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Musician Kid Rock is seen in attendance during the UFC 287 event at Kaseya Center on April 08, 2023 in Miami, Florida. (Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

Kid Rock: Lamar turned DEI into IED

Alex Galbraith
A protester holds a flag onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

Super Bowl protester "banned for life"

Charles R. Davis
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Kendrick Lamar saved the boring Big Game

Coleman Spilde
Kendrick Lamar and SZA (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The halftime show's humble origins

Nardos Haile
Trevor Noah speaks during the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

Grammys 2025: Great show, mid host

Melanie McFarland
Taylor Swift attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Jon Kopaloff/WireImage/Getty)

The 2025 Grammy winners list

Nardos Haile
Drake performs onstage during "Lil Baby & Friends Birthday Celebration Concert" at State Farm Arena on December 9, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Prince Williams/Wireimage/Getty Images)

Drake sues own label for defamation

Alex Galbraith
Sabrina Carpenter and Kendrick Lamar (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Gen Z's top five songs of 2024

Nardos Haile
Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during the Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team 2024 Livery Reveal on February 08, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Cash App)

Kendrick dunks on Drake at unity concert

Nardos Haile
Brian Baumgartner (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How Office star got in rap's worst beef

D. Watkins
Singer and rapper Lauryn Hill (Lauryn Noelle Hill) performs at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois in April 1999. (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)

Lauryn Hill tops Apple's 100 best albums

Nardos Haile
Kendrick Lamar and Drake (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

In Kendrick & Drake's beef, we all lose

Nardos Haile
Macklemore performs live on stage during a concert at day 2 of Lollapalooza Berlin 2023 at Olympiapark on September 10, 2023 in Berlin, Germany. (Gina Wetzler/Redferns/Getty Images)

Did YouTube censor Macklemore's song?

Gabriella Ferrigine
Drake and Kendrick Lamar (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A timeline of Drake and Kendrick's beef

Gabriella Ferrigine
"This Is America" video by Childish Gambino (YouTube/Donald Glover)

Protest music is back, louder than ever

Ashlie D. Stevens
Jay-Z, Cardi B, and NAS (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images/Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)

Top 10 rap albums of the decade

D. Watkins
Cardi B; Kendrick Lamar; Janelle Monae (AP/Getty)

Can the Grammys make a comeback?

Rachel Leah
Lupita Nyong'o, Chadwick Boseman, and Danai Gurira in "Black Panther" (Marvel Studios)

"All The Stars" should beat "Shallow"

Amanda Marcotte
Lauryn Hill; Kendrick Lamar; Notorious B.I.G. (Getty/AP/Salon)

A hip-hop Pulitzer? That came late

D. Watkins
Kesha performs "Praying" with Bebe Rexha, Cyndi Lauper, Camila Cabello, and The Resistance Revival Chorus during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards (Getty/Kevin Winter)

Where the Grammys failed at protests

Rachel Leah
Donald Trump; Kendrick Lamar (Getty/Alex Wong/Frazer Harrison)

Trump to see Kendrick Lamar perform

Rachel Leah
Alex Moffat and Alec Baldwin on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Did these bad times make great art?

Max Cea
Kendrick Lamar (Getty/Kevin Winter/Salon)

The 5 best hip-hop albums of 2017

Rachel Leah
Kendrick Lamar (AP/Amy Harris)

#GrammysSoDiverse

Rachel Leah
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