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Kendrick Lamar Called a ‘Trash Rapper’ by WWE’s New Day During ‘Raw’

Raw made its Netflix debut on Jan. 6 in L.A.

Kendrick Lamar, "squabble up"

Kendrick Lamar, "squabble up"

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Kendrick Lamar has a couple more names to add to his opp list for 2025. WWE’s Raw made its Netflix debut in Los Angeles on Monday night (Jan. 6), and wrestling tag team New Day called out the West Coast rapper in his home state.

“Think about it,” began the duo’s Xavier Woods. “The past six months y’all have been elevating this trash rapper Kendrick Lamar.” The heel turn was met with plenty of boos from the sold-out Intuit Dome crowd.


Kofi Kingston chimed in: “Boo him! We think he sucks, too. Boo him, yes!”

New Day welcomed the cheap heat. “Doing this in LA is insane work,” one fan wrote on X. Another added, “Top tier trolling…”

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Others online complained that the clip was seen only by those in the arena and Netflix subscribers who opted for ad-free plan, while it was cut from the streamer’s standard-with-ads plan.

Billboard has reached out to Kendrick Lamar and Netflix for comment.

It’s quite the crossover for West Coast rap and WWE fans. Fans will have to wait and see if the move makes it onto Kendrick’s radar, and whether the Compton rhymer offers up any response in his music going forward.

Kendrick wasn’t the only rapper in the mix on Raw. Travis Scott pulled up to the star-studded Netflix debut, as his unreleased track “4×4” was implemented as the show’s theme song. The “Sicko Mode” rapper’s appearance was first teased by WWE’s Triple H, who announced on Nov. 17 that the rapper would be taking part in the debut. Netflix then announced the next day that Scott’s music would serve as Raw‘s new theme song.

This article was originally published by Billboard U.S.

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Kneecap Blasts Norwegian Government at Oslo Festival, Accusing It of Funding ‘Genocide’ Against Palestinians
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Mo Chara, DJ Provaí and Móglaí Bap of Kneecap performs on the West Holts Stage during during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025 in Glastonbury, England.

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Kneecap Blasts Norwegian Government at Oslo Festival, Accusing It of Funding ‘Genocide’ Against Palestinians

The Irish rap trio went after the Norwegian government over its investments, which are currently under scrutiny, at Øyafestivalen.

Irish rap group Kneecap – which has drawn a storm of criticism, support, attention and legal action over the past half-year – continued to speak out about the war in Gaza during an afternoon set at the Øyafestivalen in Oslo, Norway, on Friday (Aug. 8).

Right before the trio of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí took the stage, an English-language white-text-on-black-background message played on a video screen, accusing the Norwegian government of “enabling” the “genocide” against the Palestinian people via investments held in the county’s sovereign wealth fund (referenced as “oil pension fund” in the message). “Over 80,000 people have been murdered by Israel in 21 months,” the band’s message continued. “Free Palestine.” The message was greeted readily by a cheering audience. Most estimates (including those from health officials in the area) place the Palestinian death toll at more than 60,000. That number does not distinguish between civilians and Hamas militants. An estimated 18,500 of those killed were children.

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