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It was the verse that woke up the rap game and made everyone start looking around and eyeing each other uncomfortably; King Kendrick, still on the ascent after dropping the best debut rap album in recent memory with 2012's good kid, m.A.A....

The rumored remix to Future's "Shit" featuring Drake and Juicy J (and produced by Mike WiLL Made It) finally dropped today, and it contained a few choice words from Drake that have been interpreted as shots at Kendrick Lamar. The two have a history that's been cordial but chilly in the past few months; as Kendrick helpfully pointed out in his BET Cypher, "Nothing's been the same sin

Black Hippy performed at Power 106's Cali Christmas concert in Los Angeles last night—where Diddy also hopped on stage and performed with them—and before they went on stage the radio station caught up with Kendrick Lamar about his recent Grammy nominations. Kendrick i...

Papoose On Kendrick Lamar's BET Cypher

The biggest piece of news in the hip-hop world today came with the leak of a 15-second clip—since removed—from Kendrick Lamar's verse on the TDE section of the BET Cyphers, where K.Dot goes after a "sensitive" rapper and kicks it off by saying "nothing's been the same since they dropped 'Control,'" a clear reference to Drake's recent album title Nothing Was The Same. The hip-ho

Tech N9ne stopped to speak with Montreality during a recent tour stop in Canada, and—as many of his peers have been in the past ten days since it dropped—was asked for his response to Kendrick Lamar's massive "Control" verse. "My rea...

Papoose On His Kendrick Response Verse: "If You Disrespect New York, I Disrespect You"

All this talk about the king of NY has us wondering what the "up and coming" have to say about the matter. XXL would like to hear from the newbies with a reply to Kendrick's controversial "Control" verse. Send in your verses to XXL@XXLmag...

Big Sean set the Internet ablaze earlier this week with the release of "Control," a collaborative cut that features verses from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. While the track is originally Sean's—and is one that was intended for his forthcoming Hall Of Fame, but was left off because of sample clearance issues—Kendrick's aggressive, name-dropping bars have led to a litany of frenzie

Big Sean set the Internet ablaze earlier this week with the release of "Control," a collaborative cut that features verses from Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. While the track is originally Sean's—and is one that was intended for his forthcoming Hall Of Fame, but was left off because of sample clearance issues—Kendrick's aggressive, name-dropping bars have led to a litany of frenzie

Meek Mill was interviewed by CBS' local Philadelphia affiliate today alongside Cleveland Cavaliers star guard Dion Waiters about the difficulties and challenges that come with success in both hip-hop and basketball. The duo—both Philly natives—will both be attending the Dream Chasers Summit on August 30 at Temple University, and as part of their interview they were asked about the intense competit