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Kamasi Washington expands jazz's boundaries on new album 'The Epic'

3928 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — When jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington was contributing string arrangements to rapper Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly," few could have predicted that both L.A. artists would end up dominating the conversation about hip-hop and jazz in 2015. more info

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Watch Kendrick Lamar Explain What Kind Of Superhero He’d Be

3931 days ago

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar recently covered the latest issue of Mass Appeal, and the magazine has slowly been revealing gems from the time they spent with the Compton rapper. Earlier this week, Lamar revealed that the title of his new album To Pimp A Butterfly h... more info

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Hidden Braille Message Reveals Full Title Of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly

3933 days ago

Stereogum — In a recent interview with Mass Appeal, Kendrick Lamar revealed that his already fraught-with-meaning album title To Pimp A Butterfly has yet another layer. In the physical booklet for the CD there is some braille that includes an additional part of ... more info

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Kendrick Lamar reveals there's hidden braille in To Pimp A Butterfly that reveals its true title

3933 days ago

The Independent — Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly is Spotify's most streamed album in 24 hours and perhaps the finest album of this decade, but everyone missed a secret hidden in it. more info

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Kendrick Lamar Teams Up With Sweetgreen For “Beets Don’t Kale My Vibe Salad”

3934 days ago

Stereogum — Since 2013, sustainable health food chain sweetgreen has been selling T-shirts bearing the phrase “beets don’t kale my vibe,” a doubly punny reference to one of the best songs on Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. city. Now that Kendrick is ... more info

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Glasses Malone – “Thuggin'” (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)

3942 days ago

Stereogum — Like Kendrick Lamar, Glasses Malone grew up in and around the gang life of Compton, California. And like Kendrick’s To Pimp A Butterfly, Malone’s new single “Thuggin'” is visited by the ghost of Tupac Shakur. It’s also visited by Kendrick h... more info

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Kendrick Lamar Promises Tour, Praises Earl Sweatshirt & Lil Wayne In Twitter Q&A

3946 days ago

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

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Kanye West – “All Day (Remix)” (Feat. Kendrick Lamar)

3947 days ago

Stereogum — A maddeningly short six-second snippet of Kendrick Lamar rapping over Kanye West’s “All Day” emerged last week, and now the full song is here. It’s basically the original “All Day” with Kendrick swapped in for Theophilus London (hooray!) ... more info

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Is Taylor Swift Teaming Up With Kendrick Lamar On A Remix Of Her New Single ‘Bad Blood’?

3947 days ago

MTV.co.uk News — The unlikely friends HAVE been in the studio together… more info

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Watch SNL Parody Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, & Die Antwoord In Home 2 Trailer

3950 days ago

Stereogum — Last night, Saturday Night Live poked fun at the animated Rihanna vehicle Home by making a trailer for its sequel that has the strongest imaginary cast list this side of a mixtape. Kendrick Lamar, Missy Elliot, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, and Die Antwoor... more info

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