Kendrick Lamar defied ‘nightmare venue’ with innovative halftime performance
From his roots in Compton to the Super Bowl, Lamar brought a cultural movement with him that recognizes itself as an unapologetic force.
Behind the bars of the Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud
The feud has reached a tense climax and cemented itself as a rap cultural touchstone.
Cutthroat lyrics, layered metaphors define Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Euphoria’
Lamar’s latest release isn’t merely a diss track — it’s a searing diatribe against Drake.
Five times the Super Bowl halftime show flopped
This year's lineup is great, but these past performances missed the mark with everything from horrible wardrobe malfunctions to Indiana Jones reenactments.
The Grammys can’t figure out rap and R&B, and we can’t expect them to
The problems with the nomination process are systemic.
It’s time for schools to expand beyond the Eurocentric literary canon
What's wrong with teaching Kendrick Lamar in schools?