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  Two of hip-hop’s biggest stars have beef and people are taking sides. Kendrick Lamar and Drake have been engaged in a lyrical battle in recent weeks that escalated over the weekend. The two artists each released songs about the other, in one case with Lamar not even waiting a full hour before he dropped a track in response to one of Drake’s. Here’s what you need to know about the verses that have been a hot topic of cultural  conversation . Early collaborations There is plenty we don’t know in terms of why there is apparent animosity between the two superstar rappers, but we do know that there is history. Back in 2011, Lamar appeared on Drake’s second album “Take Care” on “Buried Alive Interlude.” It was the same year Lamar released his debut studio album “Section.80.” The two men were both carving a place for themselves in the industry at the time, with Drake then best known as an actor for his role as student Jimmy Brooks in the Canadian teen TV series, “Degrassi.” The pair would g

  Rihanna and A$AP Rocky attend the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California.   Rihanna is opening up about her romance with the father of   her two sons , A$AP Rocky. In   a new cover story for Interview magazine,   the music superstar and Fenty founder said their romantic relationship began as a friendship after they collaborated on a remix of her 2011 single “Cockiness (Love It).” It was during a performance of that song at the MTV Video Music Awards that the rapper grabbed Rihanna’s backside for all the world to see, and she said her team “was worried that I wanted to have his head on a f—ing mantle.” Instead, she went on to costar in his “Fashion Killa” music video and the pair became buddies. “We saw fashion the same. We saw creative the same,” she told Interview this week. “We ended up in the same circles a lot. And past that, when we grew up, we ended up supporting each other’s brands and products and crea

  Just one day after a security guard working at rapper Drake’s Toronto home   was shot , a man on Wednesday was apprehended for attempting to enter the same residence, authorities said. Around 2 p.m. local time, officers were called to the home “after a person attempted to gain access to the property,” Ashley Visser, a media relations officer for the Toronto Police Department, told CNN in a statement on Wednesday. CNN has reached out to a representative for Drake for comment. The person was “apprehended” under Ontario’s Mental Health Act and was “taken to obtain medical assistance,” Visser’s statement read. The  Mental Health Act  allows police officers to take a person who they find reasonable cause to believe is suffering from a mental disorder, and is acting disorderly, in custody to seek medical treatment instead of issuing an arrest. Authorities believe there is no link between this incident and the shooting yesterday. Information on whether Drake or anybody else was inside the h

  Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava.   Chance Yeh/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited   Miss Teen USA resigned Wednesday, sending further shock waves through the pageant community just days after Miss USA said she would relinquish her crown. In an Instagram post Wednesday, Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava  said  her “personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization.” “After months of grappling with this decision, I have made the choice to resign from the title of Miss Teen USA 2023,” wrote Srivastava in a statement on her personal account. The high school teen from New Jersey won the pageant back in September and had expressed her pride at being the first Mexican-Indian American to hold the role. “I look forward to the rest of the year as I finish 11th grade as part of the National Honor Society and start the college application process, knowing that my academic career has been defined by my hard work, and my hard work alone,” she added. She said she wou