Larry Mizell, Jr. joins host Evie Stokes to talk about Kendrick Lamar, Los Angeles, and the devastating fires there.
Hip-hop historian Daudi Abe talks with contributor Hans Anderson about how Kendrick Lamar’s beef made its way into the biggest music event of the year.
Happy New Year! Last night, Kendrick Lamar decided to end 2015 with a 7-minute short film called God Is Gangsta. It features tracks from his acclaimed album To Pimp a Butterfly, "u" and "For Sale? (Interlude)." Watch Kendrick rap and go clubbing in Paris below. [Pitchfork]
Grammy Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar has shared the fourth installment in the “The Heart” series, which you can stream below. ("The Heart Part 1" appeared on 2010s K. Dot Drops project, "The Heart Part 2" is on Lamar's Overly Dedicated mixtape, and "The Heart Part 3" was released as a stand-…
This past week, L.A. rapper Kendrick Lamar unleashed his latest, untitled unmastered, seemingly out of nowhere. The album consists of eight previously unreleased outtakes from his To Pimp A Butterfly recording sessions, which KEXP Music Director Don Yates notes "holds together remarkably well, comb…
Kendrick Lamar has unveiled his cinematic new video for "LOVE" off of this year's instant-classic DAMN. Directed by frequent collaborator Dave Meyers and the Little Homies (aka Lamar and TDE president Dave Free), the video cuts between a number of different scenes but overall follows the dissolutio…
Music videos galore in today's music news with new shorts from Kendrick Lamar & SZA, POLIÇA, King Tuff, and more.
Janelle Monáe drops the Dirty Computer short film, SZA unveils Kendrick Lamar-featuring video, and Cupcakke shares new song.
Chvrches perform new single on The Tonight Show and new music from Chromatics, Jay Rock featuring Kendrick Lamar, Snail Mail, and SALES.
Kendrick Lamar wins a Pulitzer Prize, Jack White performs on SNL, and new music from Okkervil River, Janelle Monae, and Black Moth Super Rainbow.
KEXP's Digital Content team shares the music that's been in their personal rotation, both new and old.
Kendrick Lamar // photo credit: Matthew B. Thompson (view set)
New music from Father John Misty, The Internet, and Kamasi Washington, plus Kendrick Lamar accepts the Pulitzer Prize for music, and Florence and the Machine, Lily Allen, and Young Fathers perform on Jools Holland.
"Tints" follows this summer's massive hit "Bubblin"
Kendrick Lamar has developed very quickly to one of the most intelligent and humanely aware persons of our generation. This is only what we have been able to see. Kendrick has developed through his whole life, every experience, to what he is now, and he keeps us updated through his music. Following…
This morning, Flying Lotus continued the rollout of preview tracks from his forthcoming fifth album, You're Dead!, with the release of "Coronus, The Terminator", a jazzy, smooth three minute track from the album's middle section. The track follows the release of the FlyLo/Thundercat/Herbie Hancock …
KEXP's Music Director Don Yates and other KEXP DJs share brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what's coming up this week below, including reviews for the Kendrick Lamar curated Black Panther soundtrack, Superchunk, MGMT, and more!
Right now, courtesy of Pitchfork, you can stream the entire Divergent soundtrack. It's packed with amazing tracks from Ellie Goulding, M83, Pretty Lights, and A$AP Rocky. Jump to song number 7 to hear Tame Impala and Kendrick Lamar's much-anticipated offering "Backwards." Lamar blasts through Tame…
Each week, Music Director Chris Sanley and Associate Music Director Alex Ruder share brief insights on new and upcoming releases for KEXP's rotation. See what we added this week, from strong>Kendrick Lamar, Kim Deal, Amber Mark, and more.
