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The dichotomy of the TDE clique is one of the main contributing factors to their success. Kendrick Lamar’s common man sensibilities drove GKMC towards platinum status, and now the Los Angeles label follows up with the more street savvy ScHoolboy Q. The “Hands On The Wheel” rapper recently sat down with The Breakfast Club to discuss his forthcoming album […]

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Hip-Hop fans have been teased for years by standout rappers claiming to clique up and form a group. The latest rising star to promise such a pairing is Top Dawg Entertainment’s ScHoolboy Q, who suggests he, Danny Brown, A$AP Rocky and fellow TDE foot soldier Ab-Soul might become a supergroup. Is it Christmas already? 

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The LA Leakers drop a new cut by Top Dawg Entertainment lyricists Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul, who go jacking for beats on a track titled “Sail.” You may recognize the tune, which is a hypnotic jam by electronic rock band Awolnation that sounds like it would be played during an uprising.

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Top Dawg Entertainent MC ScHoolboy Q helps you start your weekend right by dropping a new tune called “Yay Yay.” The song serves as the first single from his forthcoming new album, Oxmyoron. 

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Magical moments like this footage of Kendrick Lamar‘s reaction to hearing Jay-Z’s verse on the “B-tch Don’t Kill My Vibe” remix for the first time is what makes Hip-Hop special after all these years.

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It’s official, Kendrick Lamar has topped MTV’s coveted Hottest MCs In The Game list. After an interesting week of debates, and rappers exposing their feelings, K-Dot emerged as the top rap star among his peers.

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Add another point to Kendrick Lamar’s scoreboard. After releasing an album that debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts, becoming rap’s new West Coast golden boy, and earning comparisons to Nas, more of the masses are taking note. Lamar has been tapped to perform on an episode of Saturday Night Live, airing later this month.

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The release and recording of a Black Hippy album has been up in the air for a while now, and even though Ab-Soul told us that the project is “never coming out,” Kendrick Lamar tells a different story. While speaking to Lamar at the Samsung Galaxy Note II  launch party in Los Angeles, last week, he explained […]

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Electronics giant Samsung Mobile US introduced its Samsung Galaxy Note II phone in Los Angeles Thursday (Oct. 25), tapping Kendrick Lamar as the event’s main performer. Oscar winner Octavia Spencer, actor Jaleel White, and Christina Aguilera were among the big names who came out to support the product launch. Fresh off the release of his […]

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Kendrick Lamar is riding on Cloud 9. With his good kid m.A.A.d city debut finally in stores, and doing shows all over the place, the  25-year-old has lots to celebrate, and he’s not going to let a negative critique from Shyne, kill his mood.

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Shyne is on a roll, but not in a good way. Since being released from prison, he’s (unintentionally) shunned the Hip-Hop world by spewing hate left and right, and picking up no new fans along the way. Like it or not, Hip-Hop is very much like the cool click in school: secretly everybody wants to […]

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Kendrick Lamar’s already stellar year reached a new plateua at Saturday’s BET Hip-Hop Awards, when the Compton MC won Lyricist Of The Year honors over the likes of good friend J.Cole, Jay-Z, Nas and Kanye West. Following the award ceremony, K. Dot hit the stage at ATL’s Tabernacle for his BET Music Matters tour, where he thanked fans […]