Kendrick Lamar has received some pretty high praise from Busta Rhymes, who thinks the Compton rapper creates some of the best music videos in the game today. During a recent interview with Billboard, Busta was asked who he thinks is leading the charge regarding making music videos these days, and he didn’t waste any time in mentioning K Dot and …
Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and Future were among the Hip Hop stars who added to their respective trophy collections at the 2022 American Music Awards. The annual awards show took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California on Sunday night (November 20), where some of the past year’s top achievements in music were recognized, as voted for by …
Eminem has earned another platinum certification for the 8 Mile soundtrack, just as he wraps up his final celebration of the project’s 20th anniversary. According to the official website of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), 8 Mile earned its 6x platinum certification on November 17, just weeks after the project’s official anniversary, which fell on October 29. In …
Kendrick Lamar is back with new visuals. On Tuesday, the Compton rapper unleashed the video for “Rich Spirit” just a day after receiving several Grammy nominations. In the Calmatic directed video, Kendrick finds himself trapped inside a barren building. The visual marks the third video from his Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers album. Kendrick leads the 2023 Grammy Award …
One of Kendrick Lamar’s most beloved good kid, m.A.A.d city songs almost sounded different had it not been for the Compton rapper making a last-minute change. While celebrating the album’s 10th anniversary on Saturday (October 22), Top Dawg Entertainment President Terrence “Punch” Henderson revealed on Twitter that the menacing hook on “m.A.A.d city” was added by Kendrick just hours before …
Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” celebrates its 10th year anniversary this week, and with it a huge achievement — the album has remained on the Billboard 200 chart since its release. According to chart history, “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” has spent 520 weeks on the Billboard 200, making an even 10 years. The album peaked at No. 2 on …
Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” celebrates its 10th year anniversary this week, and with it a huge achievement — the album has remained on the Billboard 200 chart since its release. According to chart history, “Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City” has spent 520 weeks on the Billboard 200, making an even 10 years. The album peaked at No. 2 on …
Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city has a big reason to celebrate — and not just because of its imminent 10th anniversary. According to Chart Data, Kendrick’s major label debut has now spent a full 10 years on the Billboard 200, becoming the first Hip Hop studio album to achieve the feat. The project has extended its lead as the …
For the first time in … well, maybe ever, hip-hop fans applauded the Recording Academy in 2021 for “getting it right.” Nominees in the rap album category included unconventional releases that weren’t necessarily expected to get the nod: Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist’s critically acclaimed “Alfredo,” D Smoke’s “Black Habits,” Royce Da 5’9’s “The Allegory,” Jay Electronica’s long-awaited debut, “A …
Kendrick Lamar‘s seminal good kid m.A.A.d city has been crowned the greatest concept album of all time by Rolling Stone. The 2012 album beat out Green day’s American Idiot for the top spot and the next rap album clocked in at No. 4 with Raekwon and Ghostface Killah’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. RS explained the concept of good kid, …
