We are just months away from Super Bowl LIX and the highly anticipated headlining halftime show performance by Kendrick Lamar. We’ve begun forging our fantasy setlists and drafting our picks for K-Dot’s special surprise guests. With such an extensive, varied discography, there’s several different directions for Kendrick to take his biggest performance to date. Not … Read more
Grammy and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar is having another moment. Now, just months away from his Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance, Kendrick has announced a 2025 tour with his former TDE labelmate, SZA. The pair were recently heard collaborating together on both “gloria” and “luther” from Kendrick Lamar’s most recent album, GNX. The … Read more
Back in 2017, SZA released her debut album Ctrl and had immediate success. The R&B singer-songwriter has since been working on managing her personal life and newfound fame all while writing a new album. The newest album, SOS, comes five years after her debut and it just released in December. But on top of the … Read more
Back in June 2017, the burgeoning R&B singer SZA released her debut album CTRL. Now, SZA’s first album is heralded as one of the best albums of its decade. Every single one of CTRL‘s singles has been certified platinum, or more. We’ve all wavered on which of SZA’s songs is our favorite. “Go Gina”? “Supermodel”? … Read more
This past Thursday (April 14th) Kendrick Lamar and his last LP DAMN. celebrated its fifth anniversary. Within the same week, the Pulitzer prize-winning rapper responded to a fan tweet that accused him of being “officially retired.” Embedded within his response was a link to Oklahoma—a signet Kendrick has been teasing the past few years. What … Read more
Since Pittsburgh-born rapper Mac Miller passed away early this past September, fellow rappers and other members of the music community have come forward expressing their memories and condolences towards Miller’s family, friends, and fans. Now, those who knew and worked with Miller during his short time in the music industry are coming together this Halloween … Read more
This year, for the seventh iteration of Tyler, the Creator‘s annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival will feature, inarguably, its best lineup to date. This Fall at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, you’ll be able to catch Pusha T, Jorja Smith, Post Malone, Kanye West and Kid Cudi under their new moniker Kids See Ghosts, and more. … Read more
As many of you have noticed, SZA took an early leave from the highly anticipated “The Championship Tour”, featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and her other TDE label mates. Her reasons for taking some time off from touring was to prevent permanent damage to her swollen vocal chords. But according to a series of tweets … Read more
On May 6th, Childish Gambino released the stunning visuals for his latest single “This Is America”, which the artist debuted just hours before during his Saturday Night Live performance. Since, “This Is America” has accrued over 70 million streams, while the video has logged over 180 million views. Though radio-play of “This Is America” was at first slow … Read more
We have yet another visual from SZA and TDE’s Dave Free of the little homies, and this time, the revolutionary hip-hop label is taking us back to summer camp. In the “Broken Clocks” music video, SZA takes her fans to Camp CTRL to rehash old flings, cannonball into the lake, and roast marshmallows around a … Read more
“King’s Dead”, the Kendrick, Jay Rock, Future, James Blake single from Black Panther: The Album now has a video. Multi-talented TDE member Dave Free directed the sexy, dizzying, and dangerous visuals for “King’s Dead”. Highlights include Kendrick sitting in a tree munching on elote, Future exploring his vocal range from an office building roof, and Jay Rock getting … Read more
Fans were rightfully excited when TDE announced they would be producing and releasing Black Panther: The Soundtrack. The 14-track album includes features from The Weeknd, Future, Travis Scott, Khalid, 2 Chainz and others. This past weekend, Lamar and The Weeknd’s track “Pray For Me” dominated the radio waves. Back in January, Kendrick Lamar and SZA dropped “All the Stars“, … Read more
It’s been a big year for TDE (Top Dawg Entertainment), the label responsible for signing the one and only Kendrick Lamar, and perhaps the most prominent new voice who made her debut in 2017, SZA. Now, to kick off Grammy week, TDE has announced their first ever full label tour which will include all of their incredible … Read more
It’s been an eventful year for SZA, to say the least. From dropping the critically acclaimed CTRL, to being the most nominated female for this year’s Grammy Awards, SZA has made quite the debut. If anyone had doubts that TDE’s young signee would deliver, they definitely know better now. To round out what has likely been the craziest … Read more