LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 22: Kendrick Lamar attends the 2018 BET Experience Staples Center Concert, sponsored by COCA-COLA, at L.A. Live on June 22, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ser Baffo/Getty Images for BET)

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<a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/kendrick-takes-on-drake-and-j-cole-or-the-wrap-up">Kendrick Lamar </a>might have perturbed some fans after canceling his 2024 Tecate Pa&rsquo;l Norte Festival set. The former TDE rapper was to hit the Tecate Light stage at the Parque Fundidora in Monterrey, Nuevo Le&oacute;n, in Mexico on Friday (March 29).&nbsp;
However, mere hours before the event, its organizers hopped on Instagram to announce that Lamar would not perform. According to their post, "unforeseen circumstances" and "logistical issues" prevented the California-bred rapper from performing.&nbsp;
"For unforeseen circumstances due to logistical issues out of Tecate Pal Norte's organization &mdash; we're sorry to announce that Kendrick Lamar won't be able to perform tonight at the festival," the post read.
Check out the post below.&nbsp;
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'Unforeseen Circumstances' Cause Kendrick Lamar To Cancel Show At Mexican Music Festival

SANTIAGO, CHILE - MARCH 18: Drake performs during day two of Lollapalooza Chile 2023 on March 18, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images)

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<a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/drake-appears-ready-for-war-in-new-instagram-post">Drake</a> has clarified that he's not worried about anything, especially his alleged beef with Kendrick Lamar. On Friday (March 29), the Toronto rap star hopped on Instagram with a cryptic message, seemingly responding to Lamar's recent diss.&nbsp;
"I could never sell [y'all] out to sell my latest work," the "Jaded" rapper wrote. "Never do you bad out the blue but I'm down to make it worse."&nbsp;
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The rapper also made another post where he took another shot at the DAMN. rapper, writng, "You boys ain&rsquo;t no business men."&nbsp;
Not long ago, Kendrick jumped on a track titled <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hot-news/kendrick-lamar-drake-j-cole-the-road-to-like-that-and-whats-next">"Like That" </a>from Future and Metro Boomin's latest project, We Don't Trust You, where he took shots at Drake and J.Cole: "Motherf*ck the big three, n*gga, it's just big me, N*gga, bum/What? I'm really like that," Lamar rapped. "And your best work is a light pack/N*gga, Prince outlived Mike Jack."&nbsp;

Drake Gets Spicy On IG Amid Beef With Kendrick Lamar 

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On Thursday, <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/drake-invites-rick-ross-ex-to-concert-after-being-unfollowed-amid-future">Drake</a>'s latest Instagram post caught a lot of attention. The post suggests that the Canadian rapper is ready to engage in hip-hop beef with other artists. The caption reads, "They would rather go to war with me than admit that they are their own worst enemy."
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Drake is currently feuding with several big hip-hop stars, including Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, and Kendrick Lamar. Over the weekend, Future and Metro Boomin released an album called <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/future-and-metro-boomin-announces-2-joint-albums-with-trailer">We Don&rsquo;t Trust You</a>, featuring a track called "<a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/kendrick-lamar-drake-j-cole-the-road-to-like-that-and-whats-next">Like That</a>" with Kendrick Lamar. In his verse, Kendrick challenges Drake and J. Cole for supremacy and disregards the Big 3.&nbsp;
Fans speculate that Future and Drake have beef over a woman they both dated. Future references this in his new album on songs like &ldquo;We Don&rsquo;t Trust You&rdquo; and &ldquo;Type Shit.&rdquo; On Wednesday, March 27, the woman in question <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/drake-and-future-beef-reportedly-caused-by-a-woman-she-speaks-out">addressed</a> the rumors to set the record straight.
One of the comments in Drake&rsquo;s new Instagram post is from Rick Ross's ex-fianc&eacute;, Lira Galore, who simply writes "Step" with a fire emoji. Superstar beef in hip hop has divided heavyweights among respective artists. Nav and Rick Ross are among those to publicly unfollow Drake following the release of We Don&rsquo;t Trust You album.
Rick Ross and Kanye West promoted Kendrick Lamar's music this week. Ross replayed Kendrick's verse on "Like That" in his Instagram Story, while Kanye promoted their 2016 collaboration "<a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/ye-promotes-kendrick-lamar-amid-drake-j-cole-kendrick-lamar-beef">No More Parties In LA</a>."
Drake responded to the current feud during his concert in Miami on Sunday (March 24). &ldquo;I got my head up high, my back straight, I&rsquo;m ten f**king toes down,&rdquo; he said to the crowd. &ldquo;And I know no matter what there&rsquo;s not another n**** on this Earth that could ever f*ck with me.&rdquo;
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Drake Appears Ready For War In New Instagram Post

