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After a short, six-second clip surfaced on the Web last week, it appears as though the full verse from Kendrick Lamar for the remix of Kanye West's "All Day" has leaked onto the Web. The verse sees Kendrick at almost "Control" levels of bravado, calling himself the "Rap Derek Jeter," acknowledging his greatness "ask me how long do it take to be the greatest / I'm the Broadway ho, swish it, swish it / Damn Kanye never will I be safe, bitch I already know." -
Kendrick Lamar, Flying Lotus Interview: 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Rapper Talks Recurring Dreams, Influences, Advice With "Wesley's Theory" Producer On BBC Radio 1 [LISTEN]
As promised, Flying Lotus took the time last night during his current residency with BBC Radio 1 to interview his frequent collaborator Kendrick Lamar about his latest album, To Pimp A Butterfly, for which FlyLo produced the opening track "Wesley's Theory," which he called "a future classic" during their conversation. In the interview, Lamar spoke about the ideas and influences that went into making the album a success and gave advice to his fans, urging them "put your heart over a number or a dollar sign." He also talked about recurring dreams he has. Here's what he had to say: -
Flying Lotus To Interview Kendrick Lamar About New Album 'To Pimp A Butterfly' During BBC Radio 1 Residency Tonight (April 9)
Throughout his current residency with BBC Radio 1, Flying Lotus has not only gifted listeners with new music, including songs from Joey Bada$ and Thundercat, and old gems, such as Herbie Hancock classics, but he's also provided some interesting exchanges with other artists. Following interviews with Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood and Hancock, FlyLo will be sitting down for a conversation with his frequent collaborator Kendrick Lamar, the DJ/producer revealed on Instagram this morning. -
Wale, Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar Keep Hip-Hop in Top Three Spots of Billboard Albums Chart
Wale, Ludacris and Kendrick Lamar helped ensure that hip-hop took the top three spots on the Album Sales Chart for the second week in a row. Wale, who was also no. 1 on the Billboard 200, sold 90,500 copies of his new record The Album About Nothing. Ludacris got a boost from the strict album sales format of this chart (he placed no. 3 due to stream numbers helping the Furious 7 soundtrack on the 200) and placed no. 2 with Ludaversal, selling 59,000 copies of his new album. Kendrick Lamar was at no. 1 for two weeks with To Pimp A Butterfly but he'll settle for no. 3 this week after selling another 52,500 copies. -
Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Goes Gold After Dominating the Billboard Charts
After dominating the Billboard charts for two weeks, Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly has gone gold. -
Wale's 'The Album About Nothing' Continues Hip-Hop's Billboard 200 Streak, 'Furious 7' Accelerates
Hip-hop continues to be the genre to beat on the Billboard 200 as Wale and his The Album About Nothing ensures that rappers dominate the equivalent album sales chart for a fourth consecutive week. Nothing is the emcee's second no. 1 album, selling the equivalent of 100,000 copies during its debut week. -
Kendrick Lamar Verse Surfaces On Kanye West's "All Day" Remix [LISTEN]
A collaboration between Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar might finally be on its way. Earlier today, a six-second snippet of West's new single "All Day" surfaced online with a verse from the Compton rapper. Although it's not much of a preview, K. Dot seems to be going hard as usual for the "All Day" remix. Lamar is listed with a writing credit on the original version, so it's possible that this remix will be the version that makes the new album, So Help Me God. -
Kendrick Lamar, Reebok Drop Dramatic 'Be Ventilated' Short Film with Rebellion Inspired by 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
Kendrick Lamar is continuing to carry on his message of revolution from To Pimp a Butterfly, and now, he's enlisting Reebok in for help. After performing on a flatbed truck across Los Angeles with the sneaker giant, today (April 6), Lamar has teamed up with Reebok once again for an empowering short film/commercial "Be Ventilated." -
Kendrick Lamar Will Throw First Pitch at LA Dodgers Game April 27
Compton native Kendrick Lamar has a new job and it's to throw out the first pitch for the LA Dodgers game on April 27. The To 'Pimp a Butterfly' rapper will join his local team for the ceremonial pitch against the San Francisco Giants. -
Kendrick Lamar Breakfast Club Interview: 'TPAB' Rapper Confirms He's Engaged, Talks J. Cole Joint Album, Tupac Feature & More [WATCH]
During his day in New York, Kendrick Lamar hit the press circuit pretty hard. One of his stops was to The Breakfast Club to talk about To Pimp A Butterfly, his relationship status with Whitney Alford, his thoughts on having a classic album, respecting fans, future collaborations with J. Cole & Dre. Dre, his marketing plan and much more. Here's some of what he had to say: -
Kendrick Lamar, 'Empire,' Action Bronson and Earl Sweatshirt Help Hip-Hop Dominate Album Sales Chart
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.
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