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Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar ‘America Has a Problem’ – Listen

[ad_1] Without much fanfare, Beyoncé dropped a surprise remix for "America Has a Problem" featuring Kendrick Lamar.On Friday (May 19), Beyoncé surprise released a remix for her Renaissance track "America Has a Problem," which features Kendrick Lamar. The cover art itself features an American flag that appears to be made out of red, white and blue bullets.On the song, K-Dot drops a rapid-fire verse touting himself as an "honorary Beyhive." Elsewhere, the Compton rhymer brags that it would take Artificial Intelligence a long time before it could figure out his rhyme style."Even A.I. gotta practice clonin' Kendrick/The double entendre, the encore remnants/I bop like tin men, the opps need ten men," he...

Looks Like Kendrick Lamar Went to the 2023 Met Gala After All

[ad_1] It looks like Kendrick Lamar may have actually been one of the rappers in attendance at the 2023 Met Gala after all.The anticipated 2023 Met Gala went down on Monday (May 1) at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan, N.Y. Several rappers were pictured on the red carpet at the celebrity fashion show/fundraiser including Dr. Dre, Pusha T, Cardi B, Doja Cat, Jack Harlow and others. While K. Dot was not present in the gallery, it appears he did show up to take photos for a Chanel shoot in connection to the event.On Tuesday (May 2), luxury fashion house Chanel shared photos taken by photographers Inez and Vinoodh of Kendrick Lamar and supermodel Naomi Campbell...

Kendrick Lamar Beats Drake’s Record for Highest-Grossing Tour

[ad_1] Add this to the long list of accomplishments in Kendrick Lamar’s career: The Big Steppers Tour is now highest-grossing tour by a rapper as a headlining act.On Thursday (April 27), The pgLang cofounder’s Big Steppers Tour earned $110.9 million from 929,000 tickets across 73 shows, according to Touring Data. This now places him ahead of Drake and Migos‘ 2018 Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour which, grossed at $79 million. Also exceeding past tours like K-Dot's DAMN Tour, Travis Scott's Astroworld Tour, Drake and Future‘s Summer Sixteen Tour and Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne Tour.After releasing Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in May of 2022, Kendrick began The Big Steppers Tour...

Kendrick Lamar Drops To Pimp a Butterfly Album – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:March 15, 2015: Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar dropped his third album, To Pimp a Butterfly, via Aftermath/Interscope Records and Top Dawg Entertainment, on this day in 2015.Coming off the momentous acclaim of his major label debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, in 2012, everyone in hip-hop had an ear out for what K-Dot would come up with next. Hailed as one of the most nimble, imaginative storytellers in the rap game today, Kenny's second album had high expectations. Originally set to drop on March 23, Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath and Interscope moved up the release, surprising fans with a late-night drop one day...

Kendrick Lamar Performs, Wins at 2016 Grammys – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Feb. 15, 2016: Kendrick Lamar further solidified his place in hip-hop history on this day in 2016, with a show-stopping performance and five trophy wins in one night at the 2016 Grammy Awards.King Kendrick came into the 58th Annual Grammy Awards with a lot of buzz surrounding him. His album at the time, To Pimp a Butterfly, was critically acclaimed by fans across the board. TPAB was present in every album of the year conversation. On this night, K-Dot had 11 Grammy nominations, including Album of the Year. The Compton, Calif. rhymer was also a scheduled performer, and one of the most-anticipated names on...

Kendrick Lamar’s Daughter Reacts to His Grammy Award Speech

[ad_1] Kendrick Lamar won big at the 2023 Grammy Awards and his 3-year-old daughter Uzi reacted to the rapper's Grammy acceptance speech in a heartwarming video.On Sunday (Feb. 5), Kendrick Lamar was the biggest rap winner at the 2023 Grammys, taking home the awards for Best Rap Song ("The Heart Part 5"), Best Rap Album (Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers) and Best Rap Performance ("The Heart Part 5"). That night, Kendrick Lamar's wife Whitney Alford shared video of their 3-year-old daughter at home reacting to seeing the monumental moment on TV. In the clip, K. Dot's wife, daughter and son are watching Kendrick give his acceptance speech after winning Best Rap Album."Daddy," Kendrick's daughter exclaims when she...

Kendrick Lamar Wins Best Rap Album at the 2023 Grammy Awards

[ad_1] Kendrick Lamar wins Best Rap Album for Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers at the 2023 Grammy Awards.On Sunday (Feb. 5), Kendrick Lamar took home the golden gramophone in one of hip-hop's most desirable categories and was presented with the prestigious award by the ever-charismatic Cardi B. K-Dot's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers won the honor. The project was up against albums that offered incredibly stiff competition including DJ Khaled's God Did, Pusha T's It's Almost Dry, Future's I Never Liked You, Jack Harlow's Come Home the Kids Miss You. In accepting the award inside the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, the former XXL Freshman thanked his family, his fans and hip-hop culture as a whole."First and foremost, I want to...

Kendrick Lamar Wins Lyricist of the Year for XXL Awards 2023

[ad_1] Kendrick Lamar's masterful pen game has allowed the Los Angeles MC to win the Lyricist of the Year honor for the XXL Awards 2023.While Kendrick Lamar came out on top in a category jam-packed with elite wordsmiths such as Denzel Curry, Freddie Gibbs, JID, Joey Bada$$, Nas and Pusha T, the Pulitzer Prize-winning spitter's bars were simply undeniable in the past year, especially on the strength of his critically acclaimed 2022 album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.Kendrick's experimental double LP finds the newly minted Lyricist of the Year painting vivid audio images of personal triumphs and tribulations as well as important social issues through the art of rhyme across 18 tracks including "N95" and...

Kendrick Lamar Wins Album of the Year for XXL Awards 2023

[ad_1] Following a year that saw albums drop from some of hip-hop's most popular artists, Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers has been revealed as the Album of the Year for the XXL Awards 2023.Even with the pressure of having been one of the most anticipated hip-hop albums in recent memory prior to its release, Kendrick Lamar's critically acclaimed double LP rose to the top of the heap this year over six other projects worthy of Album of the Year distinction. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers bested 2023 XXL Awards nominees such as Drake and 21 Savage's Her Loss, Future's I Never Liked You, Latto's 777, Lil Baby's It's Only Me,...

Kendrick, Imagine Dragons’ Grammys Performance – Today in Hip-Hop

[ad_1] XXL celebrates 50 years of hip-hop with this moment:Jan. 26, 2014: On this day in 2014, Kendrick Lamar teamed up with rock band Imagine Dragons for a mash-up performance of the their current hits, "m.A.A.d city" and "Radioactive," respectively, at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. It's been considered by many to be an epic performance that deserves some new-millennium preservation.Those of us lucky enough to see hip-hop history in the making during that particular televised 2014 Grammys show, or even better, see it live, will remember K-Dot's explosive performance during his rendition of "m.A.A.d city." During their set, both Kendrick and the band members were dressed in all white as colored powder...