ASCAP

Kendrick Lamar received the Vanguard Award at ASCAP's Rhythm and Soul Music Awards in Los Angeles last night (June 27), and was honored by mentor and collaborator Dr. Dre. The Compton MCs worked together extensively on tracks such as "The Recipe" and "Compton" preceding Lamar's major label debut with Aftermath/Interscope, good kid, m.A.A....

It looks like Drake is following in the footsteps of his collaborators Boi-1da and Noah "40" Shebib, as the YMCMB rapper has signed a  with performance rights group ASCAP. Billboard reports that the YMCMB rapper/singer recently parted ways with BMI in favor of ASCAP. In ...