Kendrick Lamar is arguably the hardest-working man in show business. With recently tallying 11 grammy nominations with his already considered classic To Pimp A Butterfly sophomore album, K. Dot details what it takes to make it big and how he has gone about reaching his level of success with this humbling yet motivational public service announcement video. Hit the jump.
Puff Daddy Says Kendrick Lamar Is Why He Re-Released His Album
After Puff Daddy released his free project MMM as a mixtape last month, yesterday (December 18) he released it for purchase as a full album. He cites Kendrick Lamar as the reasoning behind this marketing strategy among a few other notable names. Hit the jump for the full story.
Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly” Goes GOLD!
Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly” Goes GOLD! A positive message reaches the masses and that message is taken in. For the Compton rapper, that’s just what happened. A month following its release, TPAB speeds pass 500,000 to 519,000 units sold – 29,000 units sold since the last set of numbers came in. K. Dot remains at number seven, however, his album also the seventh album to reach gold status in 2015 and “the fastest accumulation of half-million sellers since 2010,” according to Billboard. Go ‘head you GOLD album producer. I know we can reach platinum.
(Video) Kendrick Lamar Heads Home To Compton For #TPAB Signing
A week later and Kendrick [Lamar] is still trending on Twitter. The TDE rapper released To Pimp A Butterfly a little early, and fans all around the world are grabbing copies. Following his New York stop (so angry at myself for missing that), Kendrick heads over to the west coast, the place that started it all, for a signing of the album that has set a new Spotify record. “It feels good to be back in my city,” K. Dot tells ABC7. Check out the lucky fans and Kendrick’s ‘thank you’ speech down bottom.
