Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly, released in 2015, stands as one of the most groundbreaking (and controversial) albums in modern hip-hop. Blending jazz, funk, and soul with sharp political ...

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The music recording industry needs to thank Compton, California rapper Kendrick Lamar for breathing life back into hip-hop. The rap game’s gotten soft. Too many artists are sleepwalking, content to ...

JAY-Z encouraged Punch to move forward with To Pimp a Butterfly despite concerns about fan reaction. The conversation gave TDE leadership confidence to support Kendrick Lamar’s creative direction. The ...

TDE’s Punch said JAY-Z gave Kendrick Lamar the push he needed to drop “To Pimp a Butterfly” without worrying about how people would react. While speaking on the “Elsie Not Elise” podcast, the Top Dawg ...

Best Rap Album also went to Lamar. Accepting the awards on stage, the rapper showed his respect for artists who came before him including fellow nominee JAY-Z. “This is a special award,” said Lamar.

Hit Boy discusses his breakthrough work with artists like Jay Z and Travis Scott as well as his own career as an artist, the ...

People really like surprising Kendrick Lamar. MTV did it when Kendrick won the title of Hottest MC, and now the TDE crew springs another surprise on the young rapper. Can’t blame everyone for wanting ...

Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar are the top contenders for the 60th annual Grammy Awards, leading a crop of nominations that is heavy on hip-hop and R&B but has left some mainstream pop stars, including Ed ...

“I just wanna see you win,” Kendrick Lamar and SZA sing together on “Luther,” the third track off Lamar’s most recent album, GNX. Since that song came out, they’ve done just that time and time again. ...