Over the summer, the culture was shaken by the biggest rap beef this decade, between Drake and Kendrick Lamar. From “First Person Shooter” to “Not Like Us,” hip-hop listeners hung on each rapper’s every word and rebuttal, and for the first time in years, the genre felt exciting.
Months after the beef had “ended,” Lamar released a track on Instagram dubbed “W ... Show More
Sep 15
The power of singing together (ft. Tiny Habits)
Throughout pop history, groups from The Ink Spots to the Beach Boys to Fleetwood Mac all forged their sound in the alchemy of vocal harmonies, harnessing the magic that happens when different voices join as one. Then suddenly, right around the 1980s, vocal harmonies started to wa ... Show More
40m 33s
May 2024
Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and the Benefits of Beef
The rap superstars Drake and Kendrick Lamar have been on a collision course for a decade, trading periodic diss tracks to assert their superiority—but earlier this month the long-simmering beef erupted into a showdown that said as much about the artists as it did about the art. O ... Show More
50m 31s
Jul 2020
Ep 4: The rise of the singing rapper
It's pretty common to hear rap and R&B influences on the same track, but that wasn’t always the case. Hip-hop was not received with open arms by many in the R&B establishment. Still, rappers found creative ways of being heard on the radio, while others pushed beyond stereotypes o ... Show More
55m 12s
<p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In today’s bonus episode, we break down Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud, the biggest beef in recent rap history.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Read mor ... Show More
<p>In this episode, we provide a summary of the rap battle between Drake & Kendrick Lamar. We take you through a timeline of events and discuss the biggest highlights and moments within this feud</p>
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<p>List of Songs Discussed </p>
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