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 »

Kendrick Lamar is, at the moment, the general-consensus greatest young rapper in the universe, which Jay-Z is the general-consensus best old rap man left standing. When those two guys link up with…   Read Story »

Last night's late-night TV landscape was awfully heavy on buzzy rap. Fallon, of course, had Tyler, The Creator's triumphant return. And over on the Late Show With David Letterman, the newly minted…   Read Story »

In the context of Kendrick Lamar's masterful coming-of-age concept album Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City, the Drake collab "Poetic Justice" might be the most immediately accessible song, so it's a bit of a…   Read Story »

Here's yet another indication, if we really needed one, that Kendrick Lamar is a freshly minted star: This weekend, he made his debut as Saturday Night Live's musical guest, managing to shine on a…   Read Story »

Ab-Soul and Kendrick Lamar are two of the most frantic and inventive minds in rap, and it's pretty awesome that they're both from the same Black Hippy crew. On "ILLuminate," a song from Ab-Soul's…   Read Story »

On Friday, an asteroid struck Stereogum's bank of computer servers, or something, and we were out of commission for the day. This was, of course, tragic, since it sent all of you home for the weekend…   Read Story »

Released in advance of his Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City album, Kendrick Lamar's "Backseat Freestyle" felt like an out-of-nowhere burst of snarling rap virtuosity, an uncharacteristically vengeful vent…   Read Story »

There was no getting away from EDM in 2012. While the three-letter hashtag has certainly caused buzz among radio stations and indie blogosphere alike, it's been a big year for dance on and off of the…   Read Story »