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Kendrick Lamar
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
Feb. 23, 2018
SOB x RBE’s Music Is Brilliantly Crass and Noisy
Their words come out faster than the meter ought to allow.
By
Craig Jenkins
videology
Feb. 15, 2018
Who Knew Watching Kendrick Lamar Rap in a Palm Tree Could Be So Fun
Every second is perfect.
By
Sam Hockley-Smith
Feb. 14, 2018
Kendrick Lamar and the Art of the Guest Appearance
What’s Kendrick Lamar if not Phife Dawg with a messiah complex?
By
Frank Guan
Feb. 9, 2018
Kendrick Lamar and Vince Staples Get Upstaged on ‘Opps’
Yugen Blakrok’s verse immediately eclipses her more famous partners.
By
Frank Guan
vulture guides
Feb. 9, 2018
Kendrick Lamar’s
Black Panther
Soundtrack Spotlights These South African Artists
How Kendrick Lamar incorporated the music of South Africa into his Wakanda.
By
Dee Lockett
Feb. 9, 2018
Kendrick Lamar’s
Black Panther: The Album
Is More Than Just a Tasteful Tie-in
The best Kendrick collaborations are the ones with someone wild and weird enough loosen him up.
By
Craig Jenkins
Feb. 9, 2018
Mozzy’s ‘Seasons’ Is a Major Highlight From the
Black Panther
Soundtrack
It’s the quietest, most somber moment on the album.
By
Sam Hockley-Smith
Feb. 6, 2018
A Brief Guide to Mozzy, the Sacramento Rapper Kendrick Lamar Loves
The California rapper is poised to cross over thanks to crucial placement on the
Black Panther
soundtrack and a Grammys shout from Kendrick Lamar.
By
Paul Thompson
videology
Feb. 6, 2018
Kendrick Lamar and SZA Serve Wakandan Royal Opulence in ‘All the Stars’ Video
This is already the best video of the year.
By
Dee Lockett
soundtracks
Feb. 2, 2018
Hear Kendrick Lamar and the Weeknd’s
Black Panther
Song
“Pray for Me” comes off the Kendrick-curated
Black Panther
soundtrack.
By
Nate Jones
soundtracks
Jan. 31, 2018
There Is No Beyoncé on the
Black Panther
Soundtrack, But We Guess We’ll Take It
Kendrick Lamar doesn’t care about our needs.
By
Dee Lockett
Jan. 29, 2018
The Peaks and Pitfalls of the Grammys Were Politically Connected
Not surprisingly, showing the world a new look without losing the old one produces a scrambled message.
By
Frank Guan
grammys 2018
Jan. 29, 2018
2018 Grammys: The Highs and Lows
We demand justice for “Despacito.”
By
Vulture Editors
grammys 2018
Jan. 28, 2018
Kendrick Lamar and U2’s Electrifying Grammys Performance Is a Must-Watch
“Is this okay? On CBS?”
By
Devon Ivie
grammys 2018
Jan. 26, 2018
Vulture’s 2018 Grammy Predictions
Could Lorde upset in Album of the Year to beat all the boys?
By
Dee Lockett
songs of the week
Jan. 17, 2018
10 Best New Songs of the Week: Troye Sivan, Parliament, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Peep
Jonny Greenwood’s
Phantom Thread
score balances both halves of the movie’s heart gorgeously.
By
Vulture Editors
black panther
Jan. 11, 2018
Listen to ‘King’s Dead’ From the
Black Panther
Soundtrack
Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake are coming straight out of Wakanda.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
songs of the week
Jan. 11, 2018
7 Best New Songs of the Week: Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Lil Uzi Vert, Franz Ferdinand
Turns out, Kendrick Lamar and SZA do radio pop and soundtracks just as well as they do everything else.
By
Vulture Editors
Jan. 9, 2018
Kendrick Lamar Says Plenty — He Doesn’t Have to Bring Up Trump
He knows what he’s doing.
By
Frank Guan
Jan. 5, 2018
People Are Really Into Adding Eminem to Their Workout Spotify Playlists
“Till I Collapse” is the song that appears most frequently on Spotify playlists with “Workout” in the title.
By
Tolly Wright
soundtracks
Jan. 4, 2018
Black Panther
Is Getting a Black-As-Hell Soundtrack Curated by Kendrick Lamar
Lamar will curate and produce the entire thing.
By
Dee Lockett
unlikely fans
Jan. 3, 2018
Trump to Attend His First Kendrick Lamar Concert
… inadvertently, at the College Football Playoff National Championship.
