• 25 Best Songs 2015: The Weeknd, Drake, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar & More

    Among your “Pretty Girls” and Vine stars, you had real gems in 2015. From some surprise pop breakthroughs from the likes of Jason Derulo and The Weeknd to touching indie songs from Braids and Sufjan Stevens and some of the most fiery rap in years from Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, this year was not wanting for great songs.
  • Kendrick Lamar Talks Grammy Nominations, Future & President Obama

    In a recently published New York Times article, Kendrick Lamar talked about a number of things including his Grammy nominations and his favorite music of 2015, which includes one time collaborator Future. He also shared his thoughts on President Obama, who named “How Much A Dollar Cost” his favorite song of the year.
  • Kendrick Lamar's 'Swimming Pools (Drank)' Gets a Mashup With Mario Kart Theme Song [LISTEN]

    The internet has truly made some great things possible! From hiliarious snapchats to monumental moments that shouldn't be missed, we can catch it all online. To add to the list of online greats, song mashups have been making the rounds and have become quite popular. The most recent mashup: Kendrick Lamar's "Swimming Pools (Drank)" with the theme song from the video game, Mario Kart. Yup, you read it correctly: Mario Kart.
  • Kendrick Lamar Preaches Value Of Hard Work In New Video

    Kendrick Lamar has had the biggest year of his career, releasing the consensus number one album of the year in To Pimp A Butterfly. Now in a new video he is using his newfound status as an icon and idol to many in his community to preach the value of hard work.
  • Top 5 Late Night TV Music Performances of 2015: Adele, Foo Fighters, Beach House and More

    Late night TV talk shows have always been fertile ground for great musical performances, and this year proved no different. From the Foo Fighters' touching farewell for David Letterman to Adele's Roots accompanied kiddie instrument cover of "Hello" on The Tonight Show, 2015 was filled with its fair share of great gigs. Here are some of our standout picks featuring Kendrick Lamar, Tracy Chapman and Beach House.
  • Wale Shades Kendrick Lamar Grammy Nominations, Jay Rock Responds on Twitter

    Whenever the Academy announces its Grammy nominees, there’s always an artist who feels some type of way when their project is left out and this time around is no different. After discovering that his latest body of work, 'The Album About Nothing,' was snubbed from the Grammys, Wale sent out a series of jokes and sarcastic tweets, namely mentioning Kendrick Lamar. Fellow TDE rapper Jay Rock quickly issued a response to Wale’s shade on Twitter.
  • Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire ‘Heart and Soul Tour 2.0’ to Launch in 2016: Tickets on Sale!

    Last week, Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire announced that they would be extending their summer co-headlining tour, 'Heart and Soul Tour' 2015, into a bigger 2016 run appropriately coined 'Heart and Soul Tour 2.0'. The tour will launch on March 23 in Jacksonville and run until April 18 in New York City, playing 15 dates into new territory including major cities like Baltimore, Chicago, and New York City. Tickets to see Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago are already climbing in price on the secondary market, and fans can expect to see a spike in price as the dates draw closer.