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Unprepared: The disproportionate attention paid to the battle between rap stars Kendrick Lamar (above) and Drake is symptomatic of a change of tone in America. Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images

Kendrick Lamar vs Drake: Beware of the false prophets

Kendrick Lamar’s win over Drake shows the resurgence of an illiberal racial mood in America

Drake 21 Savage Her Loss album. Photo: Supplied

One Album, Two Takes: ‘Her Loss’

Drake and 21 Savage’s joint album is a gratuitously misogynistic failed sonic experiment

MIAMI BEACH, FL – FEBRUARY 04: Singer Rihanna performs onstage at the Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam on February 4, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
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What will Rihanna perform at the Super Bowl Halftime Show?

After seven years without a new album we share eight songs we predict Rihanna will perform at the 2023 Super Bowl half-time show.

DJ-Khaled-God-Did-Album-artwork. Photo: Supplied

One Show, Two Takes: DJ Khaled – God Did

Even Jay-Z’s legendary verse on the title track can’t save this album from mediocrity

One Album, Two Takes: ‘Honestly, Nevermind’

Is Drake’s new album hip hop or house? Nobody knows but it’s provocative

Introspective: It took Kendrick Lamar five years to release Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers

One album, two takes: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Kendrick Lamar’s latest album drops down the charts and moves up our reviewers’ legendary list

Sello Hatang. File photo by Paul Botes/M&G

Q&A Sessions: Legacy of giving, born of poverty

Sello Hatang has been chief executive of the Nelson Mandela Foundation for 12 years and has learned the value of kindness and to strive for excellence. He talks to Athandiwe Saba…

Love struck: Issa Rae is Mae in The Photograph, which is directed and written by Stella Meghie. (Sabrina Lantos/Universal Pictures)
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Black romance, no blackness

From the music to the plot, ‘The Photograph’ is a refreshing take on two people falling in love

Independent: All the members of Elaine’s team are no older than 21, because she didn’t want anyone with experience telling her what to do. (Emile Kamanda)

Elaine is in her element

Elaine embodies the girl next door aesthetic in an oversized T-shirt dress and fresh sneakers. Her envy-worthy natural hair sits in an effortless but taut pineapple bun that…

South African rapper Rouge speaks on her career

Finding your niche with Rouge

South African rapper Rouge speaks on her career, authenticity and what inspired her to embark on her music journey.

Coming of age: Drake addresses the complex emotions he has experienced since becoming a father.

My child’s father, the distressed hip-hop head

The angst that comes with parenthood is becoming pervasive in the youthful genre

The outbreak of listeriosis seven years ago was one of the largest in the world. (File photo)

Betraying Drake

We vehemently avoid new friendships but, if given a chance, sometimes the odds are pleasantly defied

​#CulturePop: Teacher don’t teach me nonsense: The right to speak our truths

From black girl magic in Pretoria to Drake’s declaration of love, we are proudly loudmouths

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Entertainment News: Bobbi Kristina’s boyfriend on suicide watch

From Nick Gordon’s breakdown to Drake’s diss track to Meek Mill, we round-up entertainment news that had us talking.

The 28-year-old Canadian rapper and Madonna on stage at Coachella.
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Madonna kissing Drake at Coachella causes uproar

Rapper Drake’s facial expression after kissing Madonna – his special guest during the closing show of Coachella – had the internet in a frenzy.