Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Ab-Soul's been talking about his new album These Days... for a while now, and it finally came out today (6/24) via TDE (not Interscope). Like his fellow Black Hippy members Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar did with... more info

Stereogum — L.A.’s Black Hippy crew boasts superstars like Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q, but Ab-Soul, the permanently zooted conspiracy theorist of the crew, might best embody its place in the rap ecosystem, keeping his music simultaneously bugged-out and gu... more info

MTV.co.uk News — Kendrick Lamar dresses nearly as well as he raps... more info

NME — Rapper Future also appears on new song more info

NME — Lamar's third album is set for release this autumn more info

NME — Television, Kendrick Lamar and Ty Segall were also among those playing the last night of the Spanish festival more info

Stereogum — Twin Sister spent the early part of this decade developing a reputation as “Long Island’s dreamiest dream pop band” before saturating pop culture in unexpected ways such as being sampled on a Kendrick Lamar song and singer Andrea Estella co-sta... more info

NME — Lamar pulled out as the Manchester show clashed with his own tour more info

KEXP Seattle — As a part of Australian radio station Triple J’s “Like a Version” cover series, Arctic Monkeys took on Tame Impala‘s standout hit “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards.” This song has been covered and embellished by so many artists, including ... more info

Stereogum — Tame Impala’s “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” has already been interpreted by Dave Harrington, Chrome Canyon, Memory Tapes, Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, and the PS22 Kids Chorus, among others, and we’re still not sick of it. Now Arctic Monke... more info