• Kendrick Lamar Launching 'untitled unmastered' Lyric Contest

    Kendrick Lamar surprised the music world with a surprise short album of demos from the To Pimp A Butterfly recording sessions. To help promote the new album untitled unmastered, he is launching a giveaway later today where fans will have answer questions based on lyrics to the LP and are eligible win prizes if they are the first correct answer.

  • Kendrick Lamar Producer Thundercat on 'To Pimp a Butterfly' and 'Untitled, Unmastered'

    This past Friday night (March 4) Kendrick Lamar released new music entitled 'Untitled, Unmastered' at midnight. The release came as a complete surprise to those closest to him, especially one of his producer’s Stephen “Thundercat” Bruner, who was a close collaborator on 'To Pimp a Butterfly.' In a new interview, Bruner talks the release and how it came as a shock to everyone.

  • Digable Planets, Maxwell, Jidenna to Perform at Essence Festival 2016

    The Essence Festival 2016 is heading back to New Orleans this Summer and has announced who festival goers can expect to hit the stage for great performances this year. Among the list of old school and new school Hip Hop and R&B legends is Digable Planets, Maxwell, Jidenna and more.

  • Panorama Music Festival Lineup: Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsysten, Kendrick Lamar Headline

    New York City officially has a new event to make up its landscape of cultural event. Months after the creators of Coachella announced an East Coast version, Panorama Music Festival announced its full lineup on Tuesday (March 1), and in its debut year, it's going big. Arcade Fire, Kendrick Lamar and LCD Soundsystem are set to headline the inaugural Panorama year.

  • TDE's CEO Top Dawg Announces 2016 Release Schedule & Newly Signed Artists

    It's hard to believe that it'll be a year since Kendrick Lamar released his sophomore album, To Pimp a Butterfly, and he may be preparing to release some more music this year. TDE's CEO, Top Dawg, has revealed via Instagram the 2016 release schedule for the TDE roster and there might be two newly signed artists. Exciting news!

  • Kendrick Lamar Will Induct N.W.A Into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April

    Celebrities often honor their idols through their art in forms of acting, fashion, music, dance, and more, but how often do they get the chance to present them with an award of achievement? Kendrick Lamar will induct iconic hip-hop collective, N.W.A, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The ceremony is scheduled to take place on April 8 at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn, New York.

  • Snoop Dogg Teases Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Dr. Dre 2016 Tour Dates

    Odds are that, if you could pick a compatible dream lineup for a hip-hop tour in 2016, you would think back to the Up in Smoke tour from 16 years ago with Dr. Dre, Eminem and Snoop Dogg, and hope that Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar would also be on the bill. Without getting too ahead of ourselves, this is apparently the ideal tour for Snoop because he recently spoke about his efforts to make this come together, teasing the possibilities of making it happen in 2016 or sometime in the near future.
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