Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts.

Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s bitter beef ruled headlines in 2024 — and it’s far from over. Over the past year, the hip-hop giants have thrown personal jabs at each other through several diss ...

Drake featured Lamar on "Buried Alive Interlude," a song from Drake's second album, "Take Care." Lamar also told XXL Mag in an interview, that Drake's "a real good dude. He got a real genuine soul.

"Take Care" is Drake's masterpiece. It saw him step into his role as the High Priest of our generational oversharing: He's processing his memories in real time, collapsing a myriad of modern ...

Take Care was the resounding answer to critics ... Lamar was arguably the next West Coast savior to steer the ship, and Drake took advantage of his momentum by allowing him to shine on his ...