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Kanye&hellip; Excuse me, I apologize, <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/kanye-west-and-his-team-feels-public-doesnt-respect-name-change-his-name-is">Ye</a> appears to have chosen a side in the feud between <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/kendrick-lamar-drake-j-cole-the-road-to-like-that-and-whats-next">Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole </a>as the mogul shared an Instagram Story on Monday (March 26) promoting his collaborations with Kendrick Lamar, &ldquo;<a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/unreleased-kanye-west-kendrick-lamar-tracks-leak">No More Parties In LA</a>,&rdquo; from 2016&rsquo;s Life of Pablo.&nbsp;
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Ye and Drake have been feuding for years, while J. Cole's beef with Ye is less known. Fans speculate Ye&rsquo;s post of the Kendrick Lamar-featured song indicates an alliance with the Pulitzer Prize-winning artist. Kendrick made the feud between himself, Drake, and J. Cole public over the weekend on the new song &ldquo;Like That&rdquo; from Future and Metro Boomin&rsquo;s new album, We Don&rsquo;t Trust You.
Ye made an explicit since-deleted post on social media that mentioned Drake a couple of weeks ago following Vultures Vol.1 song, &ldquo;Carnival,&rdquo; reaching #1 on Billboard, his first in over a decade. &ldquo;F*ck Drake,&rdquo; wrote Ye as he addressed Addidas and others.&nbsp;
During his tour stop in Miami on Sunday, Drake <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/drake-seemingly-responds-to-kendrick-lamar-diss">addressed</a> the recent feuds. He tells the crowd, &ldquo;I got my head up high, my back straight, I&rsquo;m ten f**king toes down&hellip; and I know no matter what there&rsquo;s not another n**** on this Earth that could ever f*ck with me.&rdquo;
Others to choose sides in hip hop civil war include Nav,&nbsp;<a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/drake-invites-rick-ross-ex-to-concert-after-being-unfollowed-amid-future">Rick Ross</a>, <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/travis-scott-hints-new-music-coming-i-gotta-kick-into-a-new-gear-they-think">Travis Scott</a>, and more.

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<a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/drake-seemingly-responds-to-kendrick-lamar-diss">Drake</a> lost some collaborators due to a <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/kendrick-lamar-drake-j-cole-the-road-to-like-that-and-whats-next">beef</a> with Future, Metro Boomin, and Kendrick Lamar. Rick Ross unfollowed him, so Drake invited Ross's ex-girlfriend, Cristina Mackey, to his concert in response.
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Mackey shared a series of Instagram Stories that included her attending Drake&rsquo;s Biggest The What concert in Miami by special invite. One of the stories showed a signature OVO envelope with Mackey&rsquo;s name addressed. Many speculate the invite is the initial reason for Ross unfollowing Drake.&nbsp;
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Ross and Mackey broke up earlier this month. Mackey surprised her followers on live by revealing that she wrote an R&amp;B song about the rapper she recently broke up with. Mackey showcased her great voice by previewing the song.
Ross has been sharing motivational messages on social media while spotted with a new beau following the breakup. Ross and Drake had issues in the past during Drake and Meek Mill&rsquo;s feud.
Drake&rsquo;s beef with Future and Metro Boomin became high-profile over the weekend after the duo released their anticipated joint album, We Don&rsquo;t Trust You. Future <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/drake-and-future-beef-reportedly-caused-by-a-woman-she-speaks-out">subliminally rapped</a> about issues with Drake on album cuts &ldquo;We Don&rsquo;t Trust You,&rdquo; &ldquo;Like That,&rdquo; and &ldquo;Type Shit.&rdquo;
After the album&rsquo;s release, Metro Boomin shared a tweet on X that reads: &ldquo;Pick a side and stay on it.&rdquo;
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Drake Invites Rick Ross Ex To Concert After Being Unfollowed Amid Future/Metro Boomin Beef

