Watch Kendrick Lamar Live In Las Vegas

 

Kendrick Lamar headlined the first night of the Day N Vegas festival with a set featuring child dancers and spanning his four albums. See Kendrick Lamar perform "Chapter 10" & "Ronald Reagan Era" in the live footage below!

Kendrick Lamar Has A New Manager

 

A few days ahead of his headlining performance at Day N Vegas this weekend, it has been announced that rapper Kendrick Lamar has a new business manager. The pgLang co-founder is working with Anthony Saleh, who is well-respected in the music industry as the longtime manager of Nas.

#BringItBack Kendrick Lamar - Ignorance Is Bliss #Throwback

 

The eighth track on Kendrick Lamar’s first full-length mixtape, Overly Dedicated, is titled after a popular idiom which translates to “what you don’t know can’t hurt you.” Kendrick raps the first verse without taking a single breath. This has become something of a habit for Kendrick Lamar as he repeated this feat on 2010’s “Look Out For Detox” and 2011’s “Rigamortus.”

Did Freddie Gibbs Take Shots At Kendrick Lamar?

 

Freddie Gibbs released the new track, in which he raps over the beat for Drake's Certified Lover Boy intro, "Champagne Poetry." On Gibbs' interpretation of the Drizzy song he spits, “The earth ain’t big enough for both of us, you gotta get done/They say they smokin’ top fives, but you ain’t burnt up the one/Fuck niggas talking ’bout?/Like every time I hit the booth I don’t leave that bitch with a body count.”

Jay-Z Announces The Return Of Made In America Festival

 

The Made In America Festival is returning to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania this Labor Day Weekend. The 2021 edition of the Roc Nation-produced musical event is scheduled for Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5.

Made In America was founded by Roc Nation leader/Hip Hop icon Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter in 2012. Last year’s MIA was rescheduled due to safety concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and civil unrest in America at the time.

What's Your #FavoriteSong By Kendrick Lamar?

 

Since his mainstream debut in 2012, Kendrick Lamar has been regarded as one of the most influential artists of his generation, as well as one of the greatest rappers and lyricists of all time.

Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment.

#MusicVideo by New Money - "Big Bubble Yum" @Funklordmusic

 

Robert Courtney AKA New Money was born and raised in Chicago, IL. He started doing music at about the age of 11. He was inspired when he heard Jay Z. That is when he fell in love with rap. His cousin and himself had rap battles against each other, doing songs by known artist and he always won. 

Nicki Minaj on Why She Hasn't Collaborated With Kendrick Lamar

 

During the episode, the Queen revealed why she has yet to collaborate with King Kendrick. “The reason why I haven't collaborated with Kendrick Lamar yet is because he don't want to get washed,” joked Nicki.

She went on to express her admiration for the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper. “I’m a big fan of him and his talent and I’m looking forward to collaborating with him one day hopefully because he’s animated and I like the animation. And also, he just respects the craft of rap and at this time right now…” she laughed before trailing off.

The Lifestyle Of Kendrick Lamar

Кеndrісk Lаmаr, bу рrоfеѕѕіоn, іѕ а ѕоngwrіtеr аnd а rарреr аѕ wеll. Веіng оnе оf Wеѕt Соаѕt hір-hор grоuр Вlасk Нірру hе іѕ undеnіаblу аmоng thе nеwеr gеnеrаtіоnѕ оf rарѕ’ bіggеѕt lуrісіѕt whо hаѕ сrаftеd thеіr ѕuссеѕѕ аѕ а ѕоlо аrtіѕt. Ніѕ muѕіс, whісh есhоеѕ, аdvосаtеѕ, аnd hіghlіghtѕ thе ѕосіаl ѕеntіmеntѕ оf blасk реорlе аnd tоuсhеѕ оn thе thеmеѕ оf роlіtісѕ аnd сulturе, hаѕ mаdе hіm rесеіvе wіdеѕрrеаd rесоgnіtіоn frоm mіllіоnѕ оf fаnѕ іn а vеrу ѕhоrt durаtіоn оf tіmе.

Тhе ѕоn оf Кеnnу Lаmаr, whо wаѕ а fоrmеr mеmbеr оf Gаngѕtеr Dіѕсірlеѕ, wаѕ bоrn іn 1987 іn thе ѕtаtе оf Саlіfоrnіа. Тhе nаmе Кеndrісk wаѕ gіvеn tо hіm bу hіѕ mоthеr іn hоnоr оf Еddіе Кеndrісk’ѕ, whо wаѕ а ѕоngwrіtеr аnd а ѕіngеr.

Kendrick Lamar Is Waiting To Release New Albums

 

We haven't heard any new solo music from Kendrick Lamar in a while, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been working. According to his personal engineer, Derek "MixedbyAli" Ali, K-Dot is sitting on six album's worth of unreleased tracks.

Ali was a guest on The ETCs With Kevin Durant Podcast on Thursday (Nov. 12), where he talked with co-host Eddie Gonzalez about his career and working closely with the Top Dawg Entertainment team. He spoke specifically about Kendrick's work ethic, saying the Compton, Calif. MC has tons of material he hasn't put out yet.

"For Kendrick alone, let me say, I think we could put together like six albums," Ali said around the 34-minute mark. "And, you know, we got everyone's the same way. It's all about just understanding that you could do something better. It's having that mindset to strive for the best possible version of you possible."

