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Displaying all articles tagged:
Kendrick Lamar
are you happy for me?
May 17, 2022
Baby Keem Takes a Big Step on Kendrick Lamar’s
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
“Savior (Interlude)” might be his best performance ever.
By
Justin Curto
album review
May 17, 2022
How Does That Make You Feel, Kendrick?
Whatever your problem,
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
wants you to talk it through.
By
Craig Jenkins
go nuts for donuts
May 14, 2022
WATCH: Kendrick Lamar Floats on in ‘N95’ Music Video
A follow-up to “The Heart Part Five.”
By
Alejandra Gularte
vulture guides
May 13, 2022
A Big Guide to Kendrick Lamar’s
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
Is it a double album? What’s Kodak Black doing here? And who
is
Mr. Morale?
By
Justin Curto
new kung fu kenny
May 13, 2022
Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Is Here, Step to It
He’s back and going on tour after five years of waiting.
By
Justin Curto
top dawgs
May 12, 2022
TDE Played the Long Game
For years, Kendrick Lamar and his (soon-to-be former) record label dominated hip-hop. But getting there came at a cost.
By
Paul Thompson
new kung fu kenny
May 11, 2022
32 Times We Thought We Were Getting Kendrick Lamar’s
DAMN.
Follow-up
When figuring out new K.Dot release dates turned into a national pastime.
By
Justin Curto
my deepfake is dropping
May 8, 2022
Kendrick Lamar Brings Deepfake Deep Truths to ‘The Heart Part 5’ Music Video
The music video uses deepfakery from Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
By
Bethy Squires
new kung fu kenny
Apr. 18, 2022
Kendrick Lamar’s New Album Is Finally Coming, Alright?
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
is out May 13.
By
Justin Curto
vulture lists
Feb. 14, 2022
The Super Bowl Halftime-Show Performers, Ranked by How Long They Were Onstage
Who did the most in this group project?
By
Jennifer Zhan
no more drama
Feb. 13, 2022
Watch Dr. Dre and Friends’ SFW Super Bowl Halftime Show
With an upside-down 50 Cent!
By
Bethy Squires
super bowl lvi
Jan. 20, 2022
What
Is
This Super Bowl Halftime-Show Trailer?
Everything but a “‘G’ thang.”
By
Justin Curto
loyalty.
Nov. 5, 2021
Kendrick Lamar Reunites With Saxophonist Terrace Martin on ‘Drones’
The producer was integral to 2015’s
To Pimp a Butterfly
.
By
Justin Curto
super bowl lvi
Sept. 30, 2021
Five Hip-Hop Titans Will Co-Headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar will share the stage.
By
Justin Curto
family ties
Sept. 10, 2021
Kendrick Lamar Keeps the Cousinly Love Going on Baby Keem’s ‘Range Brothers’
The rapper also contributes to “Vent,” off Keem’s album
The Melodic Blue
.
By
Justin Curto
my single is dropping
Aug. 27, 2021
Kendrick Lamar Makes a Triumphant Return on ‘Family Ties’ With Baby Keem
Normani stars in the new visual.
By
Charu Sinha
new kung fu kenny?
Aug. 20, 2021
Kendrick Lamar Says He’s Working on ‘Final’ Top Dawg Entertainment Album
“I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years,” the rapper wrote in a new message.
By
Justin Curto
the festival circuit
June 14, 2021
Kendrick Lamar to Perform One (1) Show in 2021
With probably zero (0) new songs.
By
Justin Curto
beyoncé
Jan. 25, 2021
UCLA Gymnast Nia Dennis Is Back With More Beyoncé in a New Floor Routine
And Kendrick Lamar, Missy Elliott, 2Pac, Megan Thee Stallion, and more.
By
Justin Curto
2021 preview
Jan. 7, 2021
28 Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2021
Even amid *
all of this,
* unannounced drops and extended rollouts continue apace.
By
Justin Curto
and
Gabrielle Sanchez
a long talk
Oct. 30, 2020
We Should’ve Listened to Busta Rhymes
Hip-hop’s foremost oracle returns with
ELE2,
once again putting the world — not to mention rap — on high alert.
By
Craig Jenkins
my single is dropping
Oct. 29, 2020
Kendrick Lamar Cuts First 2020 Verse on Busta Rhymes’s ‘Look Over Your Shoulder’
The song also has a Jackson 5 sample, backing vocals by SZA, and a Chris Rock outro.
By
Justin Curto
the songs of protest
June 18, 2020
We Are Not ‘Alright’
The world Kendrick’s song envisioned seems far away today. The moment requires a different kind of protest song, and rappers are putting in work.
By
Craig Jenkins
the show goes on
Mar. 12, 2020
Glastonbury Festival Still a Go, With Kendrick Lamar Set to Headline
Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift, and Diana Ross will also perform at the five-day U.K. festival that’s meant to happen in June.
By
Amanda Gordon
pglang
Mar. 5, 2020
Kendrick Lamar, Pulitzer Prize Winner, Launches Something ‘Selfless’
Yara Shahidi, Baby Keem, Jorja Smith, and Florence Welch are also involved in the “at-service company,” starring in its short film.
By
Rebecca Alter
grammys
Jan. 27, 2020
The Grammys Love a Rap-Rock Performance, But What’s the Best One?