By
Tolly Wright
Dec. 31, 2017
Barack Obama Shares His Favorite Books and Songs of 2017
Turns out the former president is into reggaeton.
By
Corinna Burford
videology
Dec. 22, 2017
Kendrick Lamar’s New ‘LOVE.’ Music Video Teases a Lovely
Black Panther
Surprise
A present within a present!
By
Dee Lockett
Dec. 21, 2017
Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar Perform Together at TDE’s Annual Christmas Concert
Watch pop’s leading bad gal take over South Central L.A.
By
Corinna Burford
year in culture 2017
Dec. 20, 2017
Rap Dominated Pop in 2017, and It’s Not Going Anywhere Anytime Soon
Notes on a takeover.
By
Frank Guan
Dec. 14, 2017
The 10 Best Rap Albums of 2017
Rap is the most popular music in America, and this year the people who made it were in as much pain as everyone else.
By
Naomi Zeichner
Dec. 11, 2017
The 10 Best Music Videos of 2017
Dee Lockett picks the best music videos of the year.
By
Dee Lockett
Dec. 11, 2017
The Sound of Modern Pop Peaked This Year — and Now It Needs to Change
In an effort to be everything to everybody, big singles are marching toward “pop centrism.”
By
Craig Jenkins
year in culture 2017
Dec. 5, 2017
The 10 Best Songs of 2017
Vulture’s music team picks its favorite songs of the year.
By
Frank Guan,
Sam Hockley-Smith,
and
Dee Lockett
Dec. 4, 2017
The 10 Best Albums of 2017
Craig Jenkins chooses his favorite albums of the year.
By
Craig Jenkins
Nov. 28, 2017
What Would It Mean for Kendrick Lamar to Win Album of the Year?
Maybe this will be the year the Academy finally gives him everything he deserves.
By
Frank Guan
grammys 2018
Nov. 27, 2017
Let’s Predict the 2018 Grammy Nominations
Will it be Kendrick vs. Jay-Z? Does “Despacito” have a chance at Record of the Year? Will Logic be a sleeper hit? And what about Cardi B?
By
Dee Lockett
Oct. 31, 2017
The Best Music Videos of 2017 (So Far)
Kendrick Lamar, M.I.A., and Migos have dominated the year in visuals.
By
Dee Lockett
and
Sam Hockley-Smith
Aug. 28, 2017
The 2017 VMAs Were Beyond Saving
They exist for no reason beyond the fact that they already exist.
By
Frank Guan
where’s the beef?
Aug. 9, 2017
Kendrick
Totally
Takes Taylor and Katy’s Beef More Seriously Than His Drake Beef
It’s even realer than his beef with Drake, obviously.
By
Dee Lockett
beefs
Aug. 3, 2017
How Jay-Z Helped Kendrick Lamar Get the Best of Drake
It’s a long, tumultuous road to reach the No. 1 spot.
By
Frank Guan
videology
July 28, 2017
A GIF Guide to Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Loyalty’ Video, Featuring a Savage Rihanna
Sharks on chains.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
concert review
July 21, 2017
Kendrick Lamar Earns His Black Belt in Rap on the DAMN. Tour
The DAMN. tour is a career highlight reel, but Kendrick doesn’t seem content stopping now.
By
Dee Lockett
damn that’s long
June 29, 2017
Kendrick Lamar’s Original Title for
DAMN
. Was a Real Mouthful
He’s also ranked his albums and named his worst song.
By
Dee Lockett
videology
June 27, 2017
Kendrick Lamar Gets Bloodied Up in the New Video for ‘ELEMENT.’
But he’s still gonna make it look sexy.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
music videos
May 31, 2017
The 6 Most Bizarre GIFs From Mike WiLL Made-It’s ‘Perfect Pint’ Music Video
There’s an alligator in hot pursuit of Kendrick Lamar’s flying convertible.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
remixes
May 23, 2017
Kendrick Lamar Has Deemed Future’s ‘Mask Off’ Worthy of a Remix
“How y’all let a conscious nigga go commercial while only makin’ conscious albums?”
By
Dee Lockett
May 2, 2017
‘Fear’ Is One of Kendrick Lamar’s Best Tracks to Date
It wouldn’t be true Kendrick Lamar if he didn’t bring up the most problematic problem.
By
Frank Guan
billboard charts
Apr. 24, 2017
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘HUMBLE.’ Is Now the Biggest Song of His Career
Take a seat.
By
Dee Lockett
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