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Last summer&rsquo;s public argument between Top Dawg Entertainment&rsquo;s Reason and co-president Anthony &ldquo;Moosa&rdquo; Tiffith Jr. continues trending. Reason clarified his position with the label afterward when asked by host Gina Views on the new episode of the Hoefessions podcast.
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m still signed to the label,&rdquo; he answered at 34:31. &ldquo;I just think shit just &lsquo;delicate.&rsquo; Like, I don&rsquo;t really know what the f*ck it is, right. To me, it&rsquo;s just all weird. I don&rsquo;t really know what the situation is. I&rsquo;m still signed to the label right now. That&rsquo;s not a knock on none of the other artists. Like, I don&rsquo;t know exactly what it really is &hellip; I&rsquo;m just in a space where I&rsquo;m just focused on whoever f*ck with me, f*ck with me. And the people that, not saying they don&rsquo;t, but if they don&rsquo;t, if they&rsquo;re one of the people that don&rsquo;t, then f*ck&rsquo;em. Like, that&rsquo;s kinda where I&rsquo;m at. Whoever don&rsquo;t f*ck with me, f*ck&rsquo;em and whoever f*ck with me, f*ck with me.&rdquo;
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<a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/president-of-tde-supports-kendrick-lamar-leaving-its-time-to-move-on-try-new-things">Kendrick Lamar</a> left the label in 2023, TDE&rsquo;s current roster includes Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/schoolboy-q-stands-with-kanye-west-thats-the-homie-i-dont-give-a-f-k">Schoolboy Q</a>, <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/sza-sends-heartfelt-message-to-beyonce-thanks-for-seeing-me">SZA</a>, <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/doechii-reacts-to-beyonce-request-meeting-dj-khaled-working-with-tde">Doechii</a>, SiR, <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/rappers-and-fans-show-isaiah-rashad-after-he-was-allegedly-outed-after-his-sex-tape-leaked-online">Isaiah Rashad</a>, Zacarii, Lance Skiiiwalker, Ray Vaughn, and, of course, Reason. The Carson, California native signed with Top Dawg Entertainment in 2017 and released three albums. His new album, Porches, features SiR, Zacari, Ray Vaughn, Doechii, and Kalan.Frfr.
Occasionally, Reason has expressed his frustration with the label on public forms. The TDE president's viral moment on BaccOnFigg in August 2023 brought Reason to the forefront with the inquiry about whether the host knew the artist's music and revelations that Kendrick Lamar's manager and former co-president Dave Free didn't want Reason signed.&nbsp;
The Hoefession&rsquo;s comment was made during the release of Blue Lips, a new TDE album by Schoolboy Q, who said he's never leaving the label on <a href="https://www.xxlmag.com/schoolboy-q-blue-lips-album-details/#:~:text=ScHoolboy%20Q%20Confirms%20He's%20Never,his%20last%20release%20with%20TDE.">February 18</a>.&nbsp;
The new interview with Views follows her and the rapper starring in a series of <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/tdes-reason-and-gina-views-stars-in-5-part-short-love-story-for-new">Valentine&rsquo;s Day-inspired short-filmed freestyle</a>s that he showcased on social media last week. Reason tells Views that the outpour of positive feedback on social media reassured a new strategy he intends to implicate into his next album campaign.
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&ldquo;It opened up a new door for me, like, in my artistry,&rdquo; he said at 17:34. &ldquo;I always be kinda weary about the skits and acting, and shit like that. Because TDE never really wanted me to dive into that. And it was something I always wanted to do, but they pushed me away from it so much that I was always nervous. Over thinking it. What if people think this is &lsquo;corny.&rsquo; So the reaction I got, I&rsquo;m like, okay, now I&rsquo;m even implementing shit like that into my next album.&rdquo;
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not going to be as much comedy &ndash; it&rsquo;s going to be more serious &ndash; a little bit of comedy.&nbsp; But it gives me the confidence that we can pull off full-blown, like, little short movies or documentaries or shit like that. And it just makes the music better because my music is a lot of storytelling anyway. So I&rsquo;m like, I want to be able to dive into the storytelling aspect of it even outside of the music. So it gave me a little gateway to that.&rdquo;
After the TDE discussion, Reason and Gina Views exchanged stories about crazy exes, intimate encounters, love language, and more. You may watch the full hour-long interview above.
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Reason Says His Situation With TDE Is “Delicate” & “Weird” Right Now In New Interview

