Two of the century’s biggest artists are exchanging diss track blows in a beef that has engulfed the internet. But how has rap moved on since the violence of the 1990s? With the rappers’ fiery verbal blows raising allegations of domestic violence and sex abuse – how has it got so out of hand?

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Music credits:

Alright - Kendrick Lamar/To Pimp a Butterfly/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope.

One Dance - Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla/Views/Young Money/Cash Money/Republic.

Hotline Bling - Drake/Views/Young Money/Cash Money/Republic.

All The Stars - Kendrick Lamar/SZA/ Crowd Pleasers, Vol. II/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope.

Swimming Pools (Drank) - Kendrick Lamar/Good Kid, M.A.A.D City/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope.

Humble - Kendrick Lamar/Damn/Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope.

First Person Shooter - Drake featuring J. Cole/For All the Dogs/OVO/Republic.

Like That - Kendrick Lamar, Future and Metro Boomin/ We Don't Trust You/Wilburn Holding Co./Boominati/Epic/Republic.

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Drake vs. Kendrick and the rap beef of the century

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