Grammy-winning singer-bassist Thundercat says that the saying “It Is What It Is” — which just so happens to be the title of his fourth album, out Friday — might actually help you cope with coronavirus anxiety.
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Compton, Calif., native Sounwave, born Mark Spears, is an in-house producer at the record label Top Dawg Entertainment and has had a hand in every release from rapper Kendrick Lamar since his self-titled debut EP in 2009, including Black Panther: The Album (2018), DAMN. (2017) and To Pimp a Butterfly (2015).
“Watching Sounwave inspired me to be the engineer I am today,” says Top Dawg Entertainment/Engine Ears’ Derek “MixedByAli” Ali. “His work ethic, discipline and creative hunger are all second
.Grammy-winning singer-bassist Thundercat says that the saying “It Is What It Is” — which just so happens to be the title of his fourth album, out Friday — might actually help you cope with coronavirus anxiety.
It’s been nearly three years since Kendrick Lamar’s last solo album, and while there’s still few details about its potential release, one of the rapper’s longtime collaborators recently revealed his own involvement in the recording process. In an interview with Japanese fashion company Neet Tokyo posted on YouTube on Friday, Thundercat said that he’s been in the studio with Kendrick.
Hit-Boy and Boi-1da clashed in an epic beat battle on Instagram Live last night. After Boi-1da shared a Drake and Roddy Ricch collaboration, Hit-Boy countered with an unreleased Big Sean and Nipsey Hussle track, in which the Detroit rapper downplays his long-rumored tensions with Kendrick Lamar.
Jessie Reyez’s new album, BEFORE LOVE CAME TO KILL US, has arrived, and while she keeps the guest features to a minimum, she does pay homage to some several big-name rappers on the project’s ninth track, “ROOF.” The Worth It and Bizness Boi-produced song features a prominent interpolation of Kendrick Lamar’s flow on ScHoolboy Q’s “Collard Greens.” In the same breath, she shouts out a trip of rap and R&B albums, too.
Today (March 25) is Big Sean’s 32nd birthday, and, to celebrate, he’s revealed the title of his next album: Detroit 2. The record, which does not yet have a release date, will arrive via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings. Check out Sean’s new Detroit 2 trailer below.
There are three reasons to think that Lil Uzi Vert's Eternal Atake, which tops the Billboard 200 for the second straight week, could wind up with a Grammy nomination for album of the year. The first is its huge commercial success. As my colleague Keith Caulfield reported on Sunday, the album earned 247,000 e
Despite festivals like SXSW and Coachella being canceled or postponed in the wake of concerns surrounding COVID-19, the 2020 Glastonbury Festival recently announced Kendrick Lamar as one of its headliner. The rapper joins Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, Diana Ross, Burna Boy, FKA twigs, Thom Yorke and more on the festival's 50th-anniversary lineup.
It’s been five years since Kendrick Lamar released his seminal third album, To Pimp a Butterfly. To mark the anniversary, XXL just took a trip down memory lane by compiling behind-the-scenes tales—and one of the TPAB collaborators, jazz pianist Robert Glasper, walked away with a greater appreciation for the Compton rapper’s vocal dexterity.
Kendrick Lamar will join Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift at Glastonbury if festival bosses can avoid a coronavirus cancellation.
As the U.S. music industry reeled in the wake of the postponement of basically every major current tour for at least the next few weeks amid coronavirus concerns, the U.K.’s largest festival, Glastonbury, unveiled more than 90 additional acts for its scheduled 50 th anniversary event — including Kendrick Lamar, Dua Lipa, Pet Shop Boys and more — joining the already announced headliners Taylor Swift and Paul McCartney.
Though countless concerts and festivals, including Coachella and Stagecoach, have been postponed due to increasing concern over the coronavirus, Glastonbury is remaining as scheduled, and announced its star-studded lineup on Thursday (March 12).Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift and Sir Paul McCartney will headline the five-day festival, along with performers including Anderson .Paak and the Free Nationals, Cage the Elephant, Camila Cabello, Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Diana Ross, Angel Olsen, FKA Twigs,
Russ recently stopped by The Rap Pack for a two-part interview. During the second installment, the discussion turned toward the inevitable shift from Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and J. Cole as the Big 3 rappers of this generation. In Russ' opinion, Travis Scott will lead the way for the next wave.
Kendrick Lamar has been announced as the Friday night headliner for this year’s Glastonbury Festival, which is slated to take place June 24-28. Other acts that have been revealed for the festival include FKA twigs, Burna Boy, Robyn, Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien (as EOB), Camila Cabello, and Caribou, among others. Elsewhere on the bill are the previously announced headliners, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, and Diana Ross. Find the full list of newly announced artists here and below.
Emily Eavis shared the news on Instagram
Eminem had the Internet buzzing on Monday (March 9) with the release of his "Godzilla" video, which featured monstrous cameos from Mike Tyson and Dr. Dre.
Anyone who listens to Gnash's music will find that he has no problem wearing his heart on his sleeve.
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Kendrick Lamar has deleted his entire Instagram feed and updated it to reflect that he's the founder of a new endeavor called pgLang. A press release for the new endeavor "not a 'record label,' a 'movie studio,' or a 'publishing house,'" but a "multi-lingual, at service company" spanning different mediums. The new initiative was founded by Lamar and Dave Free. In a statement, Free wrote that they are "focused on cultivating raw expression from grassroots partnerships."