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Kendrick Lamar In Paris

New <a href="https://hot97.com/hot-news/kendrick-lamars-the-big-steppers-tour-streaming-live-from-paris-on-oct-22">Kendrick Lamar</a> music appears in the new ad in support of the upcoming <a href="https://www.chanel.com/us/fashion/spring-summer-2024/l/FshCollection24S/the-looks/">Chanel Spring-Summer 2024</a> Haute Couture show.
The song is featured on The Button. The project is a collaboration between Chanel and Lamar and partner Dave Free&rsquo;s pgLang. The collaboration marks the first between K. Dot and the fashion giant.&nbsp;
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The short film&rsquo;s description reads:
&ldquo;At the invitation of Virginie Viard, Kendrick Lamar, and creative partner Dave Free meet the world of CHANEL Haute Couture for the first time, bringing to life a story about time and transmission. Actress and House ambassador Margaret Qualley plunges us into the tale &ldquo;The Button&rdquo; alongside actress and House ambassador Anna Mouglalis, as well as friend of the House Naomi Campbell.&ldquo;
The film of the Chanel Spring-Summer 2024 Haute Couture show will be revealed on Tuesday, January 23rd at 2pm, Paris time.
In other news, Lamar is currently developing a touring company to tour throughout Africa.&nbsp;
Kendrick Lamar flew from the West Coast to announce the Summer Jam main stage in 2015. He spoke with Ebro in the Morning about his latest album, performing in NYC, controlling his music, and social issues. Rewatch the interview below.&nbsp;
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Kendrick Lamar Shares New Music For Upcoming Chanel S/S 24 Show

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During a recent interview on the "<a href="https://jenniferhudsonshow.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jennifer Hudson Show</a>," Swizz Beatz revealed that his son, Egypt, helped <a href="https://www.hot97.com/new-hip-hop-music/kendrick-lamar-drops-off-new-album-mr-morale-the-big-steppers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Kendrick Lamar</a> overcome writer’s block when he was just five years old. “I’m jealous as hell of that one. I thought me and Kendrick was cool,” Swizz Beatz joked. “But they kicked it off at the Super Bowl game, and I looked and him and Kendrick was talking for like 40 minutes.""I went over and said to Kendrick, ‘Is he bothering you? Should I move him? I know you enjoying yourself.’ He said, ‘No. Swizz, I had writer’s block and what Egypt is telling me is helping me deal with something,’" the "On to the Next One" hitmaker said.“I was like, ‘Well man, he’s five years old.’ Still to this day, I don’t know what he was helping him deal with, but I let it happen.” He added, “He definitely charged him. Egypt got some money off that record.”Egypt, who is now 12 years old, was credited as a producer along with his father on Kendrick’s “untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016” off his 2016 album untitled unmastered. Elsewhere in his conversation with host Jennifer Hudson, Swizz Beatz spoke on Egypt’s musical growth and explained how he and his wife Alicia Keys do not force their kids to do what they don’t want to do. “It’s beautiful,” the producer said. “The one thing that we don’t do is force things on them. You know, we don’t force art, we don’t force music. What we force is good intentions."He added, "As long as you have a good intention on what you’re doing, we’ll support it. But it’s not like, ‘You have to be this way.’ We have to let the kids be who they gonna be, but guide them in the right way and not put the pressure on them.”See related posts below.https://youtu.be/HiHF8uJYz_M

