The Independent — To Pimp A Butterfly was a dizzy, disorientating and astonishing piece of work that left you with as many questions as it did answers about growing up, America and the human soul. more info

Stereogum — Thundercat, aka Stephen Bruner, was a key member of the collective that made Kendrick Lamar’s jazzy hip-hop meditation To Pimp A Butterfly one of the year’s best releases. He was also part of Kamasi Washington’s lauded new jazz record The Epic.... more info

Stereogum — Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Arts Society is getting ready to release a new compilation EP called Wondaland Presents: The Eephus, and amazingly, the breakout early track isn’t Monáe’s catchy-as-hell “Yoga.” Instead, it’s the previously unk... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Before Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar, Ice Cube, Miguel and the Roots headline the 2015 BET Experience at L.A. Live next week, the network will kick things off with a free concert. more info

Stereogum — Stephen Bruner (bka Thundercat) will release his first solo material in two years next week on his old label, Brainfeeder, after having worked on two of the best-received records of 2015 so far: Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly and Kamasi Washi... more info

Stereogum — If you didn’t make it down to Bonnaroo, chances are you checked out the livestream that we hosted here on the site, or at least heard about a few special occurrences. Kendrick Lamar and Chance The Rapper joined Earth Wind & Fire onstage, Kacey Musg... more info

Stereogum — Neo-soul auteur Bilal is one of the many key players on Kendrick Lamar’s new album To Pimp A Butterfly, and the Compton rapper returned the favor. He appears on a song off Bilal’s forthcoming album In Another Life called “Money Over Love” tha... more info

Stereogum — There can definitely be some not-so-great things about music festivals, but that sort of charged, overcrowded atmosphere can also lead to some very cool things that really would never happen anywhere else. For example: At Bonnaroo last night, Kendric... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kendrick & Chance with Earth Wind & Fire (photo via Max) Earth, Wind & Fire bassist Verdine White had never met Kendrick Lamar until he saw Lamar and Chance the Rapper at the side of the stage during their late-night... more info

MTV.co.uk News — It's set to be a night, that's for sure... more info