Casey Benjamin, A Grammy-Winning Saxophonist Who Worked With Beyoncé And Kendrick Lamar, Is Reportedly Dead At 45

Getty Image Casey Benjamin, a renowned multi-instrumentalist who was a member of Robert Glasper Experiment, reportedly died on March 31 at 45 years old. Neither an official statement from Benjamin’s team nor a news report has been shared yet as of this post, but some of Benjamin’s collaborators have posted their sympathies. Lupe Fiasco wrote …

What Did Kendrick Lamar Say About Drake And J. Cole On Future And Metro Boomin’s New Album?

Future and Metro Boomin have one of the week’s big releases with their new joint album, We Don’t Trust You. Since it was released hours ago, all eyes have been fixed on the song “Like That,” which is notable for Kendrick Lamar’s verse. On the track, the rapper all but directly calls out two other …

Did Kendrick Lamar Diss Drake And J. Cole On Future & Metro Boomin’s New Album?

Getty Image Heading into this week’s new releases, anticipation was sky-high for the Future and Metro Boomin joint album, We Don’t Trust You. Now that it’s out, one track in particular is getting a lot of attention: “Like That,” which features a surprise cameo from none other than Kendrick Lamar. Over interpolations of Rodney O …

Big Sean Seemingly Addresses Competing With Hip-Hop’s ‘So-Called Bigger Three,’ Drake, J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar

Last December, TMZ approached (read: accosted in a parking lot) Big Sean and asked him several questions about the term “rizz” before sneaking in a more pointed question about “the Kendrick diss,” a reference to Kendrick Lamar’s leaked alternate version of “Element,” an unreleased diss track that found Lamar (allegedly) roasting several of his contemporaries, …

Lamar Jackson Threw A Pass To Himself For A First Down Against The Chiefs

CBS The Baltimore Ravens found themselves in serious danger in the second quarter of the AFC Championship Game when Lamar Jackson got stripsacked deep in his own end while already trailing 14-7 to the Kansas City Chiefs. However, for the first time all game the Ravens defense was able to get a stop, stuffing an …

New Kendrick Lamar Music Has Arrived, Via Chanel’s Haute Couture Fashion Show Campaign

Kendrick Lamar and his company, pgLang, recently helped score a short promotional video for Chanel’s Spring-Summer 2024 Haute Couture Show. The video was written and directed by Dave Free, and stars Margaret Qualley, Anna Mouglalis, and Naomi Campbell. Interestingly enough, it also caught fans’ attention for appearing to have an unreleased song from Lamar. Backed …

Kendrick Lamar Teases New Music By Way Of Chanel’s Short Film ‘The Button’ Trailer Starring Margaret Qualley

Getty Image Kendrick Lamar usually waits a few years between releasing new work. But thanks to the “Rich Spirit” rapper’s creative service company, PgLang, which he runs with Dave Free, he’s making an exception. On January 20, in a joint upload to Instagram, the company unveiled their latest creative endeavor with high-fashion house Chanel. Chanel …

Lamar Jackson Responded To Mike Florio’s Prediction That The Niners Would ‘Kick The Sh*t Out Of The Ravens’

Getty Image Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens made a major statement on Monday Night Football this week. Baltimore went on the road to take on the San Francisco 49ers in a matchup of the two best teams in the NFL, and thanks to Jackson and a monster performance from their defense, the Ravens were …

Lamar Jackson Gave Up A Safety After He Tripped Over A Ref In The End Zone

ESPN Week 16’s NFL slate saved the best game for last, as the leaders of the AFC and the NFC went toe-to-toe on Monday Night Football. The Baltimore Ravens made their way into San Francisco to take on the 49ers in a game that we might end up seeing in the Super Bowl this year. …

Kendrick Lamar And Baby Keem Treated Their Camp Flog Gnaw Headlining Crowd To A Special Guest Appearance

Getty Image Camp Flog Gnaw returned yesterday (November 11) for the kickoff of the annual Los Angeles festival’s 2023 edition. As for the headliners, Kendrick Lamar and his cousin, Baby Keem, made their live debut as a duo now known as The Hillbillies. Throughout the set, both rappers played songs from their catalogs, including Lamar …

Here’s What We Know About Kendrick Lamar And pgLang’s ‘LightPhone’

In 2021, Kendrick Lamar shocked hip-hop heads when he revealed that his Grammy Award-nominated album, Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers, would be his final on Top Dawg Entertainment. Since then, the“The Heart Part 5” rapper has poured his creative efforts into his company PgLang. Kendrick and his business partner, Dave Free, have been busy, …

Is Kendrick Lamar On Taylor Swift’s ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’?

Getty Image In June 2015, Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with their “Bad Blood” remix during Swift’s 1989 era. Eight-plus years later, the release of Swift’s latest re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor’s Version), proved there is no bad blood between Lamar and Swift whatsoever. “Watching @kendricklamar create and …