Kendrick Lamar News

Kendrick Lamar weighs in on MTV's list of the "Hottest MCs In The Game," saying it's very important for hip-hop.

50 Cent and Kendrick Lamar link up in L.A. for the video shoot for "We Up."

Kid Cudi discusses the features on his upcoming album, "indicud," as well as producing his own music for the LP.

Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.

J. Cole spoke with MTV News on the friendly competition he and Kendrick Lamar face when working together, and states that their collab project is "coming".

Kendrick Lamar speaks about his music video for the single "Poetic Justice" with Drake.

Kendrick Lamar reveals he hasn't started working on material for a new album yet, and explains why.

J. Cole talks about his hopes for his second album, speaking at Harvard University, and more.

Ab-Soul talks about coming up with Kendrick, as well as his upcoming projects.

50 Cent talks about re-filming the "We Up" video with Kendrick Lamar, how the rap game is changing, and weighs in on Lil Wayne's NBA comments.

HNHH's Lyrics of the Week breaks down the most noteworthy bars of the past seven days into ten categories that will rotate according to the content that drops.

Today Bonnaroo released the acts at this year's music festival with Kendrick Lamar, Wu-Tang Clan, and R. Kelly set to headline.

Discussing some of the stand out features on his upcoming LP, Talib Kweli talks about linking up with Kendrick Lamar, and working with Nelly, and Miguel on songs.

The BET Experience, a three-day weekend leading up to the BET Awards, has announced this year's line-up of artists.

A$AP Rocky's hit single, "Fuckin Problems", has sold over a million digital copies making it officially platinum.

Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.

Kendrick Lamar talks about the west coast rappers that most influenced his style, as well as how Tupac might feel about his music.

Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.

Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.

Classic West Coast albums "The Chronic" and "Doggystyle" were released as a reaction to the turmoil in Los Angeles in the early 90s. Kendrick Lamar's debut studio album "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" tells the story of living in the aftermath of the riots and violence of those times.