A week after Kendrick's great Good Kid m.A.A.d. City came out, the Compton rapper is proving he still has plenty of tracks in the tank. Here's another leering number he just posted, the dramatic…   Read Story »

As little as five days ago, I was worried about this album, and I had plenty of cause to be. Rappers, for the most part, don't make great major-label debuts anymore, and nobody much expects them to.…   Read Story »

This is Kendrick Lamar's coronation week, with his simply staggering new album Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City on a fast train into the public consciousness. And last night -- the night after the album hit…   Read Story »

Hey, another Black Hippy posse cut! I'll take it! The four members of the furiously creating L.A. rap crew -- Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul) don't all rap on the same song too often.…   Read Story »

Tomorrow, Kendrick Lamar releases his absolutely incredible major-label debut Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City. And as an appetizer, he recently posted a non-album track called "The Heart Pt. 3" on…   Read Story »

A radio rip of the track made the rounds yesterday, but now we get to hear "Backseat Freestyle," the absolutely vengeful new Kendrick Lamar track, unbleeped and decent-sounding. This isn't a case of…   Read Story »

Kendrick Lamar might be the most electric live rapper currently working, and he got a chance to display that on last night's episode of Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Kendrick teamed up with the Roots…   Read Story »

Compton native Kendrick Lamar and mentor Dr. Dre trade bars in the leering, far-out "Compton," a Just Blaze production from the forthcoming good kid, m.A.A.d city (previously we've heard "Swimming…   Read Story »

Summer is ending! And you have some work to do. Did you experience that season-defining moment? That rooftop conversation, that carefree weekend of intense interpersonal bonding? Did you find the…   Read Story »

Here's a new one from L.A. rapper Mann, a druggy track that just happens to host two high profile features, that of Frank Ocean and Kendrick Lamar. It gets pretty warped and weird by the end. Give it…   Read Story »