BILAL

Sunday night's BET Awards was one of the show's best iterations in years. Performers included Beyonce, Kendrick Lamar, Usher, Young Thug, Future, Bryson Tiller, Fat Joe, Remy Ma, French Montana, & Anderson.

This morning, J Dilla's estate released The Diary, the final batch of recordings he had intended to release in his lifetime. (We celebrated with an ill infographic all about Dilla. Check it out.)

Kendrick Lamar has kicked off his intimate concert series, "King Kunta Groove Sessions," and after hitting Atlanta last night, he comes through with an official music video for "These Walls."

A week after releasing To Pimp A Butterfly in March, Kendrick Lamar announced he would push "King Kunta" as an album single, and then in June he did the same with "Alright." In keeping with this trend of releasing singles in three month intervals, th

Bilal shares the video for his single "Money Over Love" feat. Kendrick Lamar off In Another Life, which dropped Monday and also features an appearance from Big K.R.I.T.

A week ago, we heard a snippet of Bilal and Kendrick Lamar's new collab, an Adrian Younge-produced gem called "Money Over Love," and now the full version has surfaced. Check it out below. 

Bilal popped up this morning when his anticipated collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, "Money Over Love," surfaced in CDQ long-snippet-form. The song, off Bilal's forthcoming album In Another Life, was previewed by BBC Radio's Gilles Peterson.

Kendrick Lamar made an appearance at Adrian Younge's Linear Labs label launch last night, and while simply performing would have been a blessing in itself, the Compton rapper actually showcased some brand new material. 

Kendrick Lamar's latest album To Pimp a Butterfly has officially debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, giving K-Dot his first #1 album. Many of the album's tracks found their way onto the Billboard Hot 100 songs, as well.

Why Bilal isn't everyone's favorite R&B artist by this point will forever be a mystery to me. Since the mid-90s, he's literally put out nothing but excellent music.

Believe it or not, we haven't featured a Bilal track on HNHH since 2012. How that happened, I'll never know.

A short film created for Bilal's “West Side Girl” single, directed by Lee Daniels. Bilal’s latest "A Love Surreal" is now available. Can you appreciate the bars here?

Listen to How Dare You , the new track by Lupe Fiasco featuring Bilal which was dropped on Thursday, September 20th, 2012. Lupe Fiasco's odds keep getting better with each new leak, and How Dare You will undoubtedly improve his chances of winning.

Stream Get Rich Die Trying , the newest drop from Obie Trice which features Bilal. The cut was released on Friday, May 4th, 2012. Things are looking better for Obie Trice with each new release, which Get Rich Die Trying has proven yet again.

Listen to Restart, the new track by Bilal, which was dropped on Tuesday, August 17th, 2010. Bilal's odds keep getting better with each new leak, and Restart will undoubtedly improve his chances of winning.

Check out Free (Prod By Nottz), the latest track from Bilal, which dropped on Thursday, June 17th, 2010. Bilal's movement grows stronger with each new release, and Free (Prod By Nottz) has further strengthened that fact.

Stream Ends, the newest drop from Reflection Eternal which features Bilal. The cut was released on Saturday, May 15th, 2010. Reflection Eternal continues to impress with each new leak, and Ends is no exception.