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

Kendrick Lamar and Drake have been beefing for years, with the two rappers releasing several diss tracks about one another. Rapper LL COOL J is hosting the 2025 Video Music Awards this weekend. The ...

Billboard assesses the rap field at the 2026 Grammys and predicts the nominees for best rap performance, rap song and melodic rap performance.

Ice Cube has declared that his music career served as a precursor for Kendrick Lamar’s own reign of dominance and challenging of the status quo. On Ice Cube’s recently released single, “It’s My Ego,” ...

Lamar performed alongside special guest SZA. Kendrick Lamar rocked the Caesars Superdome during the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show. The "GNX" singer electrified the crowd with a rendition of ...

Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge called Drake’s defamation lawsuit against the record label “farcical” in a letter to the court, refuting the rapper’s allegations that Grainge was personally ...

Drake teased his upcoming album Iceman while fueling his Kendrick Lamar feud, telling fans, “We got a lot to talk about.” Drake leaned into the heat of his Kendrick Lamar feud and confirmed new music ...

*We know where the Beyhive will be this spring. Organizers of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival announced Tuesday that Beyonce will join Kendrick Lamar and Radiohead as headliners ...