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There were many strong music videos this week, and a couple that I loved, from actual adults. But no grown-up is going to beat a charged-up mob of Minneapolis children rapping about bikes and school…   Read Story »
Following in the footsteps of Miguel's "How Many Drinks?," Solange grabs Kendrick Lamar to add a guest verse to her already-pristine "Looks Good With Trouble" from last year's True EP. This is not…   Read Story »
"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" may have been the most instantly iconic song on the young rap god Kendrick Lamar's masterful 2012 album Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City, but it's only now getting a video. The…   Read Story »
Kendrick Lamar took on a one-day gig as principal of Mount Pleasant High School in Providence, Rhode Island yesterday. The event was part of a recurring "Celebrity Principal for the Day" program…   Read Story »
Are music videos on the way out? I don't know. Probably not. A million of the things seem to materialize on YouTube every day, and they're probably still the best way for younger artists to introduce…   Read Story »
Miguel might have invited fellow genre-defining young genius Kendrick Lamar to kick a quick verse on the buttery seduction song "How Many Drinks?," but he wasn't about to let the kid take over the…   Read Story »
Miguel's insanely smooth, deeply inward 2012 R&B opus Kaleidoscope Dream is the sort of album that demands absolutely zero guest rap verses which, unless you're counting the bonus-track remix of…   Read Story »
Months after the release of his confused-young-man masterpiece Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City, Kendrick Lamar still hasn't yet shown up on every single late-night show. Last night, he checked another one…   Read Story »
Kendrick Lamar's rap voice is already a special effect, an endlessly versatile rat-tat-tat blur that switches octaves and inflections with dizzying speed. But on his remix of Kendrick's sad-drunk…   Read Story »
As Tom pointed out last week, Young Guru debuted Kendrick Lamar's "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix)" featuring Jay-Z during SXSW at BitTorrent showcase. The entire thing has been unearthed, including…   Read Story »