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Compton Mayor Aja Brown and Kendrick Lamar pose together outside of City Hall. *COMPTON – Today via Twitter, Compton Mayor Aja Brown announced that rapper Kendrick Lamar would be receiving the Key to the City on February 13 in a special ceremony. .@kendricklamar you inspire millions + rep #Compton w/ honor! Excited to give you the […]

*I get it— Kendrick Lamar is better than average at stringing together coherent sentences. Every now and then he’ll get fancy and use a five-dollar word—you know, the kind of word that you haven’t seen since you were studying for the SAT’s in high-school—but generally his lyrics consist of basic vocabulary masquerading as “sophisticated prose.” […]

Kendrick Lamar performs on day 2 of the New Look Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park on July 4, 2015 in London, England. *Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean ruled the roost at the 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards, which aired Tuesday night (Oct. 13), but was taped on Friday. Each rapper won three awards, followed […]

[…] live on both coasts from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on NBC. Kendrick Lamar and Ed Sheeran were the night’s big winners, receiving six awards each. Lamar received Top Billboard 200 Album, Top Rap Artist, Top Rap Male Artist, Top […]

Kendrick Lamar performs “Alright” at the BET Awards on June 28, 2015, in Los Angeles. / Getty *This week on episode #4 of The Big Hit Show’s second chapter —  the series unpacks the mastermind of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly and how the song viral ALRIGHT was used to galvanize protesters. The […]

Kendrick Lamar / Getty *Kendrick Lamar responded to a viral video showing a weeping security guard during the rapper’s performance at the Toyota Center in Houston last week. Lamar told 12-year-old Jazzy of Jazzy’s WorldTV that the moment is “how you want everybody to receive your music” “It’s really just about the feeling of […]

[…] awards are based on the reporting period of April 8, 2017, through March 31, 2018. Check out the full list of winners below:   Top Artist: Drake Kendrick Lamar Bruno Mars Ed Sheeran — WINNER Taylor Swift   Top New Artist: 21 Savage Camila Cabello Cardi B Khalid — WINNER Kodak Black   Billboard Chart […]

Kendrick Lamar (Getty) *Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free teamed with “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone for a comedy film that hits theaters next year. According to Variety, the movie is slated for release on July 4, 2025, via Paramount Pictures. While Kendrick Lamar’s involvement in front of the camera remains uncertain, […]

*Los Angeles, Calif.  — Internationally-celebrated Grammy® Award–winning global superstar Kendrick Lamar and Billboard Magazine’s Executive of the Year, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, are set to curate and produce “Black Panther: The Album.” The album will feature music from and inspired by Marvel Studios’ Black Panther film including the lead single, “All The Stars,” featuring Kendrick Lamar […]

[…] morning were announced Friday morning, after they were delayed from earlier this week because of the death/funeral of President George H.W. Bush. OK, here’s the bottom line:  Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with eight nominations. Drake, Brandi Carlile and producer Boi-1da follow, are next in line with seven nods apiece. Drake, Carlile and Lamar were […]

Kendrick Lamar / Getty *Kendrick Lamar has reportedly purchased a multi-million-dollar penthouse in Brooklyn.  According to the New York Times, Lamar purchased the pad for $8.6 million. This condo is one of 106 units at Pierhouse, which was built in 2015 and spans two buildings. Lamar’s three-level unit is 2,000 square feet, boasting four […]

*Fans and music critics alike have been obsessively dissecting Kendrick Lamar’s latest album “DAMN.” — with outlets such as Billboard noting that the album is “perhaps the best way to describe the lyricist’s present mental state.” In fact, below are several observations the publication made that fans should know about “DAMN.” First up, he isn’t […]

COMPTON– Compton Mayor Aja Brown and the City Council invite the public to join them on Saturday as they present rapper and Compton native Kendrick Lamar with the Key to the City.  The event will take place in the heart of the City in front of the MLK Monument at City Hall Saturday, February 13 […]

*The City of Compton will welcome home native and 2016 multiple Grammy nominee rapper Kendrick Lamar as the grand marshal of the 63rd Annual Compton Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 12th. 10,000 are expected to turnout for the annual event themed “Christmas in Compton.” The parade begins at 11 a.m. and travels west on Compton […]

Kendrick Lamar / Getty *Days after dropping his first album in five years, Kendrick Lamar celebrated by playing street soccer with the locals in Ghana. TMZ writes, “Kendrick’s been hanging out in the West African nation since dropping his latest hit album, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” last week … and new video […]