Rihanna Says She Just Wants to 'Have Fun With Music'

It’s been four years since Rihanna released an album but the singer is working hard on recording new music. The pop star, 32, told The Associated Press for her new album she’s already held “tons of writing camps” — where songwriters are put into groups to create original tracks for artists. Now, she said she’s asked herself the questions: “What do I feel personally? What do I want to put out, and as an artist, how do I want to play it with my art? How do I want to interpret that?”

“How do I want to reimagine it because it’s been so structured before,” Rihanna continued in a recent interview. The multi-genre artist who has won Grammys in the R&B, dance and rap categories added: “You do pop, you did this genre, you do that, you do radio, but now it’s just like, what makes me happy? I just want to have fun with music. Everything is so heavy. The world that we live in is a lot. It’s overwhelming every single day. And with the music, I’m using that as my outlet.”

Will Kanye West Surpass Jay-Z?

For the better part of hip-hop’s existence, it was solely considered a genre of music. We now recognize the larger cultural movement surrounding the New York-bred art form as a leading force driving growth in fashion, entertainment, food and beverage, and technology. As a result, the top 10 highest earners of 2019 on Forbes’ annual list of hip-hop’s richest account for a staggering $633,500,000 in combined earnings. And for the first time in his career, Kanye West ($150 million) has outpaced the rest of his competitors to take the top spot — leapfrogging JAY-Z by $69 million.

It was certainly a banner year for West, especially considering he claimed to be $56 million in debt just over three years ago. While earning the top spot is certainly noteworthy, his income jumped dramatically between 2018 and 2019, accounting for a net increase of $122,500,000. Although the entire industry had a great year — with the top 20 acts’ revenue increasing by 33 percent since 2018 — the huge financial increase poses an interesting question: with an album on the way, YEEZY accounting for $1.5 billion in annual sales, and a track record of exploring radical projects, will Kanye West be joining JAY-Z in the billionaire’s club?

Kendrick Lamar Biography Coming Soon

Taking to Twitter to announce the news, Moore revealed the book’s cover art and release date of October 13. The synopsis on Simon & Schuster reads, “This first cultural biography of rap superstar and “master of storytelling” (The New Yorker) Kendrick Lamar explores his meteoric rise to fame and his profound impact on a racially fraught America.”

Music journalist and critic Marcus J. Moore has shared a release date for the Kendrick Lamar biography, The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America.

Pre-orders can be made now with a list price of $27 USD for the hardcover and $12.99 USD for the eBook. The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America hits retailers October 13.

Eminem Releases #MusicVideo for "Good Guy"

In the four-minute visual, which features Jessie Reyez, the two portray an abusive relationship. Throughout the video, Jessie and Em do some serious damage to each other as they fight in their house. Their death battle travels from inside a kitchen, to upstairs in their home and outside of their home. In the end, Reyez ends up stabbing Em to death.

This wouldn't be the first time that the Kamikaze rapper has depicted a broken relationship in a music video. Back in 2010, Eminem teamed up with Rihanna for "Love The Way You Lie," which also resulted in a tragic death.

This video drops the same day that it was announced that Eminem's "Luck You," which features Joyner Lucas, has been nominated for Best Rap Song at the 2019 Grammy Awards. Other contenders in this category include Drake, Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock. More than 25 years into his rap career and Shady is showing no signs of slowing up.

Check out Eminem's "Good Guy" music video below thanks to the Source

Lil Wayne's Carter V Sets High Records

Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne was able to move an impressive amount of units with 480,000 equivalent album sales earned from Sept. 28 - Oct. 4. That tally marks the third biggest seven-day stretch for an album in 2018. The 433 million on-demand audio streams accrued are good enough for the second biggest streaming week of the year. The charting marks Tune's fourth No. 1 album following Tha Carter III, I Am Not a Human Being and Tha Carter IV.

See Wayne Full Profile

There was really no doubt that Wayne would snatch the No. 1 spot. Fans have been waiting on C5 for nearly half a decade. Weezy came through with a hefty 23-song offering with guest appearances from XXXTentacion, Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg and more, and production from Metro Boomin, Zaytoven, Mannie Fresh, Cool & Dre and others.

Shezi Rosewood - "Space Island" @SheziRosewood

Shezi Rosewood (formerly J-Lie) has an important message for all those who have just had a breakup or are trying to forge a new life after romance is over. The new voice of music has signed a new distribution deal with Roc Nation, and is all set to release his new R&B/Soul single this summer, called ‘Space Island’, which will give solace through melodies and transport listeners into a new world by leaving the past behind.

Kendrick Lamar Invests Into $2.65M Property

Rapper Kendrick Lamar is now deep in the real estate game. The 30-year-old plucked a few dollars from his money trees and bought a Calabasas, Calif., home for $2.65 million.

The Weeknd Ft Kendrick Lamar - Pray For Me

Music video by The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar performing Pray For Me. © 2018 Aftermath Records

Rich The Kid Ft Kendrick Lamar - New Freezer

Rich The Kid delivers the official music video for "New Freezer" single featuring Kendrick Lamar which came out last month. Watch the video below.

Kendrick Lamar Gift To Fan Touches Hearts

During his “DAMN. Tour” stop in Dallas this past weekend, Kendrick Lamar met one of his biggest fans, a woman named Jennifer Phillips, who happened to be quadriplegic and used a wheelchair ever since a 2007 car accident that caused a spinal cord injury.