Drake is once again fueling debate in the hip-hop world after fans noticed several apparent lyrical callbacks to Kendrick Lamar throughout his newly released album ICEMAN.

Cardi B, Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist are the top nominees for the 2026 BET Awards, which take place in June.

The 2026 BET Awards will air live on Sunday, June 28 at 8 p.m. ET on BET and several other networks

Media personality DJ Akademiks is reigniting discussion around the long-running feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake after alleging Lamar directly insulted journalist Elliott Wilson during the filmin

Kendrick Lamar extends his dominant musical reign, entering next month's BET Awards as the leading nominee. The rap megastar earned 10 nominations Thursday, including an album of the year for his highly-acclaimed project “GNX,” the network announced.

Drake surprised fans when he released three albums - Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour - with Iceman featuring notable diss tracks aimed at Kendrick Lamar.

Without any indication as to why, Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy Award-winning 2024 album GNX disappeared from Apple Music, then returned.

Dr. Dre added, “Today is really nostalgic for me. Sometimes you hear that term ‘full circle.’ This is really a full-circle moment for me because I did actually attend this high school. Well, sometimes I attended.

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In another “1 a.m. in Albany” lyric, Drake appears to call out J. Cole as a “married rapper” before going after LeBron James f or siding with Lamar in their now-viral beef.