The Independent — Kendrick Lamar has set his ambitions sky-high by announcing his dream to be compared to Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. more info

Stereogum — Jidenna, the charming Janelle Monáe associate who’s well on his way to becoming a star this year, already had a video for his excellent breakout hit “Classic Man.” But after the song blew up, Kendrick Lamar jumped on a remix to spit some excit... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kendrick Lamar at House of Blues (photo by @s_adegoke, via Facebook) LAist reports that a few Sunset Strip locations will have to close this year so new hotels can be built, including the original Hustler store and the House of... more info

Stereogum — The N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton, which includes Ice Cube and Dr. Dre as producers, is coming out next month. As MTV reports, Dre is also curating the soundtrack, which includes Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, and new material by Dre himself. “Dr. ... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Ciara, Conor Maynard and Krept & Konan were amongst the stars answering the trickiest question of Wireless Festival... more info

Stereogum — While The Game is better known these days for his sexually explicit Instagram phraseology, he’s been teaming up with big names for his forthcoming album Documentary 2 as well. Drake showed up on a Game song called “100,” delivering that freesty... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - The sun was out for double-Grammy-award-winning U.S. rapper Kendrick Lamar this weekend as he performed an energetic set of his hits to an enraptured young North London crowd.  more info

MTV.co.uk News — Pulling in the biggest crowd of the day, Kendrick kept our vibe going strong at Wireless... more info

Stereogum — Jay Rock sometimes gets overshadowed by his more famous Black Hippy peers Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and Ab-Soul, but it looks like he might get his turn in the spotlight again soon. There’s still no official word on when his next album might be ... more info

Stereogum — New Look Wireless Festival kicks off today and goes through the weekend in London at Finsbury Park, and the entire event will be livestreamed via Yahoo. Headliners for the festival include Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Nicki Minaj, and other acts perfor... more info