From last night’s Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C. reunion, to that time that Kendrick Lamar got onstage with Imagine Dragons.
By
Al Shipley
grammys
Jan. 20, 2020
The Greatest Grammys Snubs of All Time
All the times the award show got it wrong.
By
Vulture Editors
coming attractions
Jan. 9, 2020
32 Albums We Can’t Wait to Hear in 2020
You know, besides Rihanna.
By
Craig Jenkins
and
Dee Lockett
what were the 2010s?
Dec. 31, 2019
Who Was the Best New Artist of the 2010s? Vulture Investigates
We crunched the numbers and they don’t lie.
By
Justin Curto
song review
Mar. 14, 2019
Schoolboy Q’s New Song Is a Reminder Why He’s One of the Best Rappers We’ve Got
It’s not even two minutes long but it’s still a blast to listen to.
By
Sam Hockley-Smith
oscars 2019
Feb. 21, 2019
Kendrick Lamar and SZA Will Not Perform at the Oscars
“All the Stars” won’t be performed by anyone else, either.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
frank ocean watch
Feb. 5, 2019
Frank Ocean’s Tumblr Promises New Music, Was Probably Hacked
Ocean’s account had teased collaborations with SZA, Kendrick Lamar, and André 3000.
By
Dee Lockett
heresy!
Jan. 24, 2019
The Oscars Might Only Let Two Original Song Nominees Perform During the Telecast
The Academy’s off the deep end! Watch as it dives in!
By
Hunter Harris
black panther soundtrack
Dec. 27, 2018
Kendrick Lamar and SZA Settle Lawsuit With Artist Over ‘All the Stars’ Video
Lina Iris Viktor claimed Lamar and SZA mimicked her paintings in the video after she denied them permission.
By
Tolly Wright
best of 2018
Dec. 11, 2018
The 10 Best Music Videos of 2018
Featuring Childish Gambino, the Carters, Janelle Monáe, 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, and more.
By
Dee Lockett
the week in rap
Nov. 21, 2018
This Week in Rap: Tyler Makes Music for the Grinch, Kossisko Gets Absurd, More
Featuring Kossisko, Chris Crack, City Girls, MBNel, Mike WiLL Made-It , and, uh, Tyler the Creator’s
Grinch
music.
By
Paul Thompson
power jams
Nov. 18, 2018
What’s on Michelle Obama’s Photoshoot Playlist?
Kendrick, Chance, and Michael Jackson, apparently.
By
Bethy Squires
the week in rap
Nov. 7, 2018
This Week in Rap Music
From slick ’70s drug rap to vital California storytelling, and everything in between.
By
Paul Thompson
best of 2018
Nov. 2, 2018
The Best Songs of 2018 (So Far)
Including Cardi B, the Weeknd, Kacey Musgraves, Beach House, Janelle Monáe, Kendrick Lamar, and more.
By
Vulture Editors
album review
Sept. 28, 2018
Tha Carter V
Is Lil Wayne’s Best Album in Years
It is almost surgically all-inclusive. There are nods to every region of American rap music and nearly every era of Wayne.
By
Craig Jenkins
guides
Aug. 31, 2018
Eminem’s Surprise Album,
Kamikaze:
10 Things to Know
Everything from why Kendrick Lamar is credited as a songwriter, to its Beastie Boys homage, to how it deals with Trump.
By
Dee Lockett
vulture lists
Aug. 20, 2018
Every VMAs Video of the Year Award, Ranked From Worst to Best
From that one super dated Dire Straits video to multiple Beyoncé videos, to that Neil Young video that got him banned from MTV for a while.
By
Larry Fitzmaurice
castings
July 25, 2018
Kendrick Lamar Will Make His Acting Debut on
Power
This Weekend
As a “friend” of 50 Cent’s Kanan, allegedly.
By
Dee Lockett
June 15, 2018
On
Redemption,
Jay Rock Searches for His Voice
The more it
focuses on Jay Rock’s knack for passionate storytelling, instead of flashy hooks and repetition, the better it fares.
By
Craig Jenkins
pulitzer 2018
May 30, 2018
Here’s What You Missed at the Pulitzer Prize Luncheon
Kendrick taking selfies!
By
Jordan Crucchiola
last night on late night
May 2, 2018
Watch Ariana Grande Cover Kendrick Lamar While Channeling Evanescence
She also sings a Drake song like Mariah Carey.
By
Tolly Wright
music videos
Apr. 27, 2018
SZA and Kendrick Square Off in Her New ‘Doves in the Wind’ Music Video
Forrest Gump would approve.
By
Halle Kiefer
Apr. 16, 2018
Kendrick Lamar Is Doing the Music Pulitzer a Favor by Winning it
The Pulitzer is another feather in his Dodgers fitted cap.
By
Frank Guan
awards
Apr. 16, 2018
Kendrick Lamar, Weinstein Investigations Win 2018 Pulitzer Prizes
New York
’s Jerry Saltz won the award for criticism.
By
Jackson McHenry
Mar. 16, 2018
How Do We Talk About Cultural Appropriation Between People of Color?
Is the issue so black and white?
By
Craig Jenkins
and
Frank Guan
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