Consequence Of Sound — A week after J. Cole apologized and rescinded his diss track, Drake has come to the table with one of his own. Drake Confirms Kendrick Lamar Diss Track “Push Ups (Drop & Give Me 50)” Jo Vito more info

Stereogum — It’s been a dramatic few days in the rap-feud trenches. Right now, the whole rap world still roiling in the aftermath of Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” the song where Kendrick Lamar came in swinging at his peers Drake and J. Cole. ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — A judge removes Drake, who performed with Travis Scott at the 2021 Astroworld concert, from a suit filed by families of the 10 fans who died in a crowd crush. more info

Stereogum — Last month, longtime collaborators Future and Metro Boomin announced plans to release two collaborative albums, pretty much back-to-back. We Don’t Trust You , the first of those albums, arrived three weeks ago, and it immediately became a huge ... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, J. Cole released the surprise mixtape Might Delete Later , and he ended the release by dissing his longtime peer Kendrick Lamar. Two weeks earlier, Kendrick took shots at both Cole and his “First Person Shooter” collaborator Drake ... more info

Metal Injection — "It's great if you're Drake, and it's not great if you're Grizzly Bear. That makes being an artist unsustainable" more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar sent the rap world aflutter last month with a guest verse on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That” lashing out at Drake and J. Cole. In the verse, K.Dot responded to Drake and Cole’s For All The Dogs track “First Person Sh... more info

Stereogum — On Monday night, NYC sample drill star Cash Cobain was set to celebrate his birthday with a hometown show called Slizzyfest at Irving Plaza. Ticketholders waited outside for hours to be let in and there were rumors of a Drake appearance. However D... more info

Stereogum — Chilly Gonzales — the Canadian musician who has collaborated with Daft Punk, Feist, Drake, and many more over the years — has released a new song called “F*ck Wagner,” a sentiment he’s expressed previously in a German television appearan... more info

Stereogum — Although Drake has feuded with many a rapper, he’s usually maintained alliances with most of the biggest names in hip-hop at any given time — perhaps because people realized it was profitable to stay on good terms with such an unstoppable comm... more info