Top Dawg Entertainment’s president Punch had a late-night drop with “Gone” yesterday. Produced by Cardo, the song features an Erykah Badu sample that weaves in perfectly with the laid back feel of the song. Punch’s bars about his own struggles as a leader and what it’s like living in his role. With the high expectations surrounding TDE this year, it’s a good reminder that the talent reaches all the way to the top.
Last night, Kendrick Lamar performed on The Tonight Show, and he unsurprisingly killed it. What did come as a surprise was his performance of a new untitled track, which he calls “Untitled 2”. Kendrick‘s performances are always charismatic and filled with energy, so last night was no exception. K-Dot flies through the lyrics yet delivers on every phrase, making sure his speech was clear and powerful. The accompaniment was a groovy composition that has P-Funk written all over it. Sporting cornrows, King Kendrick vibes and bobs to the beat as the intensity of this unnamed track builds, then finishes his songs off with a slurry of rapid-fire raps over some incredible piano riffs, heavy drumming and relaxing melody. Seeing Kendrick Lamar live should be on every Hip-Hop head’s bucket list, so check out this performance below.
Barack Obama is definitely the coolest president we”ve ever had. He sings Al Green songs, he”s brushed his shoulders off, he stars in Buzzfeed videos, he makes Spotify playlists… and now he”s told People magazine that his favorite song of 2015 was Kendrick Lamar”s “How Much A Dollar Cost.” Really?! That wasn”t even a single. The President is out here listening to K Dot deep cuts like the rest casino online of us rap fans. FLOTUS Michelle Obama also revealed her favorite song, “Uptown Funk,” which proves she is just like every other (lovable!) mom in America. This presidential pick has to be icing on top of this week”s cake for Kendrick, who also had the leading number of Grammy nominations this year – 11 total. “Get it all, you deserve it, Kendrick.” See more highlights from the People interview with the Obamas here.
We’ve all been waiting for this one. Although music critics (self-proclaimed or otherwise) have been trying to label Kendrick Lamar’s latest release To Pimp A Butterfly as a “classic,” the album is more of a thinker than a club banger. Kendrick brought funk and soul back into hip-hop with this project, and his lyrics and ideas are the most provocative and talked about since, well, his last album, but TPAB doesn’t really have tracks a DJ can play to hype up a party crowd. “Alright” is a notable exception. Especially amongst the album’s relevant, yet almost somber themes, “Alright” is an oasis of light, hope and dope beats. The black and white visuals to go along with this already beloved track were teased for weeks and finally released today. Striking images of Kendrick’s city, good and bad, are shown to reiterate the ideas of the song: bad things happen that we can’t control, but we’ll be alright. “We hate po’ po'” is acted out with the constant threat of police violence, but Kendrick also highlighted his smiling fellow Black Hippy members, classic images of hip-hop in its purest form, and members of his community just singing along and having a good time. Watch below.
Jay Rock is a lesser known member of TDE. Don’t let that fool you, Jay Rock is a killer on the mic. In this dope new sequel to Kendrick‘s “Money Trees”, Jay Rock tells his side of the money problems. Jay Rock‘s flow is undeniably awesome and this hard-hitting track is sure to have heads bobbing. You can listen below!
Kendrick Lamar is becoming more prominent as a Rapper, but more importantly as a notable artist. Audiences around the world were just shown the Taylor Swift track, Kendrick was featured on.Now, an unreleased track was leaked on the internet that almost made it on his freshman album Good Kid m.A.A.d City. The track features Lady Gaga. If you didn’t already know, that’s a pretty huge deal. You can take a listen below!
In honor of the Billboard Music Awards, singer/songwriter Taylor swift has released a video which she produced herself. This new video stars multiple artist such as Zendaya and Hailee Williams, but most notable is Hip Hop’s newest royalty Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick spits two rapid-fire verses to this remix of Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood”. You can watch the video below.
Kendrick Lamar’s third studio album To Pimp A Butterfly is out now. Originally slated for release on March 23rd, K Dot’s team has gone the Beyonce and Drake way and surprised unsuspecting fans with an album release. Here’s a twist: only the clean version is available for download as of now. If that doesn’t bother you, download the album here.
UPDATE: The explicit version is now available. Get it here.
We already know March 23rd is the release date for Kendrick Lamar’s new album. Now we have an album title and artwork. K Dot confirmed his album cover via his Instagram account, which is pictured above. The album is titled To Pimp A Butterfly, according to Rolling Stone. Get ready for this to change the game in 2015.
Compton”s newest King pays a visit to Big Boy“s show on Real 92.3 in LA to honor Biggie Smalls on the day of his death. online casino Date”>Kendrick“s performance proves why his album is the most anticipated. His lyricism is unmatched much like that of Notorious B.I.G himself. Kendrick Lamar“s Untitled album drops March 23. You can watch the video below.