Swizz Beatz Reveals His Son Helped Kendrick Lamar Overcome Writer's Block

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This show will mark the 10-year anniversary of 'good kid, m.A.A.d city'On May 13th Kendrick Lamar dropped his highly anticipated fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The album is a blend of pop, funk, soul, rap, R&B that is arguably one of his most thought-provoking albums to date. Themes of mental health, relationship conflict, trauma, can be found on each track offering a glance into Lamar's personal life. Immediately following the albums release, Lamar formally announced the Big Steppers Tour. Luckily, Lamar fans worldwide may have the opportunity to stream his upcoming show in Paris.https://www.instagram.com/p/CdbedUIvAuS/Kendrick Lamar’s sold-out October 22 show at the Accor Arena in Paris is set to stream live exclusively through Amazon Music and Prime Video. The event will mark the 10-year anniversary of the release of Lamar’s universally praised LP, good kid, m.A.A.d city. The triple-Platinum RIAA certified studio album earned him seven nominations at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards and received international acclaim from both fans and critics. The livestream will provide fans with a special look at Lamar’s 65-date world tour in support of his latest release, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj3AEurrNqP/Airing live on October 22 at 2pm ET, fans will be able to watch the livestream for free exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide, <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fr20.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D0015XDOuhnkirlVvOQj_vQSA0hoJ1k1-lRG6kc2LJWQJfU1CVmRQYg9V8nSTX2apuskxD7pu5Fcef5w093SkNfgJhPRX4w_WCc_W420UOl6Ye6wiBEhcFcsjGnHiRAdLpP5AeHFjwoiMxnJBKXpIO7euA%3D%3D%26c%3DquYJC8tXHT01Ondiak9uBaqh5ETEXfwwAmGI-vj6YqB8kpjhUopDrg%3D%3D%26ch%3DN9KHaIlaetcuVaG0_c-bOmqatK95Tkhn5J-xUBkoZshPcmP9bkwHGw%3D%3D&data=05%7C01%7Cniani.patterson%40hot97.com%7Cae8d4b2cd5a94522428e08dab109506f%7C5f3194f942424eec961e424d543ec9e0%7C0%7C0%7C638016950814725184%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uoPAAoWxJABwnXA9PxAFkAa81zOzYZT0%2BGtPOd3WjUE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Amazon Music channel on Twitch</a>, and on the Amazon Music app. The stream will also feature sets from pgLang’s Tanna Leone and Grammy Award-winning recording artist, Baby Keem. Lamar’s performance will be available to view on-demand on Prime Video following the livestream event.Tim Hinshaw, head of R&B and hip-hop for Amazon Music said in a press release “As a kid from the west side of Compton, hearing good kid, m.A.A.d city for the first time and seeing Kendrick’s journey from neighborhood hero to global superstar ignited a fire in me that I’m forever grateful for. It showed me that no matter where you start in life, hard work and dedication will put you where you hope and dream to be."

