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The conscious lyricist offered up a snippet of the album's creative direction with the release of "i" and the rest of the album follows suit with more upbeat and thought provoking bars. -
Flying Lotus Details Involvement in Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
The Internet went mad when Kendrick Lamar's album 'To Pimp a Butterfly' was put on iTunes a week early late last night, March 15, either as a PR stunt or a legitimate mistake by Interscope. It has since been taken down, but the discussion about the album and its contents has reached a fever pitch. One of the contributing producers, Flying Lotus, whom the pair collaborated with in the past on "Never Catch Me," took the time last night on Twitter to detail his involvement on the album and sing his praises for K.Dot. -
Killer Mike Thanks Kendrick Lamar For Name Drop On "Hood Politics" Off New Album 'To Pimp A Butterfly'
If you've managed not hear the news, Kendrick Lamar's new album To Pimp A Butterfly was released a week early. One of the songs on the effort, "Hood Politics," shows Lamar taking on hip-hop's critics while giving a shout out to Run The Jewels rapper Killer Mike, who K. Dot feels doesn't get the respect he deserves despite delivering the exceptional raps critics keep asking for. -
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Released Early on iTunes; Was It Intentional or Interscope Mistake?
Hip-hop fans who were up late on Sunday got a surprise as Kendrick Lamar's new album To Pimp A Butterfly dropped on iTunes and Spotify more than a week earlier than when it was previously scheduled. It may seem like the latest in the trend of releasing albums early to beat hackers or just for generating publicity, but Top Dawg Entertainment CEO Anthony Tiffith says otherwise. -
Kendrick Lamar's "King Kunta" Leaked Online Ahead of 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Album [LISTEN]
Kendrick Lamar is getting us ready. Friday, March 13, his track, "King Kunta," leaked online and is building the anticipation in fans excited for his forthcoming album, To Pimp a Butterfly. -
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 Covers Rolling Stone: Calls New Album 'To Pimp A Butterfly' "Honest, Fearful and Unapologetic"
For the first time in his career, Kendrick Lamar has covered Rolling Stone and it could not have come at a more opportune time. With his album, To Pimp A Butterfly hitting shelves in just under two weeks, he met up with the magazine to discuss his new album and the direction he took with it. -
Kendrick Lamar Unveils New Album Cover, Possible Title 'To Pimp a Butterfly' on Instagram
Kendrick Lamar is slowly rolling out new information about his 2015 album. Last week, the "The Blacker the Berry" rapper tweeted out a simple iTunes link, revealing that his good kid, M.A.A.D. city follow-up will drop on March 23, and today (March 11), that album finally has official cover art and (maybe) a title. -
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. -
Kendrick Lamar Reveals New Album '[untitled]', Release Date Set for Later this March
Kendrick Lamar has been shockingly quiet with details about his follow-up to his critically acclaimed album good kid, M.A.A.D. city, but with little fanfare, the "I" rapper has now announced the official title and release date for his second studio album on Twitter. -
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. -
The Hudson Project Dead in Water After One Year, Disappointing Attendance and Rainout During 2014
The Hudson Project got off to a rocky start during 2014 and it looks, for the time being at least, that the electronic music festival might not be back as a result. A representative of Winston Farms, the location for the event last year, told a local paper in upstate New York that "the Hudson Project is on hold for the moment" and "it's not coming back this year."
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