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*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 […]

Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl LVI (Getty) *Kendrick Lamar is finally back after five years, and with a bang! He announced he is dropping a new album named “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.” Lamar revealed the album’s title and release date on his Oklama website link he tweeted. The 34-year-old rapper also shared the […]

[…] form of prejudice or discrimination in which people are treated differently based on the social meanings attached to skin color. Now, let’s get to the meat and potatoes of this thing. Kendrick Lamar is one of Hip Hop’s finest MC’s. J. Cole is also one of rap’s elite wordsmiths.  However, as long as Cole remains on the lighter end […]

*As he gears up for this year’s Grammy Awards (tonight), Kendrick Lamar received honors of a different sort as he got the key to the city of Compton. According to TheYBF, Compton Mayor Aja Brown was on hand Saturday (Feb. 13) to present the rapper with the key at the Martin Luther King Monument at […]

Kendrick Lamar performing at the 58th Grammy Awards (02-15-16) *If you missed it, the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were held Monday night in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Here is a list of some of the big winners noted in bold and an asterisk (*). Best rap album “2014 Forest Hills Drive”: J. […]

[…] 2015 MTV Video Music Awards nominees were announced Tuesday morning with Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Ed Sheeran leading the pack. Beyonce’s video for “7/11” will face two Kendrick Lamar visuals for Video of the Year. The rapper is nominated for his song “Alright” as well as his duet with Taylor Swift, “Bad Blood.” Miley Cyrus will host the […]

[…] Morning Gorgeous (Deluxe)” — Mary J. Blige “In These Silent Days” — Brandi Carlile “Music Of The Spheres” — Coldplay “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” — Kendrick Lamar “Special” — Lizzo New artist Samara Joy | WINNER Anitta Omar Apollo DOMi & JD Beck Muni Long Latto Måneskin Tobe Nwigwe Molly Tuttle Wet Leg […]

*Damn! seems like the correct exclamation in light of what we’re talking about because it’s historic. And it’s this: rapper Kendrick Lamar is now the first non-classical and non-jazz artist to win a Pulitzer Prize for music for his 2017 album, ‘DAMN.’ The Pulitzer listing describes Lamar’s recording as “a virtuosic song collection unified by […]

Kendrick Lamar (Getty) *Kendrick Lamar fans can’t get enough of his new album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” as every song has entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart.  Here’s more from Billboard: The set soars in at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with 295,500 equivalent album units earned, according to Luminate – […]

Kendrick Lamar with Jennifer Phillips in Dallas *Kendrick Lamar had a moment with fan Jennifer Phillips over the weekend during the Dallas date of his DAMN. Tour. Phillips, a quadriplegic, injured her spinal cord a decade ago in a car accident and launched a GoFundMe campaign in April to help raise money for a […]

[…] leads all contenders 12 nominations for this year’s BET Hip Hop Awards. Following Drake are fellow nominees Big Sean with 10 nominations, Nicki Minaj with nine and Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole, who tie with eight each. The 2015 BET Hip Hop Awards will be taped Oct. 9 in Atlanta. The event will air at […]

* Kendrick Lamar is getting into the investment real estate hustle with the purchase of a $2.65 million home in Calabasas. The rapper purchased the 6-bedroom, 6-bathroom 5,400 square foot property, but has no plans to move inside, according to TMZ. It’s strictly for investment. The pad comes with a pool, giant backyard, double-sided fireplaces […]

[…] the celebrity or bow down in their presence then the hosts and guests are criticized and given a collective side-eye from social media. *SIGH*…. We can add Kendrick Lamar’s name to the list of celebrity narcissists who get their kicks stealing the spotlight from newlywed couples. Some are calling Lamar’s wedding crash in Columbus, OH […]

63rd annual Christmas Parade to take place Sat. Dec. 12 *COMPTON –  Rapper Kendrick Lamar, who is the leading nominee for the 2016 GRAMMY awards with 11, including album of the year for “To Pimp a Butterfly” and song of the year for “Alright” was announced today as the 2015 Compton Christmas Parade Grand Marshal. Lamar, […]