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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 pai...

  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 bran...

  By James Gregory BBC News Comedian Sir Billy Connolly has had a "couple of serious falls" after his balance deteriorated due to Parkinson's, his wife has said. Pamela Stephenson said her husband's balance issue was the "most significant" symptom of the disease since his diagnosis 10 years ago. Sir Billy, 80, said it had "added to the list of things that hold me back". The Scottish comic and his wife spoke about his life with the progressive disease for an  article in the Guardian. "Recently I've noticed a deterioration in my balance," Sir Billy told the newspaper. "That was never such a problem before, but in the last year that has come and it has stayed. "For some reason, I thought it would go away because a lot of the symptoms have come and gone away." Sir Billy was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2013 - on the same day he found out he had prostate cancer, which he later received the all clear on. He retir...

The King and Queen Consort make a toast at their final reception in Hamburg   The King visits the St. Nikolai Memorial Church in Hamburg.   The King, front center, receives applause after delivering a speech at the Bundestag, Germany's parliament, on Thursday. He said he was proud to be in Berlin to "renew the special bond of friendship between our two countries," and he said the friendship between the two nations "meant so much to my beloved mother," who spoke often of her visits to the country.

  US regulators move to protect depositors amid concerns of broader fallout from second-largest bank failure in history. The United States government has announced it will guarantee deposits at failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), as financial regulators rush to alleviate fears the tech-focused lender’s collapse could set off a broader financial crisis. In a statement on Sunday, the US Treasury Department, Federal Reserve and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) said that all customers would be protected and be able to fully access their funds following the bank’s collapse. “Today we are taking decisive actions to protect the US economy by strengthening public confidence in our banking system,” the agencies said in a joint statement. “This step will ensure that the US banking system continues to perform its vital roles of protecting deposits and providing access to credit to households and businesses in a manner that promotes strong and sustainable economic growth.” But regula...