TIMELINE: Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake (vs. Everyone Else)

May 5, 2024 Jon Powell East, Hip-Hop/Rap, International, Midwest, Music, Southern, West 1 Comment  

Welp. As you’re probably aware, there’s a war going on outside no one is safe from. Reigniting a conflict that honestly began back during the “What Happened To That Boy” era, Drake and Kendrick Lamar are in a midst of battle — one of the most entertaining since JAY-Z and Nas brought up arms on wax closer to the turn of the century.

Below, we decided to group together what’s been going on… It just made sense to keep the disses in one place. Enjoy the ongoing beef (which will be regularly updated) below.

November 15, 2023: “First Person Shooter”

WATCH HERE

Old news, but it’s clear that J. Cole’s lines on this particular drop got Dot’s attention in a way that no one expected.

March 22, 2024: We Don’t Trust You

LISTEN HERE

Future and Metro Boomin’s new album contains a LOT of shots at Drake — the biggest of which was courtesy of Kendrick Lamar on “Like That.” Even The Weeknd and Rick Ross inexplicably jumped into the fray, making everyone wonder:

April 5, 2024: “7 Minute Drill”

J. Cole has responded! The North Carolina emcee decided to tack on a diss record to his Might Delete Later project, and it’s a strong enough contender. UPDATE (April 7, 2024): Bro apologized and said he was taking the song down. No words.

April 12, 2024: We Still Don’t Trust You

LISTEN HERE

It appears as if A$AP Rocky has decided to join in on the Drake cancelled party by dropping some hot tea on “Show Of Hands.” He didn’t start it, though — one quickly remembers quizzical raps that Drizzy made about Rocky and Rihanna on Her Loss.

April 15, 2024: “Champagne Moments”

We really have no idea why Rozay decided to jump into this, but he’s been hilarious with both his diss and on social media. Whatever, man. UPDATE (April 23, 2024): Now with video (below).

April 19, 2024: “Push Ups”

Here we go! While J. Cole decided to get out the way, Drake is here and ready for war. On “Push Ups,” he didn’t just go at Kendrick — he went at all of his adversaries in one fell swoop.

April 19, 2024: “Taylor Made Freestyle”

Oh! Drake just did another “Back To Back”! Even wilder, “Taylor Made Freestyle” begins with him rapping as 2Pac and Snoop Dogg with the aid of AI. UPDATE (April 26, 2024): Drake had to take the song down because of threats from Tupac Shakur’s estate. Thanks to YouTube users who kept that party going regardless.

April 21, 2024: “Like That (Remix)”

This was super random. Kanye West decided to help “eliminate” Drake with an updated (??) version of “Like That.” Between the addition of the The Inter Milan Ultras and that verse, this one really could have stayed on the hard drive — which is crazy to say about anything regarding Ye.

April 30, 2024: “Euphoria”

Kendrick is back with a vengeance. There’s a lot to unpack in this one, which seems to break Drake’s character down into atoms.

May 3, 2024: “6:16 In LA”

Taking a page from his opponent, Kendrick delivers more heat mere days after “Euphoria.” Are those Maybach gloves in the artwork?!

May 3, 2024: “Family Matters”

Drake fires back and Kendrick and everyone else — specifically, A$AP Rocky, Rick Ross, Metro Boomin, and (on a lighter note) Future — with “Family Matters,” along with a matching video that adds to the three-part song’s aggressive energy. Know that we are more than entertained right now.

May 3, 2024: “Meet The Grahams”

YOOOO… things just got dark. Kendrick is earning his “Boogeyman” nickname pretty effortlessly at this point.

May 4, 2024: “Not Like Us”

……We, uh……

Kendrick might’ve officially won this battle. This drop shut up a lot of people, from the Drake fans to Hip Hop listeners who felt bored by his approach (shout out to DJ Mustard). Also, those are sex offender markers placed on Drake’s Toronto mansion. We’re deep in the mud, now.

May 5, 2024: Metro’s Twitter disses

Metro Boomin spent his morning responded to Drake’s claims in pretty humorous fashion. He even crafted a beat for others to join in.

