It's not exactly a hard-and-fast rule, but virtually all the original songs that show up in video games are fucking terrible. Like HEALTH, Cali rap next-big-thing Kendrick Lamar is doing what he can…   Read Story »

The songs we've heard from Ab-Soul's Control System -- tracks like "Empathy," "SOPA," and "Terrorist Threats" -- show that the formerly unheralded Black Hippy member is well overdue for some shine.…   Read Story »

None of the four members of the great California rap crew Black Hippy can sing. But that didn't stop all four of them (along with some unidentified fifth guy) from singing the Temptations' "My Girl"…   Read Story »

Weekend one of Coachella is a wrap, and in the resulting detox from Sunday's action, we've got a fresh batch of archived sets to point you towards. Now online are full sets from the Weeknd (his US…   Read Story »

COACHELLA BACK. And, this year, the bacchanalia stretches across two weekends featuring identical lineups, as well as an interim week of non-Coachella shows in L.A., so if you’re looking for live…   Read Story »

Dr. Dre might not have too much to do with the current rap landscape, but he's been singing the praises of the katana-sharp young Compton MC Kendrick Lamar since before most of us ever heard of him.…   Read Story »

Hey, everybody, it's that time again! South By Southwest 2012. Are you ready? How's your hashtag game? Can you feel the early-onset FOMO? As the Austin institution grows larger and larger, with more…   Read Story »

Last month, we posted "His Pain," a truly gorgeous collaboration between old-school soul crooner BJ The Chicago Kid and scarily talented young polysyllabic rapper Kendrick Lamar. As it turns out, the…   Read Story »

The enigmatic, frighteningly talented young Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar, who has been absolutely wrecking shit lately, gave us an entirely context-free new song yesterday, and it's a good one.…   Read Story »

Well, here's something special: L.A. rap hope Kendrick Lamar teaming up with Midwestern soul singer BJ The Chicago Kid on a jazzy, regretful, pain-wracked song about the vagaries of fate. Anytime you…   Read Story »