As Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more continue their high-profile beef, we run down the most inspired – and vicious – attacks in rap’s history
Estate of Tupac Shakur threatens legal action against Drake over AI diss track
Drake used AI to simulate the voice of the late rapper and have him chide Kendrick Lamar, which the estate calls a ‘flagrant violation’
‘A lot of rich guys arguing’: inside the rap beef of the decade with Drake, Kendrick Lamar and more
Future, Rick Ross and Kanye West are among those currently being drawn into one of the fieriest disputes in rap history. Is it good for the culture – and could it depose Drake from the top?
March 2024
The music industry’s over-reliance on TikTok shows how lazy it has become
Shaad D'Souza
Universal’s decision to remove its artists from TikTok has destabilised both companies – and lays bare how record labels have become reliant on random virality
February 2024
Live Nation reports 2023 biggest year ever for concert turnout and ticket sales
Entertainment giant, owner of Ticketmaster, announces soaring revenue, with 145 million fans attending 50,000 events in 2023
January 2024
Grammys 2024: who will win the big categories – and who should
Can Taylor Swift sweep the board after an astonishingly successful year, or will strong songwriting from the likes of SZA and Olivia Rodrigo be acknowledged?
December 2023
It's giving 2023
Marvel, crypto, Tucker Carlson: eight of 2023’s most spectacular downfalls
2023 in TV
The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 8 – Top Boy
November 2023
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
M1onTheBeat: The Mixtape review – bleak brilliance from UK drill’s best beatmaker
‘My son was like: what?! Mum!’ Norma Winstone, the British jazz singer being sampled by Drake
October 2023
Drake: For All the Dogs review – repetitive rap titan needs new tricks
Drake to take break from music to focus on his health
August 2023
‘It was freaking bananas!’: rap luminaries on the defining moments from 50 years of hip-hop
Kitty Empire's artist of the week
Pusha T review – the greatest snowman
July 2023
Alexis Petridis's album of the week
J Hus: Beautiful and Brutal Yard review – still Britain’s most adaptable, charismatic MC
Back after three years away, the east Londoner is polarised between feelgood summer tracks and bleak reportage – but he makes it all cohere, despite some terrible sex puns
May 2023
A US company is trying to trademark the shape of its lettuce – but this is just the tip of the iceberg
Arwa Mahdawi
From Rebekah Vardy trademarking ‘Wagatha Christie’ to Drake’s ‘God’s Plan’, we live in a world where absolutely anything can be monetised, writes Arwa Mahdawi
April 2023
AI song featuring fake Drake and Weeknd vocals pulled from streaming services
The song, called Heart on My Sleeve, has been removed from TikTok, Spotify and YouTube for ‘infringing content created with generative AI’
November 2022
Drake and 21 Savage sued over use of Vogue name to promote new album
‘House isn’t a subculture. It’s my culture’: Cakes Da Killa on ballroom, Beyoncé and Black love
October 2022
Ranked
The 100 greatest BBC music performances – ranked!
As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions
