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

Stereogum — The rippling effects of Kendrick Lamar’s politically-charged new album To Pimp A Butterfly, a body of work that unflinchingly confronts the experience of being black in America, are spreading ever-outward throughout the country. Now, they’ve spre... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kendrick Lamar at Summer Jam 2015 (photo by @astroboyaki) While things didn't go down smoothly outside of Hot 97 Summer Jam yesterday (6/7), everything was fine inside the NYC-area hip hop festival, including Kendrick Lamar's headlining set. It marke... more info