• Kendrick Lamar & Jay Rock Go Behind The Scenes Of "Pay For It" Collaboration [WATCH]

    Back in October, before we heard much new material from Kendrick Lamar's upcoming sophomore album, To Pimp A Butterfly, we heard him spit on TDE labelmate Jay Rock's single "Pay For It," featuring Chantel. Now Beats By Dre has shared a behind-the-scenes video of Lamar and Rock in the studio, putting together what would become "Pay For It."

  • Kendrick Lamar 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Rumored Tracklist Surfaces Online Ahead Of New Album Release

    After Kendrick Lamar revealed the release date of his upcoming new album last Friday and shared his album title and cover art yesterday, a tracklist for To Pimp A Butterfly has surfaced online (via DIY Magazine) with scrawled handwriting reportedly from Lamar's TDE labelmate Schoolboy Q. Note that the tracklist has not yet been shared officially by his camp. If this tracklist is legit, we can expect to hear contributions from Anna Wise, George Clinton, and Pete Rock as well as three extra tracks on the deluxe version of the album.

  • Kendrick Lamar Freestyles Over Notorious B.I.G. Beats on Anniversary of Death [LISTEN]

    On the 18th anniversary of Notorious B.I.G.'s death, Big Boy's Neighborhood on 92.3 in Los Angeles brought on Kendrick Lamar to talk about his album and do a few freestyles over classic Biggie beats. Kendrick effortlessly laid down three separate freestyles over instrumentals for "Respect," "The What" and "Kick in the Door," spitting an impressive three-minute freestyle. Listen to the freestyle below via 'Revolt.'

  • Kendrick Lamar's New Album Will Reportedly Have Proper Title, Cover Art

    Kendrick Lamar finally announced the release date for his upcoming sophomore album on Friday evening by sharing a pre-order iTunes link that revealed the project would drop March 23 and that it would include 15 tracks in addition to "Blacker the Berry." His Grammy-winning single "i" was not included in the 16-song tracklist. However, K. Dot did not reveal the album's title or track names, and the album art was just a plain black square.

  • Is Big Sean On Kendrick Lamar's New Album? 'Dark Sky Paradise' Rapper Tells DJ Whoo Kid [WATCH]

    Fresh off the release of his third studio album Dark Sky Paradise, Big Sean stopped by The Whoolywood Shuffle and chatted it up with DJ Whoo Kid on a variety of topics including the Illuminati, the process of making the new album, his #IDFWU hashtag becoming a trend, the influence his grandmother had on him, and whether we can expect to hear him on Kendrick Lamar's upcoming new album.

  • Sweetlife 2015 Lineup: Calvin Harris, Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd Included

    Sweetlife Festival has unveiled its 2015 artist lineup. Among those who top the bill are Kendrick Lamar, Calvin Harris, The Weeknd, Charli XCX and even playing the legend card with Billy Idol. The diverse lineup of more than 25 acts includes up-and-comers like Vice Mensa, Raury, MisterWives, hotly touted local rapper linked with Rick Rubin, Goldlink, Vance Joy and others. Bleachers, Tove Lo and Phantogram are among others who will be performing over the two days.

  • Kendrick Lamar Let Michael Jackson's Son Prince Hear A Preview Of His New Album

    While the world anxiously awaits Kendrick Lamar's new album, an heir of music royalty (and one of his friends) got an early preview of the project. Michael Jackson's son Prince posted a photo to Twitter of he and the Compton rapper with the caption, "Had the great honor of meeting Kendrick and hearing some of his new tracks for his upcoming album with @RealOBee."

  • Kendrick Lamar, Common, Mary J. Blige Headline '15 Essence Festival

    New Orleans hip-hop and R&B music festival, Essence Festival returns for its 21st year in 2015 and has announced the list of artists who are set to perform this fourth of July weekend at the Superdome. It will be headlined by Common, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige, with a wide variety of other acts across pop, R&B, hip-hop and funk joining the party.
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