Kendrick Lamar
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Jaelani Turner-Williams highlights the top 10 albums of 2024, showcasing a year of musical innovation across genres like hip-hop, R&B, and country. Established icons like Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, and Kaytranada returned with transformative work, while rising stars Tyla, Doechii, and Shaboozey solidified their status as future industry leaders. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter boldly blended country and […]
Kendrick Lamar and SZA are teaming up for a massive 2025 North American stadium tour. Announced on Tuesday morning, the Grand National Tour will feature stops at 19 stadiums across the U.S. and Canada next spring and summer. The collaboration follows the release of Lamar’s latest album, GNX, which includes two tracks featuring SZA: “Luther” […]
SWV ’s LeLee Lyons is trying to snag a couple of minutes during Kendrick Lamar ’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. The singer took to Threads to express her interest in performing alongside Dot, who sampled the SWV song, “Use Your Heart” on the GNX album cut, “Heart Pt. 6.” Kendrick Lamar gets Super Bowl request from SWV singer after […]
Kendrick Lamar’s surprise album GNX hits with the intensity of a turbocharged engine, showcasing his signature blend of pride, anger, and introspection. Collaborating with Los Angeles newcomers like AzChike and Peysoh, Lamar raps over bold West Coast beats crafted by producers Sounwave and Jack Antonoff. Packed with references to legends like 2Pac and Nas, GNX […]
Kendrick Lamar is riding high in 2024, and Apple Music just made it official by naming him Rap Artist of the Year. Without dropping an album, Kendrick has still managed to dominate the game, keeping his foot on the neck of rap with Not Like Us, one of the hottest songs of the year. His win isn’t just about […]
The 2024 BET Hip Hop Awards took place last week in Las Vegas, airing to the masses Tuesday (Oct. 15) evening. While the show felt more like a great night at the club than an awards presentation, there were, indeed, winners in this year’s ceremony. Announced throughout the night by host Fat Joe, the first winner was Sexyy Red for Best […]
Kendrick Lamar surprised fans by releasing a new, untitled five-minute track on Instagram. The post included only the song’s audio and a picture of Nike shoes, with no caption or further details. This unexpected release came just days after Lamar announced that he will headline the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in February 2025, set […]
The game is Feb. 9 in New Orleans. The rapper previously performed at the 2022 Super Bowl in Los Angeles. Rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, the NFL announced Sunday. “Rap music is still the most impactful genre to date. And I’ll be there to remind the world […]
Directed by Lamar and his pgLang co-founder, Dave Free. Lamar’s family are among the cameos from California, including Tommy the Clown, Compton native and former Toronto Raptors All-Star DeMar DeRozan, producer Mustard (pointedly wearing a Toronto Blue Jays cap), and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. The new “Not Like Us” video follows Lamar’s Pop Out concert that […]
Since Africans arrived in the Americas, they brought their creativity and brilliance with them, creating music that captures the essence of Black resistance. Black music, spanning genres like spirituals, blues, jazz, rock & roll, and gospel, has been the soundtrack of personal experiences and freedom movements that have shaped America. In the 1960s, Black music […]