Kendrick Lamar
The Divergent Official Film Soundtrack, due in stores March 11, features a fair share of Hip-Hop acts. Tracks featuring A$AP Rocky and Chance The Rapper released in recent weeks, and today, “Backwards” by Kendrick Lamar and Australian Rock band, Tame Impala, becomes the trifecta.
We’re three months into the new year, and TDE have already released two full-length projects in Isaiah Rashad’s Cilvia Demo EP and most recently, ScHoolboy Q’s Oxymoron. But the West Coast label’s plan is to release six albums in total, which CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith finally elaborated on in the cover story on the West Coast crew Billboard Magazine.
ScHoolboy Q’s debut album, Oxymoron, is in stores now, and his TDE family couldn’t be more happy for him. Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad, and SZA spoke about their partner in rhyme’s most recent opus in the latest episode of Google Play’s Life & Rhymes series.
This has been a great week for ScHoolboy Q, who delivered a soon-to-be number one album in his debut, Oxymoron, performed at a pop-up show in his native Los Angeles, and now shares a Billboard Magazine cover with TDE label mate and friend Kendrick Lamar.
Before we got hit with a dull Sprite Slam Dunk Contest last night, Kendrick Lamar hit the stage for a charged performance for All-Star Saturday Night in New Orleans.
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The flicks from Super Bowl week in New York City continue to pour in. The latest batch are from MAXIM Magazines “Big Game Weekend” soiree Saturday, February 1, which Kendrick Lamar headlined.
Kendrick Lamar was in NYC for Super Bowl weekend, so he slid through Saturday Night Live to perform with Imagine Dragons. As a surprised guest, the Compton rapper hit the stage for a rendition of their “Radioactive (Remix).”
Sounds like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole didn’t want to be interrupted by thirsty groupies as they “connect politic ditto.” Cole had a birthday party in NYC earlier this week and K. Dot came through to kick it with the Roc Nation and Dreamville rapper.
The Grammy smoke has still been swirling thick in the air most Hip-Hoppers breathe and exhale. An equal mix of shell-shock and confusion was left in many a fan’s mind after Kendrick Lamar and his universally acclaimed album good kid, m.A.A.d city walked away from the prestigious award show without a single trophy.
Following the GRAMMYS, TDE hosted a fan appreciation concert at House of Blues in Los Angeles for a room of attendees to celebrate Kendrick Lamar’s seven award nominations and a year of success. As you’d expect, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad, and SZA also rocked the stage.
The talk of the town after last night’s 56th annual GRAMMY awards in the Hip-Hop world was obviously Kendrick Lamar coming home with zero statues — even Macklemore personally text him. But the TDE rep may have received something better, as he was greeted by Jay Z and Tyran “Ty Ty” Smith with some words of […]