Tag Archives: Kendrick Lamar

It looks like everything’s cool between J. Cole and Diddy after the two were spotted hanging out and playfully re-enacting the “fight” that took place between the pair back in 2013. Cole referenced the rumored fisticuffs that happened at a VMA afterparty on his latest album “The Off Season.” “Kept …

French Montana recently went on record to declare he has more hits than TDE’s own Kendrick Lamar. This was sparked by the recent surge of IG Live battles between two musical greats, initiated by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland. After French Montana revisited his Kendrick Lamar comments, specifically his assertion that …

Kendrick Lamar and his fiancée Whitney welcomed a healthy baby girl on Friday July 26th. The notoriously low key couple have always maintained high levels of privacy and didn’t even announce they were expecting. Since the birth of their first baby has leaked, the couple is said to be extremely …

Thousands of music fans are heading out to the desert in Indio, California for the 2019 #Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, just like music lovers have for the last 19 years. For the 20th Anniversary, Coachella’s lineup continues to thrill with #ChildishGambino and #ArianaGrande as headliners, along with # …

If you tune in to the Academy Awards on Sunday evening, don’t get your hopes up waiting on Kendrick Lamar and Sza. Their performance of the Oscar-nominated song, ”All The Stars,” has been pulled from the upcoming ceremony. Despite the shows producer’s best efforts, they weren’t able to secure the …

Fans can officially look forward to a joint performance with Kendrick Lamar and SZA at the 2019 Oscars. The two are slated to perform “All the Stars” at the awards show, which makes sense since the track is nominated for Best Original Song. They face up against “Shallow” from “A …

The 2019 Grammys are coming and the nominations are in. Hip hop wins again with Kendrick Lamar leading total nominations with 8 and Drake coming next at 7. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Producer Boi-1da and Brandi Carlile each earned 6 nominations, which makes Carlile the most nominated woman at the 2019 Grammys.  Cardi B, …

Forbes has released its annual World’s Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Acts list for 2018 and coming in strong at number 1 is Shawn Carter aka Jay-Z, beating out Sean Combs aka Diddy, who led the list for three consecutive years. It is reported that the multifaceted hip-hop mogul racked in 76.5 million …

#KendrickLamar is now the first hip-hop artist besides #Eminem to have his album sit on the Billboard charts for over 300 weeks. The Compton-native birthed his debut studio album “good kid, m.A.A.d. city” back in 2012. The project now sits at No. 116 on the Billboard 200 list and just …

On Wednesday, Starz announced its hit series, “Power,” will feature a special guest in this week’s episode, titled, “Happy Birthday.”  Just hours ahead of the announcement, 50 Cent took to Instagram to hint at the special appearance, saying, “Your not going to believe who we got on the show.”  Not …

Through the years many artists have leveraged their voice and platform to address the growing unrest of social issues in America. From Nina Simone’s timeless classic “Strange Fruit” to Childish Gambino’s “This Is America,” music has offered an antidote to embolden, enlighten and entertain disenfranchised listeners. To help carry on …

After #KendrickLamar and several other artists threatened to pull their music from Spotify, the streaming service began revising its new Hate Content & Hateful Conduct policy. “When an artist or creator does something that is especially harmful or hateful (for example, violence against children and sexual violence), it may affect …

#KendrickLamar is facing backlash after calling out a white woman for singing the n-word while on stage at his concert, as critics believe the woman was set up. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ On Sunday (May 20), Lamar invited a white woman on stage in Alabama to sing along to his 2012 hit …

Back in February, artist Lina Iris Viktor filed a lawsuit against #KendrickLamar and #SZA for allegedly using her work in their music video for “All the Stars” from ‘Black Panther: The Album’.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ In the suit obtained by TMZ, Viktor claimed the video used “copyrightable elements” of her paintings, ‘Constellations I’, …

#KendrickLamar makes history by being the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for music. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Pulitzer Prize for music is usually awarded to classical acts or figures that aren’t as commercially recognized as Kendrick. Yet, the Compton bred rapper has broken the mold. After …

blogged by: @ashleytearra If you’re planning on attending a Kendrick Lamar concert, you might want to read the rules first.   According to The Guardian, the Grammy award-winning lyricist will now be prohibiting the use of cell phones at his live performances. Reportedly, the new policy was established in order …

Kendrick Lamar and SZA are being sued for allegedly stealing an artist’s artwork and using it in their new music video for The “Black Panther” “All The Stars.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ British Liberian artist Lina Iris Viktor is accusing the feature film, “Black Panther” of using her artwork without her permission. A New …

– Blogged by @tktrinidad We are all excited for the movie “Black Panther” to come out on February 16th and to add to the excitement; it has been announced that #KendrickLamar produced the soundtrack with the help from Top Dawg label founder, Anthony Tiffith. The first song will be with …

The Grammys are right around the corner and Tuesday morning the nominations for the 60th Annual Grammy Awards were announced on “CBS This Morning.” Songstress Andra Day revealed the nominees for four of the categories: record of the year, song of the year (awarded to the writers of the song), …

Kendrick Lamar is having the best week after. Shortly after receiving RIAA double platinum certification for his latest album, “Damn,” the Compton rapper has just found out that “Humble” has landed him eight  MTV Video Music Awards nominations this year, including Video of the Year, Best Direction and Artist of …