The Independent — Kendrick Lamar has scored his first UK number one album with To Pimp A Butterfly. more info

MTV.co.uk News — As Sam Smith and John Legend stay at top of singles chart... more info

Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. rapper Kendrick Lamar scored his first British number one album on Sunday when his "To Pimp A Butterfly" knocked Sam Smith's "In the Lonely Hours" off the top spot in its first week of release, the Official Charts Company said... more info

Core News — “Gilles is joined by Stanley Cowell and Charles Tolliver – musicians and founders of the legendary NY label Strata-East. Plus GP’s album of the week comes from Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar, with To Pimp A Butterfly.” Check out other Gilles P... more info

The Independent — Humility and Kanye West are rarely mentioned in the same sentence. But now rap’s most controversial innovator has admitted he needs to raise his game after an upstart rival, Kendrick Lamar, stole his hip-hop glory. more info

Stereogum — Serious giants occupy 5 Best Songs this week. You’ve got Kendrick Lamar, the architect of a new album so utterly dizzying and forceful it survived its semi-botched surprise release completely unscathed. Then you’ve got Grimes and Bleachers on the... more info

Nialler9 — As broadcast last night, as it is every Thursday from 10pm to midnight TXFM. Part One Grimes – ‘REALiTi’ Kendrick Lamar – ‘King Kunta’ Rusangano Family – ‘Wasteman’ Snakehips – ‘Forever, Pt. II’ (feat. Kaleem Taylor) George M... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar released To Pimp A Butterfly, his highly anticipated follow-up to Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City, this week. It’s a huge, complicated, ambitious statement of an album, one that will likely take some time to understand more fully. Tomorrow (... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kendrick Lamar released his acclaimed new album, To Pimp a Butterfly, this week and on Friday (3/20) he'll be at Rough Trade to sign copies of his CD. Details:The first 2,000 fans who purchase Kendrick Lamar's CD "To Pimp... more info

Time — A new anthem of black identity more info