Kendrick Lamar - Vulture

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 VideoA 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 SteppersIs 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 ItHe’s back and going on tour after five years of waiting.

By Justin Curto

top dawgs May 12, 2022

TDE Played the Long GameFor 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-upWhen 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 VideoThe 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 OnstageWho 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 ShowWith 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 ShowDr. 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 KeemNormani 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 2021With 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 RoutineAnd 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 2021Even 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 RhymesHip-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 HeadlinePaul 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 TimeAll 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 2020You 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 InvestigatesWe 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 GotIt’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 HackedOcean’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 TelecastThe 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’ VideoLina 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 2018Featuring 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, MoreFeaturing 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 MusicFrom 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 YearsIt 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 KnowEverything 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 BestFrom 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 WeekendAs a “friend” of 50 Cent’s Kanan, allegedly.

By Dee Lockett

June 15, 2018

On Redemption, Jay Rock Searches for His VoiceThe 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