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Rapper Kendrick Lamar appears at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif., left, and Canadian rapper Drake appears at the premiere of the series "Euphoria," in Los Angeles on June 4, 2019. (AP Photo, File)

Drake lawsuit alleges Universal, Spotify falsely inflated Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

Kendrick Lamar arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards, on Aug. 27, 2017, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Kendrick Lamar headlining 2025 Super Bowl halftime show: ‘They got the right one’

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. - Associated Press

Kendrick Lamar performs at Coachella Music & Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Sunday, April 16, 2017, in Indio, Calif. Kendrick Lamar turned his Juneteenth “Pop Out” concert into a celebration of Los Angeles unity. The 37-year-old rapper curated a three-hour livestreamed concert featuring a mix of up-and-coming LA rappers and stars including Dr. Dre and Tyler, The Creator. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows, from left, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Dr, Dre, who will perform for the first time together on stage at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the five music icons will perform on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo)

Super Bowl’s halftime performers face questions from media

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. - Associated Press

Rapper D Smoke poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. The rapper and school teacher is nominated for two Grammy Awards, one for best rap album for &quot;Black Habits,&quot; and one for best new artist. The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, March 14. (Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP)

Q&A: Rapper D Smoke takes patient walk to Grammy recognition

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

This combination photo shows musician Kendrick Lamar, left, and Solana Rowe, better known as SZA, who, along with Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith, were nominated for an Oscar for best original song for &quot;All the Stars,&quot; from the film &quot;Black Panther.&quot; Alexander Shuckburgh, who is also credited with writing the song, is not included in the Oscar nomination because the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences limits the number of nominees in the best original song category to four names. (AP Photo)

AP Source: Kendrick Lamar, SZA not performing at Oscars

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

This Jan. 16, 2019 photo shows James Blake posing for a portrait at the SLS Hotel in Los Angeles to promote his latest album &quot;Assume Form.&quot; (Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP)

James Blake, music’s most requested collaborator, opens up

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Nominations for the 61st annual Grammy Awards will be announced Friday morning, Dec. 7, 2018. The Recording Academy delayed unveiling the nominees by two days because former President George H.W. Bush's funeral and public viewing this week in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Lamar leads Grammy noms, where women make a comeback

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, various Grammy Awards are displayed at the Grammy Museum Experience at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Nominations for the 61st annual Grammy Awards will be announced Friday morning, Dec. 7, 2018. The Recording Academy delayed unveiling the nominees by two days because former President George H.W. Bush's funeral and public viewing this week in Washington. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

The Latest: Kendrick Lamar leads all Grammy nominees with 8

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FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2016 file photo, Mac Miller performs at the 2016 The Meadows Music and Arts Festivals at Citi Field in Flushing, N.Y. Miller, the platinum hip-hop star whose rhymes vacillated from party raps to lyrics about depression and drug use, has died at the age of 26. A family statement released through his publicists says Miller died Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, and there are no further details available on how he died. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

Mac Miller, who collaborated with rap royalty, dies at 26

By ANDREW DALTON and MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2017 file photo, Kendrick Lamar arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. amar is appearing Sunday on the Starz series &quot;Power,&quot; and turns out he had a connection to make it happen.Courtney Kemp, the show's creator, said fellow &quot;Power&quot; producer Curtis &quot;50 Cent&quot; Jackson mentioned that Lamar wanted to guest on it. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Kendrick Lamar is ‘fearless’ in tackling “Power” guest role

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

In this June 15, 2018 photo University of Montana graduate Tsiambwom Akuchu preforms in Missoula, Mont. Akuchu recently performed a solo dance he choreographed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., during the national festival of the American College Dance Association. His dance piece traces the history of black dance and cultural resistance from its African roots to contemporary hip-hop. (Tommy Martino /The Missoulian via AP)

Dancer’s solo on black history takes him to US Capitol

By CORY WALSH - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 7, 2017, file photo, Kendrick Lamar performs during the Festival d'ete de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada.On Monday, April 16, 2018, Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album &quot;Damn.&quot; (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Kendrick Lamar’s Pulitzer win hailed as ‘big for music’

By MARK KENNEDY - Associated Press

This cover image released by Interscope Records shows "Damn." by Kendrick Lamar. On Monday, April 16, 2018, Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album. (Interscope Records via AP)

Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer Prize for music

By Mesfin Fekadu - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 7, 2017, file photo, Kendrick Lamar performs during the Festival d'ete de Quebec in Quebec City, Canada.On Monday, April 16, 2018, Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album &quot;Damn.&quot; (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)

Commercial and critical darling Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press