• Flying Lotus Shares Doom Collaboration 'Masquatch' From 'Grand Theft Auto V' [LISTEN]

    Just yesterday, experimental hip-hop producer Flying Lotus shared a new track from the upcoming re-release of Grand Theft Auto V called "Medication Meditation," featuring Krayzie Bone. Today, FlyLo is back with "Masquatch," another weird yet incredible song from the soundtrack, featuring underground hip-hop visionary DOOM (a.k.a. MF DOOM, a.k.a. Viktor Vaughn, a.k.a. King Geedorah). The track's extremely brief running time (it comes it under two minutes) is reminiscent of DOOM's classic Madlib collaboration Madvillain, and its abstract, hookless production wouldn't sound out of place on their Madvillainy LP.

  • Kendrick Lamar Performs 'i' and 'Pay for It' with Jay Rock on 'Saturday Night Live' [WATCH]

    A sweaty Kendrick Lamar was the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live" last night, with Woody Harrelson of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" hosting. After a hilarious promo video with Harrelson and Lamar during the week, it was time to get on with the show. K.Dot performed his new single "i" and also brought out surprise guests Jay Rock and Chantal to perform their collaboration "Pay for It."Lamar delivers a captivating performance with a backup band and backup singers. His on-stage persona is intense and captivating as you hang on to his every lyric, delivered with the poise and precision that Kendrick is known for. He wore black sclera contacts to show the haunting duality of "i," much like what we saw in the music video.On such a big occasion, Kendrick wanted to make the most of it and came out for a second performance. He brought out fellow Los Angeles rapper Jay Rock and featured singer Chantal to perform their collaboration "Pay for It." Chantal opens things up on the keys and showing off her vocal prowess before turning things over to Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar, who trade verses under a shining spotlight and occasional strobing white light.

  • Woody Harrelson Gives Piggyback Ride To Kendrick Lamar In Funny New SNL Promo Video [Watch]

    On the eve of Saturday Night Live, SNL has been putting out some quality promo videos for its upcoming episode featuring Kendrick Lamar and Woody Harrelson. This one has K.Dot, Woody Harrelson and Kate McKinnon all in the short, 46 second promo video where Woody Harrelson introduces himself, along with music guest Kendrick Lamar and gets roped into giving piggy back rides to Kate McKinnon and Kendrick.

  • Flying Lotus Debuts New Kendrick Lamar Verse On "Eyes Above" During San Diego Show [WATCH]

    Back when he was promoting his new album, Flying Lotus revealed that he and Kendrick Lamar had collaborated on several songs together, though only one, "Never Catch Me," appeared on his album You're Dead! last month, which left fans wondering what happened to the rest. Last night at his show in San Diego, the producer debuted a verse from one of his Lamar collaborations, "Eyes Above," which as Complex points out appeared on the album without Lamar for undisclosed reasons.

  • Kendrick Lamar Talks Depression and Album with Devi Dev on 93.7 The Beat in Houston [WATCH]

    Kendrick Lamar appears to be gearing up for something big as he continues his whirlwind media tour across the United States. He has been making appearances on the gauntlet of major hip-hop radio stations in New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere to build support for his latest single "i" and to talk about his forthcoming album. Over the weekend, he spoke to Devi Dev on Houston's 93.7 The Beat about his music, dealing with depression, his next album and looking to inspire others with his songs, notably "i."As reported by Complex, K Dot spoke to Devi Dev about his battle with depression that goes back to his time as an adolescent to recently, saying, "Oh, yeah, I faced it then and even now in these recent years, being in the limelight, trying to balance your personal life with the music and what you do. You know it comes a lot of turmoil when you talking about money, when you talking about fame, fortune and success, a lot of things you got to handle and balance, and that brings a whole lot of depression."

  • Kendrick Lamar New Album Update: Peter Rosenberg Says Sophomore Album Is "Phenomenal" [WATCH]

    Probably the most highly anticipated album in recent memory, Kendrick Lamar's follow-up to the critically acclaimed good kid m.A.A.d city has everyone buzzing and hungry for any information or piece of the effort they can get their hands on. One lucky man, Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, was given a short private preview of some of K. Dot's new material, which will presumably be featured on the LP. He described the four songs he heard as "not anything like what you've heard from Kendrick before."

  • Kendrick Lamar Freestyle Raps Over Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" [LISTEN]

    Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift's mutual admiration has been well documented this year. First the "Shake It Off" songstress danced awkwardly at the 2014 Grammy's to Kendrick Lamar's "m.A.A.d city"/ "Radioactive" mash-up performance with Imagine Dragons, then she told Rolling Stone in her cover story that Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" is her preferred method of relieving stress.

  • Kendrick Lamar Gives Update On Sophomore Album, Addresses Drake Feud, "King Kunta" Expectations, Dating, Fame, And More In Breakfast Club Interview [WATCH]

    Kendrick Lamar has been making the rounds on the press circuit following the announcement that he'll be performing on Saturday Night Live and stopped by Power 105.1's Breakfast Club this morning to chat about his latest single "i" and where he stands with the follow-up to his critically acclaimed, instant-classic debut good kid m.A.A.d. city. He clarified that he does not yet have a title or release date for the album but said the album is "almost there."
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