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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. -
Kendrick Lamar Freestyles Over Simple Table Beat On Radio Show [WATCH]
In the studio to talk about his new single, 'i,' King Kendrick unleashed a quick story over — as they say in school — a lunch-table beat. -
Kendrick Lamar Hints at Guest Spot on Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter V' [WATCH]
During an interview with Power 106 in Los Angeles, Kendrick Lamar hinted at a possible guest spot on Lil Wayne's upcoming album Tha Carter V, though he refused to confirm anything. -
New Kendrick Lamar Song 'I'm Da Man' Snippet Surfaces Online [LISTEN]
Kendrick Lamar may have the hip-hop world buzzing this week with the release of his poppy, peppy and positive new single "i," but he's not done releasing new music... not by a long shot. Today (Sept. 25), new music from the Compton emcee hit the web, a snippet of a track entitled "I'm Da Man." -
Kendrick Lamar Talks "i" Cover Art, Obtaining "That Lady" Sampling Rights From Isley Brothers, His Impact On Fans, And More [LISTEN]
Kendrick Lamar has been on the press circuit following the release of his latest single "i." In a new interview with Carson Daly (via Radio.com), the 27-year-old Compton rapper dishes on what he's learned since the release of his critically acclaimed good kid, m.A.A.d city in 2012, the story behind the "i" cover art, how he got the Isley Brothers to let him sample their track "That Lady," and his writing process on his highly anticipated upcoming yet-to-be-titled album, which Lamar expects to release by the end of 2014.
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