Kendrick Lamar's 'The Big Steppers Tour' Streaming Live From Paris On Oct 22

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It looks like Drake and Kendrick Lamar put their<a href="https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.72573/title.drake-spotted-at-kendrick-lamars-big-steppers-toronto-tour-stop-was-it-petty-drake" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> rumored differences aside. </a>While on tour, K. Dot had a stop in Toronto and nonother than the Canda G.O.A.T was spotted in the audience. If you can remember, back in 2013 Drake and Kendrick exchanged some words after Kendrick name-dropped Drake in his verse on "Control." The two haven't publicly been linked since but K. Dot did mention that he didn't mean any harm by the lyrics. "I got love for you all but I’m tryna murder you n***as" differently." Drake on the other hand, took it it as a diss. "It just sounded like an ambitious thought to me. That’s all it was. I know good and well that Kendrick’s not murdering me, at all, in any platform." But it looks like the two put their differences to the side as fans capture Drake viding at Kendrick's 'Big Stepper' tour.https://www.instagram.com/p/ChNaQ00pZEm/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkFans flooded the comments with some interesting observations. One fan wrote, "Petty drake or showing love?" And another, "They gonna squash it or what? They been jabbing nat each other for years now?"Maybe we'll have a collab from the two in the near future.

Social Media Has Mixed Reaction After Drake Was Spotted At A Kendrick Lamar Concert

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Kendrick Lamar’s new album is finally here.It’s been five years since DAMN, and fans are hype. It’s Kendrick’s final album for Top Dawg Entertainment. He’s been teasing his final album with them since last year. Last week, Kendrick released “<a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kendrick-lamar-the-heart-part-5/">The Heart Part 5</a>.” The video was dope, directed by Dave Free and Lamar. In the visual, Kendrick morphs into OJ Simpson, Will Smith, Jussie Smollett, Kobe Bryant, Kanye West, and Nipsey Hussle. The visual opened with this quote attributed to Oklama: “<a href="https://pitchfork.com/news/kendrick-lamar-releases-new-album-mr-morale-and-the-big-steppers-listen/amp/">I am. All of us.</a>”Take a listen to the album:https://music.apple.com/us/album/mr-morale-the-big-steppers/1623854804

Kendrick Lamar Drops Off New Album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’

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Kendrick Lamar dropped his new single, "The Heart Pt. 5." <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/fetty-wap-breaks-down-in-tears-while-paying-tribute-to-his-daughter-who-passed-away/">Social media</a> is going wild, especially since he also dropped a visual with it. In the video, Kendrick raps from the perspective of prominent Black celebrities like Kanye West, Will Smith, and OJ Simpson. Kendrick also rapped from the POV of the late greats, Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle. In the part where K. Dot "transformed" to Nipsey, he speaks to the "Hustle And Motivate" rapper's family. Kendrick even sent a message to the man accused of killing Nipsey, Eric Holder. He raps, "I seen the pain in your pupil when that trigger had squeezed/And though you did me gruesome, I was surely relieved/ I completed my mission, wasn't ready to leave/ But fulfilled my days, my Creator was pleased."Nipsey's team showed Kendrick, love. J. Stone and The Marathon Store shared the Nipsey clip from the video. <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/los-angeles-newspaper-confirms-laruen-londons-pregnancy-social-media-reacts/">Lauren London</a>, Nip's partner, also shared her approval of the video by reposting it and said, "<a href="https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/lauren-london-reacts-to-kendrick-lamars-nipsey-hussle-tribute-in-the-heart-pt-5-news.151689.html">powerful art.</a>" Take a look:https://www.instagram.com/tv/CdU1xsiD5N7/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=Check out some social media reactions:https://twitter.com/__chris22__/status/1523457528750780416?s=21&t=BK5WiDn14To8Ys1-UZrS6ghttps://twitter.com/rnbtomi/status/1523632357869187073?s=21&t=BK5WiDn14To8Ys1-UZrS6ghttps://twitter.com/denzelcurry/status/1523456898154242049?s=21&t=BK5WiDn14To8Ys1-UZrS6ghttps://twitter.com/kingmosesdagod/status/1523458869456158720?s=21&t=BK5WiDn14To8Ys1-UZrS6g Kendrick's new album, Mr Morale And The Big Steppers is out on May 13th. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAPUkgeiFVY

Lauren London Reacts To Kendrick Lamar’s Tribute To Nipsey Hussle In ‘The Heart Pt. 5’

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In todays Flashing Lights Laura and Rosenberg react to Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West new Music Video as well as Fred Savage scandal.

