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The past few weeks have been amazing for hip-hop, as the Empire soundtrack and Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly have led both the Billboard 200 to three straight weeks of rap at no. 1. Although it's only been a two-week streak on the Album Sales chart (Empire was outsold by Madonna's Rebel Heart during its first week), this week is still newsworthy as the Top 3 spots on the chart are all held by hip-hop albums. -
Kendrick Lamar Drops 'King Kunta' Music Video, Touring and Perfoming in Hometown Compton
Kendrick Lamar has dropped the music video for "King Kunta," the confirmed third single from his album To Pimp A Butterfly. The theme of music video is no secret from the start, opening with a sign that reads "Welcome to Compton." The rest of the video focuses on the emcee performing and traveling around his hometown. -
J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar Joint Album Update: 'King Kunta' Rapper Confirms Collaboration In Hot 97 Interview
Kendrick Lamar sat down with Hot 97 earlier this morning for an in depth interview about his new album To Pimp A Butterfly. During the 40 minute conversation, Lamar revealed that he still plans to record a collaborative album with J. Cole. You know, basically every fans dream. -
Kendrick Lamar First Performer with Two Weeks Atop Billboard 200 Since Taylor Swift; First R&B/Hip-Hop Artist Since Beyonce
Kendrick Lamar and To Pimp A Butterfly pulled off something that few performers outside of Taylor Swift have managed to wrangle in the last few months: holding the no. 1 position on the Billboard 200 for more than one week. The album spent a second week at the top spot on the chart-the only performer aside from Swift (who spent a total of 11 weeks at no. 1 with 1989) to have done so since November, having sold 123,000 equivalent units during its second full week of sales. The accomplishment is even more relevant for the R&B/Hip-Hop genres, where Butterfly becomes the first album since 2013's Beyoncé to spend multiple weeks at no. 1. -
Wale 'The Album About Nothing' Hot 97 Listening Lounge Session: Rapper Talks Beck & Kendrick Lamar Comments, Backlash, Wanting Success of Jay Z, Outkast
Rapper Wale opened up about his recent Billboard comments regarding being compared to singer Beck and rapper Kendrick Lamar during his Hot 97 Listening Lounge for his latest album, "The Album About Nothing." -
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Was Originally Called 'Tu Pimp A Caterpillar' (TU-P-A-C) in Honor of Tupac [WATCH]
In Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly,' fans and listeners understood Lamar's respect for the late hip-hop legend Tupac. Lamar recently revealed that the title of his album was in fact originally named, Tu Pimp A Caterpillar (T-U-P-A-C) in honor of Tupac. -
Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean, Chris Brown and More to Perform on Hot 97's Stadium Stage for Summer Jam 2015
Earlier this month, Hot 97 revealed the lineup for its 2015 Festival Stage at Summer Jam and the famed New York City radio station has called on some big names for its Stadium Stage. This year's performers include Kendrick Lamar, Big Sean and Chris Brown. -
Kendrick Lamar Lands "King Kunta," Five Other Tracks Hot 100...But None in Top 50. Why Not?
Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars and "Uptown Funk" have had an iron grip on the Billboard Hot 100 for the last few months, but Kendrick Lamar made the biggest splash perhaps last week, by landing six tracks into the top 100 songs in the country, to go along with repping the no. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with To Pimp A Butterfly. -
Tupac's Estate to Release Unheard Music, Interviews and Poems by the 'Changes' Rapper
Unheard music by the late Tupac Shakur is slated to be released by his estate. Interviews and poems by the "Changes" rapper will also be released. -
Paris Hilton: Summerfest Fans Launch Petition to Remove Hotel Heir's DJ Set From Lineup
Music lovers planning on attending Summerfest in Milwaukee were so unhappy to see Paris Hilton on the bill that they launched a petition to get the amateur DJ taken off the roster. More than 4,000 people have supported the effort, calling Hilton's involvement "a middle finger to anyone who paid to go to this festival." Some of the more established acts for the event include Kings of Leon, Zac Brown Band and Kendrick Lamar, among many others. -
Kendrick Lamar 'King Kunta' Video Filmed At Compton Swap Meet, Behind-The-Scenes Footage Surfaces Online [WATCH]
Kendrick Lamar's much-hyped To Pimp A Butterfly track "King Kunta" will reportedly be his next radio single. Now it appears a video is on the way as well. Footage has surfaced online of Lamar and a large crowd gathered at the Compton Swap Meet for a video shoot. Lamar is shown performing on top of the building and in the parking lot as a mob of fans dance around to the g-funk anthem. -
Sleeping With Sirens, Mark Knopfler and Awolnation Crack Albums Chart Top 10 with New Releases; Kendrick Lamar Still on Top
The good news about the albums chart is that it gives performers who didn't crack the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 to make their stand without worrying about streams and singles, but that will still have to wait until after Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly.' The rapper's third album, and first to top the albums chart, sold 319,000 copies, nearly quadrupling the next highest total on the list.
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