Kendrick Lamar, by far this year has done the damn thing! We’ve seen one of hip-hop’s finest smash the scene with a verse that’s said to pull the competition from under their shells. Even with only one album on the market, K.Dot has put his skills on a silver platter and served things up…well, the, “Compton” artist shows us a softer side as he graces the cover of GQ’s ‘Man of the Year’ issue. Well deserved! For our reading pleasure, Kendrick details his relationship with Drake and why he attended Diddy’s VMAs after party. This sounds like a great issue! Hit the jump for the cover.
(Video) Kendrick Lamar, DJ Khaled, A$AP Rocky & More Pay Homage To Wu-Tang!!!
Lyricists banned together to show their appreciation and the immense influence that Staten Island’s Wu-Tang clan have had on not only their music but overall lives. Check out as Sway pieces together this montage of artists honoring one of Hip Hop’s greatest legacies, The Wu, hit the jump for the video!
(Video) Troy Ave Talks His New Album ‘NYC’ , Pusha T, Morals, “Weirdo Rappers” And More!!!
Troy Ave sat down with Peter Rosenberg and Cipha Sounds and not only did he discuss his new album, he revealed his opinion on many topics ranging from Pusha T’s rhymes, his morals, influence and more. The New York representer also unveils why considers Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, “weirdo rappers”, hit the jump for the whole interview!
(Video) Ab-Soul Isn’t The Only Black Hippy That’s Pissed About The XXL Cover!
“You wanna be startin’ somethin’…” (Michael J.’ voice). XXL recently placed Black Hippy on the cover of their Oct/Nov issue with a headline, “Kendrick Lamar & Black Hippy.” Ab-Soul immediately took to twitter and announced his aggravation of the separation. Now, ScHoolboy Q and Jay Rock has a few words themselves, about the incident. “That’s so disrespectful, so disrespectful,” said Q. “We didn’t go into that shoot saying, ‘This is Kendrick with Black Hippy photo shoot for the cover.’ We went in there and said, ‘This is a Black Hippy shoot,’ so we expect a Black Hippy shoot.” Q does understand how far Kendrick has come as an individual, but Black Hippy is a group and he wants people to remember that. Jay Rock doesn’t seem to be tee’d off like the rest, but he voices his opinions. Hit the jump and check it out.
Eminem Talks Kendrick Lamar, Rick Rubin, Dr. Dre & More With DJ Whoo Kid
On his promo run for his new album The Marshall Mathers LP II (out tomorrow), Eminem called in to DJ Whoo Kid’s show on Shade 45. Tune in below where Em discusses Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, producer Rubin Rubin and more.
(Video) Kendrick Lamar Talks Eminem, Best Control Response And More!!!
Kendrick discussed who he felt had the best “Contro” response to his lyrical assault during a recent phone interview with DJ Whoo Kid. He talks about being around the Rap Gd himself, Eminem and goes into talking about the TDE BET Hip Hop Awards cypher, check out the interview after the jump!
