adding that, “If you are a great artist, then your time will come.”

    Snoop also pointed out that he was not complaining when Dre called on him for the 2022 halftime show in L.A. while he was among featured artists that included Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and 50 Cent. “I was never crying about it or mad about it,” Snoop said, adding that he didn’t feel entitled to a spot.

    He ended by boosting the support of hip-hop artists in the Super Bowl, stating, “You just should be proud that Hip Hop is able to be seen on that stage, for all of us, and not hate on the next man, but be happy.”

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