(GEMS RADIO)——Kendrick Lamar is still on fire. His single featuring SZA “Luther” is still burning up the Billboard charts for a twelfth consecutive week. SZA holds the record with Kendrick for most weeks at number one since Diddy and Faith Evan’s 1994 classic “I’ll Be Missing You”. Only one song remains Billboard’s Top 100 mainstay and that is Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day”. Kudos to Kendrick.
(GEMS RADIO)——Kendrick Lamar, Future, and Metro Boomin have been officially sued over unpaid royalties over the biggest rap song of the year—-“Like That”. Rodney O’s song “Everlasting Bass” is sampled on “Like That” and has claimed that the song was not properly cleared. Rodney said this to Vibe last year: : “It is crazy because the song was big when it came out and for it to be even bigger […]
(GEMS RADIO)—-Kendrick Lamar has officially broken a new record in touring. His first night in Minneapolis din’t just sell well it grossed over 9 million in ticket sales. The new tour record demolished Eminem’s standings in concert sales. K. Dot addressed the Drake diss battle and made fun of the fact that the battle turned into a lawsuit. SZA is touring with Kendrick as we speak.
(GEMS RADIO)——Meet Chanel’s newest brand ambassador, Kendrick Lamar. He has been announced as the new representative of their eyewear. “Chanel has a timeless legacy and that is always something I can get behind. Since they don’t make clothes for men, I knew it would have to be glasses,” the rapper said to The Business of Fashion. Kendrick follows in the footsteps of other ambassadors including actor Timothée Chalamet and K-Pop […]
(GEMS RADIO)—-Kendrick Lamar has been on everyone’s minds lately especially Madonna’s. When asked what her fave song the pop icon replied “Oh my God… Ummm… Anything on Kendrick Lamar’s new album.” In 2022, Madonna said she wanted to work with rap star. “There’s one artist that I worship more than anything in life and I would love to collaborate with him, and that’s Kendrick Lamar,” she said. “His new record […]
(GEMS RADIO)——Kendrick Lamar will be involved with the 2028 Olympics at some capacity. Casey Wasserman, the rapper’s booking agent said this: “The rebirth, the rebuild, maybe reimagining L.A. 2.0 — and the Olympics as a catalyst for all those things — we think is really part of our ethos.” “You can’t have a natural disaster at that scale in a city as big and as important as Los Angeles and […]
(GEMS RADIO)——Kendrick Lamar has something to celebrate—-his genre defying album To Pimp A Butterfly is turning ten years old. Yes 10 years old today. Ever since he debuted out on the scene, the Compton rapper defied the odds. His poetry turned rap lyrics were penned as a tapestry given to a dying genre. The standard of a jazz album breathed new life into the rap game. It’s seemed when we […]
(GEMS RADIO)—-Kendrick Lamar and SZA are still going strong with their single “Luther”. The song has reached number one again on the Billboard charts. The unstoppable duo are headed out a national tour soon. The trek begins on April 19 and ends in June in Maryland. SZA was noted for saying this about Lamar: “He’s such a genius, and part of his genius is him being so elusive and so […]
(GEMS RADIO)——Drake is taking shots at Kendrick Lamar and Joe Budden on his new album with Party Next Door. Titled $ome $exy $ongs For U, Drake raps: “They be dropping shit, but we be dropping harder shit / Fuck a rap beef, I’m tryna get the party lit / Tryna get the party lit for the bitches / Them Nike tights is hugging on that ass like they missed it.” […]