May 5, 2024: “The Heart Part 6”

This is definitely Drake at his best rapping… but it also sounds like he’s kind of waiving the white flag.

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SZA, J. Cole, Chris Brown & Nicki Minaj To Headline Dreamville Festival 2024

March 7, 2024 Jon Powell Events No Comments  

J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival is set to return to North Carolina in April, boasting an impressive lineup of headliners including SZA, Nicki Minaj, and Chris Brown alongside J. Cole himself. Scheduled for April 6th and 7th at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, the festival promises an exciting weekend of music and entertainment.

“Some of the biggest names in music will travel to Raleigh in only a few short weeks, bringing about one of the most highly anticipated festivals of the year,” said Dreamville co-founder and festival president Adam Roy. “Our team looks forward to welcoming all of our Day One fans from around the world back to Dreamville Festival.

Other notable performers include Lil Yachty, JID, ScHoolboy Q, and Monica, among others. The event will not only feature live music but also carnival rides, art installations, and food options, making it a highly anticipated festival for fans worldwide.

Check out the full lineup below.

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Revenge of The Dreamers III (Album Stream)

July 5, 2019 JUKEBOXDC Staff Hip-Hop/Rap, Music 1 Comment  


UPDATE III: TIDAL, Apple, Spotify, Youtube, Pandora, Amazon and Google Play are all available to stream
UPDATE II: Stream the whole album via the Youtube playlist above
UPDATE: Just Apple music (below) and Google Play are streaming the album for now, will update with other services soon.
After an acclaimed documentary and a huge amount of hype, Dreamville Records Revenge of The Dreamers III compilation album is here. If you saw the REVENGE doc, you know what to expect. The record label’s entire roster of J. Cole, Bas, Cozz, Omen, Lute, Ari Lennox, EarthGang, and J.I.D, with guests from all over. The biggest standouts from the long list of features including T.I., Dreezy, and SmokePurpp are Buddy, who stole the show in the documentary, Young Nudy, and Guapdad 400. Those last three are the only non-Dreamville artists to be on the album twice. The full credits are included below, as well as album streams from multiple platforms. Enjoy.

 


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Ari Lennox, Ty Dolla $ign, Omen & Dreezy – “Got Me” (& More)

June 13, 2019 JUKEBOXDC Staff Current, East, Hip-Hop/Rap, Local, Music, R&B, Southern No Comments  

Dreamville recently liberated a couple of new singles presumed to be taken from the forthcoming compilation Revenge of the Dreamers 3 — and one of them features none other than D.C.’s own Ari Lennox.

Check out the Shea Butter Baby alongside Ty Dolla $ign, Omen and Dreezy on the track “Got Me”; you can also enjoy another cut titled “Down Bad,” which features J. Cole, J.I.D, Bas, EarthGang and Young Nudy.

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J Cole Drops Documentary, New Track from Album

December 3, 2016 JUKEBOXDC Staff Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, News, Southern, Videos No Comments  

In preparation of his upcoming album 4 Your Eyez Only, J Cole dropped a 40-minute documetary, “Eyez” and a new video for the diss track “False Prophets.” “Eyez” shows Cole recording in Electric Ladyland studios in New York. “False Prophets” is notable for Cole’s verses presumably about Kanye West, Wale, Drake and Lil Yachty. Cole spends the most time (nearly a verse each) on Kanye and Wale. Cole rebukes Kanye’s recent antics, including his endorsement of Trump while acknowledging Kanye’s recent hospitalization. In his lines likely about Wale, Cole spits of a rapper extremely sensitive to criticsm and deceit. Later in the song, he talks about ghostwriting (Drake) and “Lil Whatever” (Yachty.) You can Watch” False Prophets” below, “Eyez” is at the top of the post.

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J. Cole Hilariously Forced To Reveal That He’s Married (Video)

January 19, 2016 JUKEBOXDC Staff LMAO!, Videos No Comments  

A heavily-dreaded J. Cole was taking part in a live interview for #MLKNOW, when director Ryan Coogler (who was doing the interviewing) let the cat out of the bag — Cole had secretly married his longtime girlfriend Melissa Heholt. Ah well….congrats!

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