Brooklyn Vegan — TIny Mix Tapes posted their Favorite 50 Music Releases of 2015 list today. Like last year, it's certainly a good list for anyone who's tired of seeing the same artists on every list (though it does have Kendrick Lamar,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kendrick Lamar's Grammy nominated, Barack Obama-loved album spawned the single "Alright," which topped multiple "Best Tracks of 2015" lists and became something of a cultural anthem for the year. It was originally produced by Pharrell and Sounwave, b... more info

Stereogum — LA producer and multi-instrumentalist Terrace Martin was part of the team responsible for Kendrick Lamar’s explosive, expansive To Pimp A Butterfly sound. But he didn’t have his fingerprints on “Alright” until now. The hugely important song, ... more info

Time — Go behind the scenes of TIME's photoshoot with the rapper as he talks about his album To Pimp a Butterfly more info

Stereogum — Joanna Newsom does so little mainstream media that it’s absolutely fucking bizarre to see her sitting down with American fossil Larry King, a man who has seemed permanently bemused for decades. We’ve already seen a clip of her teaching King to pl... more info

Mercury News, California — Kacey Musgraves, Adele, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Björk, Best Coast, all turned out great albums in 2015, but Musgrave's 'Pagaent Material' was the best. more info

TMZ — Kendrick Lamar and YG took a backseat Saturday to bring a little Christmas cheer to the streets of Compton. The rappers, both Compton natives were invited by Mayor Aja Brown to ride in the city's 63rd Annual Christmas Parade ... and Kendrick was… ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Kendrick Lamar, "To Pimp a Butterfly" (TDE): Pulling from free jazz, Parliament-Funkadelic era funk, slam poetry and live instrumentation helped Lamar craft the year's toughest listen. "To Pimp a Butterfly" spoke directly to black America and provide... more info

TMZ — Kendrick Lamar's found the fountain of youth, and it's been hiding in the K Dot track President Obama declared the year's best ... "How Much a Dollar Cost."  Kendrick told us what he thought of Obama's high praise, and then got philosophical… ... more info

Stereogum — Jidenna came to us by way of “Classic Man” a break-out single that was later remixed with a Kendrick Lamar feature, and Tom named his favorite song of the year. Jidenna is a member of Janelle Monáe’s Wondaland Arts Society, and his song “Lon... more info