Stereogum — To celebrate the final week of the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert has lined up some exciting guests for his last four shows, the first of which airs on Monday. According to David Itzkoff (via Twitter) Kendrick Lamar will be the guest on the final Tu... more info

Stereogum — Mike WiLL Made It — one of the most prevalent producers of this year and last — is releasing his new mixtape, Ransom, next week and shared the finalized tracklist on his Instagram today. At twenty tracks, it contains a lot of big names: Lil Wayne... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — New music from Kendrick Lamar has only emerged in bits and pieces. But now there's at least one new verse to help tide fans over to his next LP. more info

Stereogum — Terrence “Punch” Henderson is the president of TDE, the California rap label that’s brought us people like Kendrick Lamar and Schoolboy Q. Obviously, the man has some strong executive instincts. But he’s also a perfectly strong rapper in his ... more info

Stereogum — You know a rapper has reached a rarefied level of fame when a goddam sneaker company is enlisting him for a commercial. It’s not exactly a surprise that Kendrick Lamar is a star on the rise, but it’s still striking to see Reebok devote considerab... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The rapper spits rhymes for Reebok to empower youth… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This year, the 2015 Grammy nominations are being revealed gradually on CBS This Morning. A few categories have already been announced, with a lot more on the way, and we'll have to wait for tonight's A Very Grammy Christmas... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week we heard “Addicted” from the new self-titled “Blue Album” by JMSN, an L.A. singer/songwriter/producer who contributed vocals to Kendrick Lamar’s Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City. Now the whole album is streaming, and it’s worth a... more info

The Telegraph — Kendrick Lamar, Eazy-E and Schoolboy Q are amongst some of the big names that have been added to the new soundtrack more info