The footage published by CNN shows Mr. Combs striking and kicking the singer when she was his girlfriend. They settled a lawsuit last year after she accused him of abuse.
Category: Rap and Hip-Hop
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Kendrick Lamar Rides a Rap Beef All the Way to No. 1
On the Billboard album chart, Dua Lipa’s heavily promoted “Radical Optimism” opened at No. 2, held off by the third week of Taylor Swift’s “Tortured Poets.”
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Most Wrongful Death Lawsuits Tied to Astroworld Festival Are Settled
The rapper Travis Scott and the concert promoter Live Nation faced 10 suits after the 2021 tragedy. One case from the family of a 9-year-old victim is pending.
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What Happens Next for Kendrick Lamar and Drake? Let’s Discuss.
After a week of bitter diss tracks, a conversation about how the rap battle played out for the chart-topping rappers and how their personas and careers might be affected.
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Security Guard Injured in Shooting Outside Drake’s Home in Toronto
The police said that they did not know whether the shooting was related to the recent exchange of increasingly personal diss tracks traded between Drake and Kendrick Lamar.
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New Ho King, a Chinese Restaurant, Is Winning the Kendrick Lamar-Drake Beef
New Ho King, open since 1976 in Toronto, has become an unlikely pop-culture battleground after being featured in songs from both rappers.
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Kendrick Lamar Gets Inspired (by Drake), and 9 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Miranda Lambert, Illuminati Hotties, Mabe Fratti and others.
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Universal Music Artists Will Return to TikTok
The two companies reached a new licensing deal, ending a three-month stalemate that kept some of pop’s biggest stars off the platform.
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In the Battle of Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar, A.I. Is Playing Spoiler
A rap beef between hip-hop’s two dominant stars has left fans wondering whether new tracks are real or fakes.
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An Unearthed Johnny Cash Recording, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Normani, Nilüfer Yanya, Thom Yorke and others.
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Iran Sentences Prominent Rapper to Death, Lawyer Says
The rapper, Toomaj Salehi, was initially arrested after releasing music in support of the 2022 protests over the death of a young woman in police custody.