USA Today Music — Former president shares lists of songs, books that he enjoyed in 2017.             more info

Chicago Tribune — As we prepare to roll into a new year of concerts, here are my favorite shows from 2017: 1. Kendrick Lamar at United Center, July 27: He was a man alone on stage playing multiple roles: “Kung Fu Kenny”; street kid who barely made it out of Compto... more info

KEXP Seattle — Kendrick Lamar has unveiled his cinematic new video for “LOVE” off of this year’s instant-classic DAMN. Directed by frequent collaborator Dave Meyers and the Little Homies (aka Lamar and TDE president Dave Free), the video cuts between a number... more info

Chorus.fm — Kendrick Lamar has posted a video for “Love.” more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar has a way with visuals. For a while now, each new Kendrick video has felt like an event, a place where his visionary outlook extends and, somehow, even further deepens the music. This has remained true throughout the DAMN. era, in whic... more info

Stereogum — TDE, Kendrick Lamar's label, is throwing its annual Christmas show and toy drive in Los Angeles tonight. Rihanna joined Kendrick onstage to perform "LOYALTY." and "Lemon," her new song with N.E.R.D. Rih also did "Wild Thoughts," her recent DJ Khaled ... more info

Stereogum — TDE -- the label and crew behind Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Schoolboy Q -- is one of of the all-time great winning streaks in music, and maybe all their good karma has something to do with it. Every year, right around Christmas, the label throws a mass... more info

Stereogum — A few months ago, the North Carolina MC Rapsody released Laila's Wisdom, one of the year's best rap albums. The track that initially got all the attention was the Kendrick Lamar collab "Power," but the one that got nominated for a Best Rap Song Gramm... more info

Nialler9 — Louise McSharry has a new music radio show on 2FM show from Sunday to Thursday 8pm to 10pm. Here are her top 10 tracks of the year. See all the guest selections of 2017 so far. 1. Kendrick Lamar – Humble There’s no arguing with Kendrick Lam... more info

USA Today Music — The rap legend's 1992 masterpiece took West Coast hip-hop to new heights, and inspired the likes of Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West.             more info