Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer as Marty Culp and Bobbi Mohan-Culp perform Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" during #SNL50 's ...

In short, Lamar put Black folks up on stage while concurrently putting white folks “up on game.” Thus, it was appropriate for ...

Spike Lee, like millions of other Americans, tuned in to the Super Bowl halftime show to watch Kendrick Lamar ‘s ...

The Grammy-winning rapper performed Drake dis track "Not Like Us," "Squabble Up," "Humble." and "Luther," among others, ...

Kendrick marched up and down the Superdome stage more effectively than any player on the Kansas City Chiefs, rapping his vocals without missing a beat. His mic was low throughout his performance, but ...

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It wasn't easy growing up as Kendrick Lamar. The Super Bowl LIX headliner, who will grace the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday (9 February), had a particularly tough childhood.