Power Book 2 spoilers: Kendrick Lamar’s return ‘confirmed’ after clue ‘Would be awesome!’

Earlier this year, again on Instagram, a fan asked her if LaKeisha (La La Anthony) could pop up again. Kemp candidly responded: “Hopefully, “I want to write something for her, I think La La is incredibly talented.” With Power Book III: Raising Kanan operating as a prequel, there’s still scope for the deceased character to […]

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Black Panther’ Soundtrack Available to Stream Right Now

Even though Black Panther is still a week away, fans can get a little taste of the movie today. The Black Panther soundtrack, which was produced and curated by Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar, is streaming now. The entire Black Panther soundtrack (not the score) is available on Spotify, Apple Music and other music streaming platforms. […]

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Element’ Video, and the Darkness Beneath the Surface

Ever since he became famous, Kendrick Lamar has seemed both interested in, and somewhat troubled by, the dualism of public image and private citizen, of person and persona. He’s well aware that these days, his public image is of being… if not cuddly, then definitely likable — Taylor Swift records Instagram videos of herself singing along […]

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’ Humbles Drake and Ed Sheeran, Gets Best Numbers for a 2017 Release Thus Far

Billboard reports that Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. has had the most successful release of any album in 2017 thus far. It’s not a huge surprise that year’s most lyrical, dense, and ferocious album is also now its #1 (this is the rapper’s third atop the Billboard 200, following Untitled Unmastered and To Pimp a Butterfly), though apparently it exceeded expectations, and […]

Watch the Wild, Don Cheadle-Starring Video for Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’ Track, “DNA.”

The just-released video for Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. track, “DNA,” opens with Don Cheadle playing an interrogator taunting the rapper, preparing to administer a lie-detector test in a barren room. And while non-music-video Kendrick has the power of arguably being the best rapper making music right now, music-video-Kendrick also has the power of turning interrogator-Don Cheadle into an impressive […]

LeBron James Used Instagram to Preview Kendrick Lamar’s New Album, ‘DAMN.’

Damn. LeBron James got to DAMN. before any of us. But he’s been kind enough to share bits of Kendrick Lamar’s anticipated new album — presumably with permission — via an Instagram story. If you’re desperately curious to see what else is in store, beyond endlessly listening to the dizzyingly excellent “Humble” and “The Heart Part 4” (the latter […]

Kendrick Lamar’s Album is Not Out Yet, But It Does Have a Release Date

The surprise release date phenomenon giveth, the surprise release date phenomenon taketh away: upon awakening this morning, America found itself up a Harry Styles single, but down a Kendrick Lamar album. There was speculation that Lamar’s new album would appear today, largely because of his promise at the end of his recent single “The Heart Part […]