Compton MC Kendrick Lamar has contributed an original piece to Ubisoft’s forthcoming Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier video game (does that mean Ubisoft reads our site? ) In a press release, Lamar said "War Is My Love" was written as he tried to put himself "in the shoes of the Ghosts from the video game and capture that feeling of being willing to wage war and do whatever it takes to claim victory." The resulting track features the deliberate marching of keys and orchestral strings, the perfect backdrop for Lamar's rhymes about the off-putting [...]
Kendrick Lamar will follow up last year's fantastic Section.80 with the release of his major label debut, Good Kid in a Mad City , due out later this year via a joint deal with Interscope Records and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records. "The Recipe" is that album's lead single and it features a guest spot from his new boss. Stream it below (via Nah Right ).
For many, today is all about romance and heartfelt expressions of adoration. Dropping a boot into the sternum of that notion, lightning-tongued MC Kendrick Lamar has released "Cartoon & Cereal". The seven-minute epic tells the harrowing story of a boy hiding away in his room, spun over a beat of random cartoon samples, disheartening scratches, and woozy hi-hats. Stream it below (via The FADER ). Kendrick Lamar - "Cartoon & Cereal" Lamar will also be a part of Drake's Club Paradise Tour , which [...]
Compton, CA rapper Kendrick Lamar can rap pretty fast. But you know who's just as verbally agile on the mic? The iconic Busta Rhymes . To see who can spit the quickest, Bussa Bus jumps on the remix to Lamar's stand-out "Rigamortus" . The end result is hip-hop so speedy it'll break yo motherfrickin' neck , with no discernible winner in this clash of two of the game's most rapid-fire MCs. See if you can keep up by listening below (via Rap-Up ). Lamar's latest mixtape, Section .80 , is out [...]
As part of a collaboration put together by Windows Phone, West coast hip hop upstart Kendrick Lamar joined forces with electronic producer Nosaj Thing for a track called "Cloud 103. The end result of their efforts is available below. There's also a making of video so you can see how exactly this thing went down.
Proving that a smash hit pop song is like some undead creature that's near-impossible to kill, Foster the People's super humongous summer anthem "Pumped Up Kicks" gets new life with a DJ Reflex remix featuring verses from rising Compton, CA rapper Kendrick Lamar . While the original dressed up its school shooting message with a shiny hook, Lamar's addition makes the song sound surprisingly straightf orward and bubblier. Check it out below (via Hypetrak ) Lamar's retail mixtape, Section.80 , is out now, with a studio album to drop in [...]
When I posted the live performance of Kendrick doing his new "HiiPower" record I figured he was giving the fans a teaser of the video. In the short sneak peak Kendrick is alone in the middle of an empty room with only a chair and a gas container. After giving it a little thought K. Dot douses himself and the area around him with gasoline then lights a match. This should definitely be interesting, nothing less than HiiPower. #section80 Posts Related to Checkout This Kendrick [...]
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