Stereogum — The massively popular festival-rapper and Kardashian-by-association Travis Scott has a thing for grand, ridiculous gestures; consider, if you will the giant animatronic bird he rode while opening for Kendrick Lamar. Recently, Scott has reportedly bee... more info

Guardian Music — The acclaimed musician and composer mixes jazz with traditional Arabic rhythms and has worked with Radiohead and These New Puritans, creating a sound that reflects her heritageYazz Ahmed once wrote that the question she was most sick of hearing was: ... more info

TMZ — 50 Cent was mum on his feud with Floyd Mayweather but proved once again why he's a successful business man ... jumping at an opportunity to promote Kendrick Lamar on his show, "Power." 50 was at LAX Thursday, where our photog peppered him with… ... more info

411 Mania — TVLine reports that Kendrick Lamar will be a guest star on the fifth season of Power, showing up on Sunday’s episode at 8 PM ET.[.........] The post Kendrick Lamar To Guest Star In Season 5 of Power appeared first on 411MANIA. more info

Stereogum — I've never seen Power, the televised crime drama starring 50 Cent, but as music-tangential crumbling-empire TV shows go, it seems to have had longer legs culturally than Empire. For instance, you don't see Kendrick Lamar booking guest roles on Empire... more info

TMZ — Kendrick Lamar was really channeling his good kid/M.A.A.D city vibe in Australia this week ... especially standing next to his towering bodyguard, who mades him look a tot. The Compton rapper -- who stands 5'5" -- was going for a stroll Tuesday… ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Literary Hub podcast interviewed author Alexander Chee. Gorilla Vs. Bear shared a summer yacht rock mixtape. Stream a new St. Lucia song. Chelsea Hodson discussed her essay collection Tonight I'm Someone Else with Bookforum. CHVRCHES covered Kend... more info

Chorus.fm — Chvrches covered Kendrick Lamar’s “Love” for Triple J’s Like a Version series. more info

Consequence of Sound — A romantic, synth-drenched rendition of the DAMN. standout. more info

Stereogum — Chvrches love a cover. Before releasing their latest LP Love Is Dead in May, the Scottish synth-pop trio shared covers of Beyoncé’s "XO" and the 1975’s "Somebody Else." Today, they covered "LOVE." from Kendrick Lamar's 2017 album DAMN. for the... more info