Kendrick Lamar exploded onto the national scene with the critically acclaimed and hot-selling major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d City in late 2012. With seven Grammy Awards nominations leading up to the big awards show this Sunday (January 26), K-Dot spoke about why he made his smash concept album, how he stays creative and much more […]
Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city was heralded for its continuous timeline that threaded through his adolescent journey that all entailed the pitfalls the streets of Compton had to dish out. The album’s apex, “Sing About Me,” dealt with weighty topics such as weighty topics such as death and righteous morality.
Nothing was the same for Kendrick Lamar after he quit trying to be a carbon copy of what he heard on the radio. He and veteran Hip-Hop journalist Shaheem Reid discussed the importance of this transformation during an interview that took place during this year’s Budweiser Made in America Festival.
Today (October 22), marks the first anniversary of Kendrick Lamar‘s critically acclaimed debut good kid, m.A.A.d city.
Day two of the second annual Made In America festival featured more great performances from fan favorites. One came courtesy of Kendrick Lamar and his TDE partners in rhyme (ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, and Jay Rock).
While some took offense, many others defended Kendrick Lamar‘s “Control (HOF)” verse because the MC can actually back up his claims with lyrics and accolades. Today, he can officially add a platinum album to his growing list of accomplishments.
A few weeks ago, a photo of Kendrick Lamar and Eminem in the studio hit the Internets. Soon after, the mere possibility of what their encounter could have produced sent fans over the edge. Today, the Compton wordsmith gave a better idea of how this meeting all went down in an interview with MTV.
Black Hippy dropped a quick video to promote the U.S. leg of the “good kid, m.A.A.d city” summer tour late last night (May 22). Around 1:18 into the visual, there was a surprise in the form of a freestyle from the TDE collective. The beat of choice was Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O.,” which Kendrick Lamar was rumored to have […]
Last night, Footaction held a private event at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn, where Compton’s own Kendrick Lamar took the stage to perform a set of track’s from his good kid, m.A.A.d. city LP. Attendees were engaged by crowd favorites like “Backstreet Freestyle” and “Poetic Justice,” but K. Dot had something special in store for “B*tch […]
Kendrick Lamar is taking the show on the road this summer on a whopping 60-date trek to be exact. The occasion, you ask? Well that would be the “good kid, m.A.A.d city” tour, which the Compton MC will set out on May 5 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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.
Boxer Adrien Broner tapped Kendrick Lamar to provide the soundtrack to the entrance to his boxing match at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Saturday (Nov. 17) night. Repping his T.D.E crew by way of a black hoodie, Lamar spit as Broner strolled along in a pink robe.
If you didn’t know by now, be clear that Shyne doesn’t care what you think..about anything that he does. Whether you’re President Obama, Game, Kendrick, Lamar, or anyone taking issue with his random, but honest, commentary, Shyne’s stance will not be shaken. So, rather than get upset over a potential beef with Game for coming to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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