Stereogum — The veteran California rap producer Mustard helped define the sound of early-’10s West Coast rap, but he might be having his biggest moment right now. Mustard produced Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” one of this year’s defining tracks an... more info

Stereogum — Are you sick of hearing Kendrick Lamar’s chart-topping, culture-saturating, beef-winning Drake diss? So is Steph Curry. Wednesday at the US men’s basketball team’s Olympic warmup game against Serbia in Abu Dhabi, Curry — who paced the team... more info

Stereogum — Up until now, ScHoolboy Q has only been a peripheral participant in his old comrade Kendrick Lamar’s feud with Drake. Q took part in the Black Hippy reunion at Kendrick’s Pop Out concert, and he made a quick cameo in the great video for Kendri... more info

Stereogum — The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake may be the big-tent entertainment story of the year, and it’s not going away. Months after the rappers stopped exchanging diss tracks, Kendrick is still taking victory laps, and Drake is still popping up... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar keeps rubbing it in. “Not Like Us,” the decisive blow in his feud against Drake, already went to #1 and went down in history as one of the best diss tracks of all time. He performed it five times in a row to close out the Pop Ou... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, DJ Mustard — he’s been just Mustard for years, but most of us still call him DJ Mustard — produced Kendrick Lamar’s convulsive Drake diss “Not Like Us.” Mustard has tons of hits to his name, but this was his first ti... more info

Stereogum — San Francisco’s Outside Lands and Chicago’s Lollapalooza festivals have lost one headliner and gained another. Tyler, The Creator was at the top of both fests’ lineups, but he won’t be at either one. Tyler was a surprise guest at last nigh... more info

Stereogum — What do you think Drake was doing last night? Was he watching? I bet Drake was watching, and I bet he got his feelings hurt all over again. more info

Stereogum — Today, Kendrick Lamar returns to the stage, and we all get to watch. Two weeks ago, Kendrick gave a surprise commencement speech at Compton College, and he also announced an afternoon arena show at Inglewood’s Kia Forum. That show, presented by ... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Kendrick Lamar. Turn this page. Lamar released our number-one hip-hop album of 2022: The post Happy Birthday Kendrick Lamar appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info