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A collaboration between Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar might finally be on its way. Earlier today, a six-second snippet of West's new single "All Day" surfaced online with a verse from the Compton rapper. Although it's not much of a preview, K. Dot seems to be going hard as usual for the "All Day" remix. Lamar is listed with a writing credit on the original version, so it's possible that this remix will be the version that makes the new album, So Help Me God. -
Kendrick Lamar, Reebok Drop Dramatic 'Be Ventilated' Short Film with Rebellion Inspired by 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
Kendrick Lamar is continuing to carry on his message of revolution from To Pimp a Butterfly, and now, he's enlisting Reebok in for help. After performing on a flatbed truck across Los Angeles with the sneaker giant, today (April 6), Lamar has teamed up with Reebok once again for an empowering short film/commercial "Be Ventilated." -
Kendrick Lamar Will Throw First Pitch at LA Dodgers Game April 27
Compton native Kendrick Lamar has a new job and it's to throw out the first pitch for the LA Dodgers game on April 27. The To 'Pimp a Butterfly' rapper will join his local team for the ceremonial pitch against the San Francisco Giants. -
Kendrick Lamar Breakfast Club Interview: 'TPAB' Rapper Confirms He's Engaged, Talks J. Cole Joint Album, Tupac Feature & More [WATCH]
During his day in New York, Kendrick Lamar hit the press circuit pretty hard. One of his stops was to The Breakfast Club to talk about To Pimp A Butterfly, his relationship status with Whitney Alford, his thoughts on having a classic album, respecting fans, future collaborations with J. Cole & Dre. Dre, his marketing plan and much more. Here's some of what he had to say: -
Kendrick Lamar, 'Empire,' Action Bronson and Earl Sweatshirt Help Hip-Hop Dominate Album Sales Chart
The past few weeks have been amazing for hip-hop, as the Empire soundtrack and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly have led both the Billboard 200 to three straight weeks of rap at no. 1. Although it's only been a two-week streak on the Album Sales chart (Empire was outsold by Madonna's Rebel Heart during its first week), this week is still newsworthy as the Top 3 spots on the chart are all held by hip-hop albums. -
Kendrick Lamar Drops 'King Kunta' Music Video, Touring and Perfoming in Hometown Compton
Kendrick Lamar has dropped the music video for "King Kunta," the confirmed third single from his album To Pimp A Butterfly. The theme of music video is no secret from the start, opening with a sign that reads "Welcome to Compton." The rest of the video focuses on the emcee performing and traveling around his hometown. -
J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar Joint Album Update: 'King Kunta' Rapper Confirms Collaboration In Hot 97 Interview
Kendrick Lamar sat down with Hot 97 earlier this morning for an in depth interview about his new album To Pimp A Butterfly. During the 40 minute conversation, Lamar revealed that he still plans to record a collaborative album with J. Cole. You know, basically every fans dream. -
Kendrick Lamar First Performer with Two Weeks Atop Billboard 200 Since Taylor Swift; First R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Since Beyonce
Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp A Butterfly pulled off something that few performers outside of Taylor Swift have managed to wrangle in the last few months: holding the no. 1 position on the Billboard 200 for more than one week. The album spent a second week at the top spot on the chart-the only performer aside from Swift (who spent a total of 11 weeks at no. 1 with 1989) to have done so since November, having sold 123,000 equivalent units during its second full week of sales. The accomplishment is even more relevant for the R&B/Hip-Hop genres, where Butterfly becomes the first album since 2013's Beyoncé to spend multiple weeks at no. 1. -
Wale 'The Album About Nothing' Hot 97 Listening Lounge Session: Rapper Talks Beck & Kendrick Lamar Comments, Backlash, Wanting Success of Jay Z, Outkast
Rapper Wale opened up about his recent Billboard comments regarding being compared to singer Beck and rapper Kendrick Lamar during his Hot 97 Listening Lounge for his latest album, "The Album About Nothing." -
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Was Originally Called 'Tu Pimp A Caterpillar' (TU-P-A-C) in Honor of Tupac [WATCH]
In Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly,' fans and listeners understood Lamar's respect for the late hip-hop legend Tupac. Lamar recently revealed that the title of his album was in fact originally named, Tu Pimp A Caterpillar (T-U-P-A-C) in honor of Tupac. -
Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, Chris Brown and More to Perform on Hot 97's Stadium Stage for Summer Jam 2015
Earlier this month, Hot 97 revealed the lineup for its 2015 Festival Stage at Summer Jam and the famed New York City radio station has called on some big names for its Stadium Stage. This year's performers include Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean and Chris Brown. -
Kendrick Lamar Lands "King Kunta," Five Other Tracks Hot 100...But None in Top 50. Why Not?
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars and "Uptown Funk" have had an iron grip on the Billboard Hot 100 for the last few months, but Kendrick Lamar made the biggest splash perhaps last week, by landing six tracks into the top 100 songs in the country, to go along with repping the no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with To Pimp A Butterfly.
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