Core News — “Diplo & Friends exclusively in the mix, this week with the main man Diplo at the controls! Expect new music and exclusives from the likes of Wuki, Yellow Claw, Tujamo, GTA, Kendrick Lamar, A-Trak, Dombresky, BROHUG, MOTi, French Montana and loads ... more info

Stereogum — Dave Chappelle’s New York takeover this month has included a meeting with Dylan, Comedy Cellar sightings, and, most importantly, his 16-show residency at Radio City Music Hall. The featured musical performer for his Tuesday show was billed as a "Sp... more info

Chorus.fm — Kendrick Lamar once again has the number one album in the country: Lamar’s Damn. climbs 2-1 on the latest Billboard 200, clocking a fourth nonconsecutive week at No. 1, and its first since the May 20-dated tally. The set earned just under 47,000 eq... more info

New York Times — Arcade Fire, which debuted at the top last week, slipped to No. 38 while the new album by Brett Eldredge opened at No. 2. more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, notching its fourth total week atop the tally. Meanwhile, Brett Eldredge scores the week’s top debut, as his new self-titled album bows at a career-high No. 2. more info

PopSugar UK — The 2017 MTV Video Music Awards are almost upon us! After releasing the exciting list of gender-neutral nominations - which sees Kendrick Lamar leading the pack with eight noms while Katy Perry and The Weeknd are both tied for the second most nomina... more info

Core News — “Mary Anne looks at the West Coast’s influence on hip hop with DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) and Daddy Kev of the LA club night Low End Theory. We also hear from Harvard student Obasi Shaw, who graduated with honours after submitting a hip-hop album as... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar has joined a lineup of MTV Video Music Awards performers that already included the likes of Lorde, the Weeknd, Miley Cyrus, and Katy Perry. According to a press release, this will be his first solo headline VMAs performance, and his ei... more info

E! Online — Kendrick Lamar has become a household name thanks to several consecutively successful albums, but that doesn't mean he's changed from who he's been his whole life. The... more info

Chorus.fm — Kendrick Lamar recently sat down with Rolling Stone: Well, that’s the challenge that keeps me going. Can I outdo myself again? Can I make a better rhyme than I made last time? That’s the whole chase. If that wasn’t there, then I’d have stoppe... more info