• Kendrick Lamar Guests On TDE Boss Punch's New Song "25" [LISTEN]

    When he's not busy running Top Dawg Entertainment, Terrence "Punch" Henderson drops some songs of his own, and they're quite excellent. His latest track "25" is a refreshingly laidback ode to resisting the temptations of gang life when growing up in the projects, complete with soul samples and jazz flutes (sounds like they got Ron Burgundy on this), but most excitingly, the track's vocal hook is provided by none other than his label's flagship artist Kendrick Lamar. Apparently Kendrick didn't want anyone to know it was him, though, since he's not credited in the song's Soundcloud page.

  • Kendrick Lamar Partners With Reebok For Short Film Featuring New Ventilator OG Sneakers [WATCH]

    Fans are chomping at the bit for Kendrick Lamar's sophomore album to be released. Earlier this week, a rumored tracklist for the record was confirmed as fake by TDE CEO Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Although no new details or music have surfaced, you can get your fill of K. Dot today through one of his other projects. Lamar teamed up with Reebok to debut their new Ventilator OG sneaker, which commemorates the 25th anniversary of their Ventilator line. As part of the partnership, Lamar is featured in a short film directed by Anthony Mandler (Jay Z, Rihanna) called "Kendrick - I am."

  • Rumored Tracklist For New Kendrick Lamar Album Confirmed As Fake By TDE CEO

    Likely the most highly anticipated album in recent memory, Kendrick Lamar's follow-up to the critically acclaimed good kid m.A.A.d city has everyone buzzing and hungry for any information or piece of the effort they can get their hands (or ears) on. Although he's been plugging the album during his press appearances, he hasn't revealed many specific details. So when a rumored tracklist for the effort surfaced online, fans were dying to confirm its validity.

  • Kendrick Lamar's 'good kid m.A.A.d city' Documentary Coming To Museum Of Contemporary Arts in Los Angeles

    Kendrick Lamar's instant classic major label debut good kid m.A.A.d city has been lauded for its vivid imagery and impeccable storytelling. If you look carefully at the cover of the album, it reads, "good kid M.A.A.d city, a short film by Kendrick Lamar." Now those scenes will come to life in a new documentary. Titled m.A.A.d, the film premiered a few months back at Sundance Film Festival and is now headed for screenings on the West Coast. The 14-minute documentary, directed by Kahlil Joseph and scored by Flying Lotus, will be available for fans to view at the Museum of Contemporary Art's MOCA Grande Avenue in Los Angeles from March 21 through July 27, 2015.

  • Flying Lotus Shares Doom Collaboration 'Masquatch' From 'Grand Theft Auto V' [LISTEN]

    Just yesterday, experimental hip-hop producer Flying Lotus shared a new track from the upcoming re-release of Grand Theft Auto V called "Medication Meditation," featuring Krayzie Bone. Today, FlyLo is back with "Masquatch," another weird yet incredible song from the soundtrack, featuring underground hip-hop visionary DOOM (a.k.a. MF DOOM, a.k.a. Viktor Vaughn, a.k.a. King Geedorah). The track's extremely brief running time (it comes it under two minutes) is reminiscent of DOOM's classic Madlib collaboration Madvillain, and its abstract, hookless production wouldn't sound out of place on their Madvillainy LP.

  • Kendrick Lamar Performs 'i' and 'Pay for It' with Jay Rock on 'Saturday Night Live' [WATCH]

    A sweaty Kendrick Lamar was the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" last night, with Woody Harrelson of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" hosting. After a hilarious promo video with Harrelson and Lamar during the week, it was time to get on with the show. K.Dot performed his new single "i" and also brought out surprise guests Jay Rock and Chantal to perform their collaboration "Pay for It."Lamar delivers a captivating performance with a backup band and backup singers. His on-stage persona is intense and captivating as you hang on to his every lyric, delivered with the poise and precision that Kendrick is known for. He wore black sclera contacts to show the haunting duality of "i," much like what we saw in the music video.On such a big occasion, Kendrick wanted to make the most of it and came out for a second performance. He brought out fellow Los Angeles rapper Jay Rock and featured singer Chantal to perform their collaboration "Pay for It." Chantal opens things up on the keys and showing off her vocal prowess before turning things over to Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar, who trade verses under a shining spotlight and occasional strobing white light.

  • Woody Harrelson Gives Piggyback Ride To Kendrick Lamar In Funny New SNL Promo Video [Watch]

    On the eve of Saturday Night Live, SNL has been putting out some quality promo videos for its upcoming episode featuring Kendrick Lamar and Woody Harrelson. This one has K.Dot, Woody Harrelson and Kate McKinnon all in the short, 46 second promo video where Woody Harrelson introduces himself, along with music guest Kendrick Lamar and gets roped into giving piggy back rides to Kate McKinnon and Kendrick.

  • Flying Lotus Debuts New Kendrick Lamar Verse On "Eyes Above" During San Diego Show [WATCH]

    Back when he was promoting his new album, Flying Lotus revealed that he and Kendrick Lamar had collaborated on several songs together, though only one, "Never Catch Me," appeared on his album You're Dead! last month, which left fans wondering what happened to the rest. Last night at his show in San Diego, the producer debuted a verse from one of his Lamar collaborations, "Eyes Above," which as Complex points out appeared on the album without Lamar for undisclosed reasons.

  • Kendrick Lamar Talks Depression and Album with Devi Dev on 93.7 The Beat in Houston [WATCH]

    Kendrick Lamar appears to be gearing up for something big as he continues his whirlwind media tour across the United States. He has been making appearances on the gauntlet of major hip-hop radio stations in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere to build support for his latest single "i" and to talk about his forthcoming album. Over the weekend, he spoke to Devi Dev on Houston's 93.7 The Beat about his music, dealing with depression, his next album and looking to inspire others with his songs, notably "i."As reported by Complex, K Dot spoke to Devi Dev about his battle with depression that goes back to his time as an adolescent to recently, saying, "Oh, yeah, I faced it then and even now in these recent years, being in the limelight, trying to balance your personal life with the music and what you do. You know it comes a lot of turmoil when you talking about money, when you talking about fame, fortune and success, a lot of things you got to handle and balance, and that brings a whole lot of depression."
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