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Everybody is waiting for more info on rapper Kendrick Lamar's new album, but he is playing it cool for now.In a recent interview with Ebro in the Morning, he called his unreleased music "organic," but did not elaborate too much on the details, according to Stereogum. He also discussed his single "i," which sports a positive message."I wrote a record for the homies that's in the penitentiary right now, and I also wrote a record for these kids that come up to my shows with these slashes on they wrists, saying they don't want to live no more," he said.Check out the full interview:Kendrick is a busy dude — he recently played the opening Cleveland Cavaliers game and will be on "Saturday Night Live" in two weeks — who has maintained a huge following since dropping his world-changing second LP "good kid m.A.A.d city" in 2012. -
Kendrick Lamar is the Next 'Saturday Night Live' Musical Guest: 'i' Rapper to Appear Alongside Woody Harrelson
Saturday Night Live has been pulling from a variety of genres and levels of fame for its 40th season, and on the upcoming Nov. 15 episode, one of rap’s biggest stars is aiming to be the next musical guest. During the Nov. 1 episode of the show, SNL confirmed that “i" rapper Kendrick Lamar will be performing on the NBC sketch comedy show. -
Imagine Dragons Welcome LeBron James Back to Cleveland with Free Concert [WATCH]
The Cleveland Cavaliers may have lost their first game last night (Oct. 30) despite the return of hometown hero LeBron James, but the Northeast Ohio city was still full of electricity, hype and free music. To celebrate James' return to Cleveland, the city held free shows featuring musical juggernauts Imagine Dragons and Kendrick Lamar. -
Kendrick Lamar Performs 'i' In Cleveland Before LeBron James' NBA Opener [WATCH]
The people of Cleveland were thirsty last night, and while James and the Cavaliers could not come through with a victory for the home crowd, Lamar still made it a night to remember with a short pregame set outside Quicken Loans Arena. -
Jay Rock Drops Second Single "Pay For It" Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Chantal [LISTEN]
Back in June, Top Dawg Entertainment boss Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith announced that Jay Rock would be the next on the label to release an album. Rock released the album's first single "Parental Advisory" earlier this month and is now back with his second single "Pay For It" with help from Black Hippy labelmate Kendrick Lamar and Canadian singer Chantal. -
Hip-Hop Used To Treat Mental Illness In United Kingdom
Becky Inkster and Akeem Sule have formed Hip Hop Psyche, their attempt at combating schizophrenia and depression with the power of rhymes. -
Kendrick Lamar Releases 'i' Lyric Video, Puts His Masterful Rhymes on Display [WATCH]
Our first visual for Kendrick Lamar's forthcoming sophomore album is here in the form of a lyric video from lead single "i." -
Ty Dolla $ign Talks Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj Featured In New Album 'Free TC' Following Release of ‘$ign Language’ Mixtape
Ty Dolla $ign released his well-received $ign Language mixtape last month and now he's preparing for the release of his new album Free TC. During a recent chat with XXL, he revealed his latest project is set to feature Kendrick Lamar and Nicki Minaj, among many others. -
WATCH: Kendrick Lamar Gives "i" a Live Debut During We Day 2014
One of the more bold declarations in hip-hop in the last month has come from Kendrick Lamar when he rapped "I love myself" in his new single "i." After releasing the positive and peppy Isley Brother sampling song on Sept. 23, the Compton rapper debuted the song live for the first time last night (Oct. 2) during a concert in Toronto. -
Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar's "Never Catch Me" Video Explores Life After Death [WATCH]
Flying Lotus has shared the video for his collaboration with Kendrick Lamar "Never Catch Me" off his forthcoming album You're Dead!. The Hiro Murai-directed clip takes place during a funeral for a young girl and boy. -
Meghan Trainor Returns for Third Reign At Top of Digital Downloads Chart with 'All About That Bass'...'Bang Bang' Stuck at No. 3 for Six Weeks
Meghan Trainor has risen to the top of the Digital Download charts once again, marking the third time that "All About That Bass" has held the top spot. The song experienced a drop in sales over the week but not enough to stop her from passing Taylor Swift and "Shake It Off." "Bass" sold 253,000 downloads while "Shake" sold 224,000. The pair of songs have switched places twice now but if sales keep dropping this may mark the end of "Shake"s run at the top. -
Kendrick Lamar Performed With Prince At His Release Party For New Albums 'Art Official Age' And 'PLECTRUMELECTRUM' [WATCH]
Prince celebrated the release of wo new albums -- his solo album Art Official Age and PLECTRUMELECTRUM with his band 3RDEYEGIRL -- yesterday with a livestream special on Yahoo!. The 90-minute special focused on the history of his 65,000 square-foot Paisley Park estate as well as the collaborators who worked on his most recent records. Toward the end of the broadcast, Prince performed three songs and brought out Kendrick Lamar for one of them. Lamar dropped a new verse for "What's My Name," a rare track from Prince's 1998 box set Crystal Ball.
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