Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar took to his rarely used Twitter account for an impromptu short Q&A earlier this evening. He didn’t answer that many questions, but he did promise that he’s arranging a tour, named his favorite artist, paid his respects to Lil Wayne... more info

Stereogum — We’ve heard a couple of great songs already from the Alchemist and Oh No’s Welcome To Los Santos: “Play It Cool,” Gangrene’s collab with Earl Sweatshirt and Samuel T. Herring, and “Lock & Load,” Killer Mike and MNDR’s glitter-and-tar ... more info

The Independent — US rapper Tyler, The Creator, a member of quirky LA hip-hop collective Odd Future alongside Frank Ocean and Earl Sweatshirt, has unveiled a video for two songs from his newly-released album Cherry Bomb. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The 21-year-old prodigy rapper plays at the House of Blues tonight.The 21-year-old prodigy rapper plays at the House of Blues tonight. more info

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Stereogum — The Grand Theft Auto-inspired compilation album The Alchemist and Oh No Present: Welcome to Los Santos has already brought us original tracks from Killer Mike and MNDR, Action Bronson and Danny Brown, and Earl Sweatshirt and Future Islands’ Samuel ... more info

Stereogum — If you can get Future Islands front-growler Samuel T. Herring to sing on your record, you should absolutely do that. Lately, people seem to be figuring that out. A few weeks ago, Herring showed up alongside Earl Sweatshirt to sing the hook on Gangren... more info

Soul Sides — Earl Sweatshirt: Huey (Tan Cressida, 2015, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside) We interrupt the alphabet aerobics to play you something off of Earl’s latest album. All calliope beats, everything. 365 Days of Soul, #95 more info

Stereogum — Not that long ago, major recording companies employed whole offices full of people whose whole purpose was to shape and mold rappers, to turn them into hitmakers. Maybe those people still exist. Maybe they’re up late at night, trying to figure out ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Sean O'Connell It's safe to say Action Bronson's image has reached a hyperbolic magnitude. From a humble beginning of playground raps and obscure chef references, Action has grown over the past few years into a king-size connoisseur of all... more info