L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The parking lot of the Compton Best Buy is 131 miles from the Empire Polo Club in Indio. Perhaps it’s much farther in the minds of many South L.A. hip-hop fans, at least for those who wished they could have seen their hometown hero Kendrick La... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The parking lot of the Compton Best Buy is 131 miles from the Empire Polo Club in Indio. Perhaps it’s much farther in the minds of many South L.A. hip-hop fans, at least for those who wished they could have seen their hometown hero Kendrick La... more info

Chorus.fm — Kendrick Lamar sits down with Zane Lowe to talk about 'Damn.' more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar released his new album, DAMN. , last week, but rumors have been flying from every which direction that he may follow it up with a second album. Well, despite a lot of (fruitless) sleuthing on the internet, Kendrick has confirmed that ... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar sat down with Beats 1 Radio's Zane Lowe to give the first interview on his new album DAMN. , which was released last week. The two met up at Coachella and chatted for nearly an hour about Kendrick's creative process and the meaning be... more info

AllHipHop — WAS TROY AVE ALMOST TDE? more info

XLR8R — This weekend XLR8R heads out to Palm Desert for the second weekend of Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. As with every year, Goldenvoice has again organized a killer cast of artists to perform across the polo grounds’ seven stages, with h... more info

Stereogum — If you purchased one of those autographed vinyl bundles a few days ago for Kendrick Lamar's zeitgeist-capturing DAMN. , then congrats to you. If not, you still have a chance to get yourself a signed copy of the album on a different format if you hap... more info

AllHipHop — CHECK THE AMAZING MUSIC BACKING K-DOT! more info

PopSugar UK — Kendrick Lamar released his new album Damn last week, and the lead single, "Humble," quickly landed on the charts (as well as our Summer jams playlist). Not only are the lyrics and message on point, but the beat is impossible not to dance to. Knowin... more info