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Taylor Swift's "best year ever" has made its way from 2014 into 2015. After kicking off her 1989 World Tour and dropping a star-studded "Bad Blood" video that featured her favorite rapper Kendrick Lamar, she also earned the top spot on MAXIM's "Hot List." Yep. Looks like Swift is the hottest lady in the land. -
Taylor Swift 'Bad Blood' Music Video: Kendrick Lamar Remixes & The BFFs Come Out to Assassinate Selena Gomez
After weeks of Instagram teases and plenty of hype, on Sunday night (May 17) Taylor Swift finally debuted her BFF-filled new music video for her latest 1989 single "Bad Blood" with a fresh remix courtesy of Kendrick Lamar. -
Kendrick Lamar, Bilal Perform New Song 'Money Over Love'
Kendrick Lamar has been living large since the release of his critically acclaimed album, 'To Pimp A Butterfly.' Despite not going on a major tour as of yet, he has still been able to keep the album relevant in the frenetic 24-hour news cycle. On Friday night at the Regent Theater in Los Angeles, K.Dot. performed a private show at the Linear Labs Launch party with a full backing band, Bilal and Adrian Younge. The "King Kunta" rapper used the opportunity to show off some new music. He performed a new song with TPAB collaborator Bilal, who was on hand that night, titled "Money Over Love." There aren't many details about the collab, but from what we can hear, it has the same funky sound found on "Institutionalized" with a similar social consciousness found in their original collab. -
Snoop Dogg: Buy My Vaporizer, Get Free Copy of New Album 'Bush'
Snoop Dogg is offering a free copy of his new album 'Bush' to all those who buy a vaporizer from his current line with Grenco Science, a producer of fine marijuana-use products (all completely legal, of course). -
Kendrick Lamar Named Generational Icon By California State Senate
Good Kid Proud City. Kendrick Lamar was honored yesterday by the California State Senate, who named him the 35th Senate Districts Generational Icon. Fellow Compton native Senator Isadore Hall III presented Lamar with the honor and praised his rise from local rapper to global star. He commended his continued ties to his neighborhood and contributions to helping keep kids in school and off the streets. -
Taylor Swift 'Bad Blood' Music Video Cast Expands: Lena Dunham, Kendrick Lamar & More Added
At this point, it seems like there aren't many stars who aren't making an appearance in Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" music video. Last week, the "Style" singer revealed that her latest 1989 music video would feature her BFFs Lily Aldridge, Zendaya and Hayley Williams but over the weekend even more superstars were added, including a fellow pop star, an actress, a writer/director and a surprising name from hip-hop. -
Hip-Hop Rules Spotify, Thanks to Drake, Kendrick, and Wiz Khalifa
If you were streaming music during 2014, there's a decent chance you were listening to hip-hop, as a Buzzfeed report indicates that the genre was the most popular on the audio service last year. Reports indicate that more than 29 percent of music streamed via Spotify came from a rapper, thanks to Drake, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and more. -
Music Times Floyd Mayweather Playlist: Lil Wayne, Phil Collins and More
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will face off this weekend for what many boxing fans are calling the "fight of the century." Regardless of how great the sparring actually is, it will certainly feature the highest payout in the sport's history, with the two fighters sharing up to $300 million between them. Music Times might not be a sports outlet but we wanted to get in on the action by creating playlists for each of the contestants involved. Here are five tracks to get Floyd Mayweather pumped, ranging from Lil Wayne to Phil Collins. -
Kendrick Lamar's Producers in Revolt Documentary on 'To Pimp A Butterfly' [WATCH]
Revolt released a new documentary featuring Kendrick Lamar's producers who worked on his most recent album, To Pimp A Butterfly. The documentary, that features Lamar's producers and engineer, digs deep into the process that went into making the album. -
Snoop Dogg Unveils Pharrell-Assisted 'Bush' Tracklist
Snoop Dogg has unveiled the tracklist, including the collaborators for his new album Bush that has been executive produced by the hardest working man in music, Pharrell. The 10-track album will feature some of the biggest names in hip-hop such as Rick Ross and Kendrick Lamar, as well as legends in soul and funk like Stevie Wonder and Charlie Wilson. Snoop revealed the tracklist on Twitter. -
Kendrick Lamar Salad: Rapper Joins Sweetgreen For 'Beets Don't Kale My Vibe'
Kendrick Lamar may have inspired deep thinking with his most recent album To Pimp a Butterfly. Now the rapper has inspired a healthy salad called, "Beets Don't Kale My Vibe". The slogan is a play on words of the rapper's track from his good kid, m.A.A.d city album.e' -
Kendrick Lamar Talks Hidden 'To Pimp A Butterfly' CD Surprise, Tupac, The American Dream, The Future Of His Generation & More
Kendrick Lamar released his second major label effort, To Pimp A Butterfly, last month and has since dropped the video for the song "King Kunta." The Compton rapper has given a number of interviews about the project, but there are still many questions that fans want to know the answers to. After interviews with The Breakfast Club, MTV, and Hot 97, K. Dot sat down with Mass Appeal for their 56th issue to talk about the meaning behind the album title and cover, his thoughts on the American dream, the black community, gang violence, the future of his generation, the process of creating the album, his thoughts on Tupac's message, the stories behind particular songs, the possibility of a rebellion and much more. Here's what we learned: -
Kendrick Lamar Threw Out First Pitch For Dodgers Game With 'King Kunta' in Background
To Pimp a Butterfly rapper Kendrick Lamar had a very important job last night, April 27. The rapper was given the job of throwing out the opening game pitch for the L.A Dodgers at the Dodger Stadium. -
Rakim Gives Props To J. Cole & Kendrick Lamar, Announces Upcoming New Album [WATCH]
Hip-hop legend Rakim has been cited by countless artists today as a major inspiration, but The God MC also has love for the younger artists. Speaking to Montreality spoke about the newest generation of hip-hop superstars, in particular, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar. He praised both rappers and said he was grateful for what they are adding to the hip-hop game. -
Shawn Mendes, Reba McEntire and Tyler, The Creator Lead Albums Chart with New Drops
If you're a fan of music, there's something soothing about waking up to the Billboard Album charts and seeing four brand new titles at the top: Shawn Mendes and 'Handwritten' topped the sales charts this week, and he was followed in the nos. 2-4 spots by three other debut releases.
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