• Kendrick Lamar 'The Blacker the Berry' Artwork Spawns Lawsuit

    Kendrick Lamar is facing a lawsuit over an image he used during promotion of his new album To Pimp a Butterfly. Freelance photographer Giordano Cipriani has filed a lawsuit against K. Dot, claiming that the emcee used one of his images without authorization to promote his album sample track "The Blacker the Berry."

  • Best Songs of 2015 (So Far): Kanye West, Leon Bridges, A$AP Rocky and More

    Six months down and six months to go: Music Times just can't wait until the end of 2015 to release its list of the best songs released this year, so we're giving you a free preview with our midyear favorites. We left no stone unturned, considering music from the East Coast (A$AP Rocky), West Coast (Kendrick Lamar) and the Central Coast (Kanye West)...rock both electric and acoustic...fashions from miniskirts (Braids) to Mexican Lucha Libre masks (The Mountain Goats).

  • Best Albums of 2015 (So Far): Kendrick Lamar, Florence + The Machine and More

    Six months down and six months to go: Music Times just can't wait until the end of 2015 to release its list of the best albums released this year, so we're giving you a free preview with our midyear favorites. From the highly anticipated returns of Kendrick Lamar and Florence + The Machine, to the first album in four years from a beloved band (My Morning Jacket) to the first album in 10 years from a beloved band (Sleater-Kinney), we had a plenty to sift through and sort out.

  • Kendrick Lamar & Eminem Will Be on Dr. Dre's 'Straight Outta Compton' Soundtrack

    Along with obvious tracks from N.W.A., Kendrick Lamar and Eminem will also feature on the soundtrack to Straight Outta Compton, the biopic about one of hip-hop's most influential supergroups. Stopping by San Diego Comic-Con, the film's director, F. Gary Gray, told MTV that the Dr. Dre-produced soundtrack is "insane."

  • Kendrick Lamar's New Reebok Shoes Attempt to Unite Rival Gangs

    Kendrick Lamar used To Pimp a Butterfly as a vessel to return to his hometown of Compton to fight gang violence rather than escape it. His latest collaboration with Reebok seeks to promote that end, as the "King Kunta" rapper has previewed a shoe that caters to both bloods and crips.

  • Nielsen Reports Album Sales Down...Unless You're Taylor Swift or Drake

    Nielsen has released its midyear music sales report and things are looking about how you'd expect: Streaming is way up, overall album sales are down, and the vinyl trend continues. Taylor Swift and Drake are among the few performers that can feel good about moving entire albums at this point.

  • Kendrick Lamar Targets Police Brutality in 'Alright' Music Video

    Kendrick Lamar released his complex and socially conscious album To Pimp A Butterfly back in March with influences of jazz, soul and funk sprinkled in with his artfully crafted, politically charged raps about the ills that he grew up and sees today in society. One of the tracks that highlights the struggle of where he grew up in the inner city of Los Angeles is "Alright" and today, K.Dot has unveiled the music video for the song, which targets police violence and brutality that has been a hot topic in the United States.

  • Kendrick Lamar Joins Jidenna for 'Classic Man' Remix [LISTEN]

    Rising R&B star Jidenna's new single "Classic Man" has gotten a big name rapper for its new remix. Today (June 22), the single from the upcoming Wondaland Presents: The Eephus album got some assistance from Kendrick Lamar, turning the track into a future smash hit.
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