Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Nick Drake. Hanging on a star. Read Camera Obscura, Jawbox and Anders Parker in MAGNET on Drake: The post Happy Birthday Nick Drake appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

Stereogum — Detroit’s Boldy James, a great and prolific force in the world of underground rap, suffered a near-fatal car crash last year, and I’m sure he’s still recovering. These days, though, Boldy is getting back up to full speed, or something like i... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Kendrick Lamar topped the charts with his Drake diss track. On Friday, the rapper delivered a surprise commencement speech at Compton College’s Class of 2024 graduation. more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, Drake tried to assuage his less-than-flattering public image as of late with a truly baffling remix of the 2006 Plain White T’s hit “Hey There Delilah.” It’s called “Wah Gwan Delilah,” and it’s supposed to be a Tor... more info

Stereogum — The world is a dark and unpredictable place. One moment, you’re a generational figure, the biggest rap star on the planet. But then someone calls you a pedophile on a #1 hit, and your damage-control efforts lead you to sing in a fake Jamaican ac... more info

Stereogum — Right now, Sexyy Red is everywhere. Her single “Get It Sexyy” is a big hit. She’s twerking onstage with Zach Bryan. Last week, she released her album In Sexyy We Trust, and it’s got Drake rapping over a “BBL Drizzy” sample. Now, Sexyy ... more info

Stereogum — J. Cole has come out of the whole Drake/Kendrick Lamar situation surprisingly intact. Shortly after Kendrick took shots at both Drake and Cole on Future’s “Like That,” Cole responded with “7 Minute Drill,” a diss track on his surprise mi... more info

Stereogum — The great Drake/Kendrick Lamar feud of 2024 appears to be over, but we’ll be checking for fallout for a while. Today, Drake made his first big appearance since getting publicly rinsed in the most humiliating way, and while the song isn’t about... more info

Stereogum — The great Drake/Kendrick Lamar war of 2024 appears to be over, or at least on pause, for now. Today, we get to see the latest way that feud has impacted the charts, and the findings reflect the excitement that surrounded that lightning-fast back-... more info

Stereogum — On Monday, one of Drake’s security guards was shot several times in a drive-by shooting outside the rapper’s Toronto mansion. According to CP24, a man was taken into custody after trying to access that Bridle Path property on Wednesday; on Thu... more info