• Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar Spotted in Studio Together

    Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg are hard at work on their own respective albums, and it appears there may be some collaboration being done between them. Snoop Dogg posted on his Instagram a simple photo of him and fellow West Coast representative K. Dot in the studio with the caption "Work." It is not clear what they are working on, but speculation says it could be a feature on Snoop's upcoming album "Bush" that is being produced by Pharrell.

  • Dr. Dre Has a New Protégé: Justin Mohrle Follows Footsteps of Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and The Game

    In a lengthy profile, "D Magazine" examines Garland, Texas, rapper Justin Mohrle, a 23-year-old white kid who is being billed as Dr. Dre's new protégé. The young talent was handed off to Dre by rapper The D.O.C. after the former Death Row artist heard his demo. Now Mohrle is being molded by the same man who helped push Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, The Game and many others to superstardom, not to mention creating one of the most recognizable company's in music with Beats Electronics. Yeah, the kid knows he is in good hands.

  • Kanye West Receives Visionary Award at BET Honors, Jokes About Kim Kardashian During Speech [WATCH]

    Kanye West received the Visionary Award last night (Jan. 24) at this year's BET Honors ceremony. Dame Dash, who had some words for Yeezy back in July, introduced the rapper and presented him with the award. There was no bad blood to be had at the event and West accepted the award with a dynamite speech. Jay Z, Common, Kendrick Lamar and West's wife, Kim Kardashian, paid tribute to the artist in a video montage.

  • Shaun White Announces Air + Style 2015 Lineup: Kendrick Lamar, Diplo, The Flaming Lips, Steve Aoki Headlining

    Shaun White is bringing the winter sport showcase Air + Style to Los Angeles, California, in a month's time Feb. 21 and 22. To go along with the surreal scene of snow — fake or not — in Los Angeles that is not on a movie set, he has curated an all-star musical lineup of acts that will perform over the two-day event. Some of the headliners include Los Angeles native Kendrick Lamar, L.A. resident Diplo, Steve Aoki, The Flaming Lips, Edward Shape and The Magnetic Zeros and others.

  • Kendrick Lamar's New Album Might Drop Next Week

    From Radiohead to Beyoncé to D'Angelo to Björk, we are truly in the era of the surprise album release, and yesterday (Jan. 21), it was revealed that Kendrick Lamar might be joining this very prestigious list. According to a leaked photograph posted by Section Eighty, Kendrick Lamar's long-awaited follow-up to his 2012 breakthrough good kid, M.A.A.D city is set to drop this Tuesday, Jan. 27. The photo shows a list of albums scheduled to be released by Wal-Mart this month, which at the very bottom reads "Kendrick Lamar Jan. 27."

  • The Game Joined By Kendrick Lamar, Dr. Dre, O.T. Genasis & More At 'The Documentary' Anniversary Concert [WATCH]

    Sunday night marked the ten-year anniversary of The Game's debut album The Documentary, and the Compton rapper celebrated the occasion with a star-studded concert at The Belasco Theater in Los Angeles. According to Rap-Up, he performed his classics such as "Hate It or Love It" and "How We Do" and was joined on stage by friends and collaborators including Kendrick Lamar ("Westside Story"), Tyga, Ab-Soul, O.T. Genasis ("CoCo"), Marsha Ambrosius ("Start from Scratch"), and ScHoolboy Q ("Higher").

  • MTV Will Broadcast in Black and White in Honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MTV will air its programming tomorrow, Jan. 19, in black and white. The network wants to get millennials talking about race as part of its #TheTalk campaign. It will mark the first time the music television network will broadcast sans color in 34 years, the Associated Press reports."The device of turning us black and white is going to be really, visually a jolt to say, you know what, there are differences and if we are going to ever get to a freer, more equal society, the best thing we can begin to do is talk about them," MTV President Stephen Friedman said.

  • Kendrick Lamar Drops Guest Verse on Jonathan Emile's 'Heaven Help Dem' [LISTEN]

    Canadian rapper Jonathan Emile has shared a politically charged new track titled "Heaven Help Dem," featuring a guest appearance by Kendrick Lamar, which you can check out below. The track finds Emile and Lamar rapping about the overwhelming violence against black men in the United States, with Lamar opening his verse with recollections of his own horrifying experiences: "The average black man only live to 25/Pac died at 25/How many kids you know dead at 20? 5?/ Nah, that's light/I know 10 that's crumblin' in coffins." It's powerful stuff, accompanied by a video featuring images of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, Eric Garner, and many others.

  • Mike WiLL Made It Shares 'F--k U Expect' Music Video Featuring Jace [WATCH]

    Superstar hip-hop producer Mike WiLL Made It has shared the music video for his track "F--k U Expect" featuring Jace, which you can check out below. The Max-directed video finds Jace, of the groups Retro Sushi and Two-9, hanging around a gas station drinking beer and, later on, in the middle of a busy highway. The video is incredibly short, coming in at just a minute and a half, but that is the perfect amount of time to get the gist of what Mike WiLL and Jace are trying to do and gives the track a cool, "Madvillainy" vibe.You can check out Mike WiLL Made It's "F--k U Expect" music video featuring Jace here, via "Complex":

  • Flying Lotus Shares Haunting 'Coronus, the Terminator' Music Video [WATCH]

    Electronic artist Flying Lotus has shared the haunting music video for his song "Coronus, the Terminator," which you can check out below. Directed by Young Replicant, the clip stars Flying Lotus, among other people, as some sort of ghostly figure who witnesses a man's startlingly violent death. It is creepy stuff, but it is also beautiful in the strangest way."Coronus, the Terminator" is the third music video to be shared from Flying Lotus's latest album "You're Dead!," following the videos for "Ready Err Not" and "Never Catch Me" featuring Kendrick Lamar. It is one of the rare songs in which Flying Lotus sings lead, rather than collaborating with a singer or rapper."For me, 'Coronus' is one of the most important moments on 'You're Dead!' and holds ideas I'm planning to explore in my future work," Flying Lotus said of the song in a press release. "I'm happy that the visual encapsulates the meaning of the record and this ambition."You can check out Flying Lotus's "Coronus, the Terminator" music video here:
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