New York Post — “I thought that was nothing better than that spot and that stage and that platform in my city, so it hurt," said Lil Wayne about not getting to headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in his native New Orleans. more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar was announced as the headliner of next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. The decision sparked a whole lot of conversation, and much of that conversation revolved around the artist who was not chosen to perform. N... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar isn’t done releasing new music this year. After spending the first half of 2024 laying waste to Drake, Kendrick was announced as the headliner for the next Super Bowl Halftime Show. Now he’s dropped his first new song since “N... more info

New York Post — Kendrick Lamar will take the stage at Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9, 2025 in New Orleans. more info

Stereogum — Sit down, be humble, and watch Kendrick Lamar during the Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show. The rapper has been confirmed as 2025’s headliner, having last appeared alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, and Mary J. Blige back in 2022. He announced th... more info

Stereogum — Few bands experience an evolution as dramatic as Soft Kill’s. The band began with a few records that were sinister and synthy — in the realm of Cold Cave or Drab Majesty — perfecting the sound on their third album, 2016’s hypnotic Choke. T... more info

Stereogum — The New York producer Evilgiane, founder of the Surf Gang collective, has cultivated a reputation as one of the most inventive, energetic sonic experimenters working in rap. In the recent past, Evilgiane produced tracks like Kendrick Lamar and Bab... more info

New York Post — We count down the 10 hottest songs of summer 2024. more info

Stereogum — You didn’t expect Drake to quietly accept a humiliating loss in the biggest rap feud in recent history, did you? The Boy has kept a relatively low profile since “Not Like Us” became the year’s defining rap anthem, but he hasn’t gone sile... more info

Stereogum — One of the funniest parts of “Euphoria,” Kendrick Lamar’s preeminent Drake diss track before “Not Like Us” came along, is the part where he seems to mix up former child actor Haley Joel Osment (of The Sixth Sense/A.I. fame) with the mega... more info