Flashing Lights: Reactions to Kendrick & Kanye New Music Video

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A lot of hip-hop fans are anticipating three unreleased albums.Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Kanye West. There’s chatter Drake may drop a new song on the day Kanye is slated to release Donda.As reported on The Source, Drake is joining forces with Young Thug and Future for a track named “Too Sexy.” According to Billboard, the article points out the new single is set to arrive Friday, August 27, which is also the day Donda is supposed to drop. Drake shared this photo on social media. In the caption, he said, “I have an emotional budget I can’t go over.” Take a look:https://twitter.com/wordonrd/status/1430758076160819202?s=21Hip hop heads got into a debate over who’s they listen to first if all the artists dropped on the same day. From the looks of the Hot 97 comment section, many fans are siding with Drake’s <a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/leylamohammed/kim-kardashian-wont-remove-west-despite-kanye-name-change">Certified Lover Boy</a>. It’s not clear when Kendrick will drop his last album with TDE. https://www.instagram.com/p/CTAhpXTJjvc/?utm_medium=copy_linkDo you believe some fans aren’t getting as excited for Donda because <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/kanye-west-is-in-the-process-to-legally-change-his-name/">Ye</a> keeps changing the <a href="https://thejasminebrand.com/2021/08/26/spike-lee-is-re-editing-final-episode-of-9-11-docuseries-after-receiving-criticism-for-featuring-conspiracy-theories/">release date</a>? Let us know!<a href="https://thesource.com/2021/08/26/drake-reportedly-to-release-new-single-too-sexy/">Via</a>

Some Hip Hop Fans Vote On Who’d They Listen To First After Reports Surface Of Drake & Kanye West Dropping Music On The Same Day

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Rihanna shared a spicy wearing her lingerie line and fans went crazy!In the video, Rihanna is seen in multiple images, black/white and color, with different angles and poses. In one shot, Rihanna delivered a twerk session, and it set the Internet on fire. Take a look:https://www.instagram.com/reel/CKcfAQdHl3-/?igshid=12bm223z2ngdpCelebrities like Kid The Wiz, King Bach, Tracee Ellis Ross and more showed the singer love. See what online users had to say:https://twitter.com/rudeboyola/status/1353476383889117184?s=21https://twitter.com/shamie_sa/status/1353585064202919936?s=21https://twitter.com/tipsykxng/status/1353480572182659073?s=21Fans couldn’t help but ask about her next album. In 2019, Ri promised fans she’d put out another album. Since she didn’t, she’s always getting pressed about it. Last year, Bad Gal Riri had to <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/rihanna-checks-a-fan-who-asked-about-album-while-shes-saving-the-world/">check a fan</a> who asked about <a href="https://www.hot97.com/hip-hop-news/hot-news/rihanna-teases-fans-about-the-status-of-upcoming-r9-album/">R9</a> while Rihanna was “saving the world” (this was during the modern-day civil rights movement.)Riri’s last album was her 2016 Anti. It topped the Billboard 200 charts at No. 1. Even though it’s been four years since the “Sex With Me” singer dropped a project, she’s still topping the charts with features. Her 2020 collaboration with Party Next Door on “Believe” is a banger, and there’s also DJ Khaled’s “Wild Thoughts” ft. Bryson Tiller, Kendrick Lamar’s “L.O.Y.A.L.T.Y,” N.E.R.D.S “Lemon” and more.Last week, Fat Joe hopped on <a href="https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/amorphous-interview">Amorphous</a>' late 2020 mashup of Rihanna's "Kiss It Better" and Luther Vandross' "Never Too Much" to create his latest single, "Sunshine." Take a listen:https://music.apple.com/us/album/sunshine-the-light-single/1549998821<a href="https://theblast.com/153535/rihanna-melts-down-internet-twerking-in-see-through-lingerie">Via</a>