Kendrick

Hit Boy’s production takes a back seat on the latest leak from Kendrick’s debut. “Freestyles” are usually reserved for mixtapes and this probably should’ve been too. good kid, m.A.A.D city drops on the 22nd. Pre-order here.

While out in Arizona, K-Dot spoke with Bootleg Kev. He says “Compton” was the first recording he did with Dr. Dre, explains why we have yet to see a video for “The Recipe”, his BET Hip-Hop Awards cypher and more.

Guess not everyone is eatin. As TDE continues to travel across the states for the BET Music Matters tour, we get more behind the scenes look at their recent stops in their second vlog.

Aside from the cyphers, BET kept the Hip-Hop Awards stage occupied throughout the night. One of the highlights was the emotional tribute to Chris Lighty from Missy, Q-Tip, Fat Joe and 50 Cent.

Trae Tha Truth, Chipmunk, Iggy Azaela, B.o.B., & T.I.  As always, the highlight of last night’s Hip-Hop Awards were the cyphers. Personally, there weren’t any “oh shit!” moments this year, but I took the liberty of bolding the best spitter of each group. Here are the rips courtesy of yardie. Let the great debates begin.

Kendrick’s collabo with Lady Gaga wasn’t listed on the tracklist. After K-Dot briefly touched on the reasoning, Gaga explained on her site it was due to creative differences with management, but she hopes to release it eventually. I apologize to the fans that this situation with Partynauseous is confusing. To it clear it up I must explain this. When I collaborate with an artist i work solely with them, not with their camps or management. Its purely organic and creative. I love Kendrick dearly […]

Just weeks after hosting alongside Rocsi, Kendrick returned to 106 with new host Bow Wow to discuss his current Music Matters tour as well as good kid, m.A.A.d city. Album in stores October 22.

Backed by The Roots, Kendrick made his late night TV debut on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon with a live performance of his single. good kid, m.A.A.D city drops October 22. Drank!

K-Dot was in the 305 last week and visited Power 96. After touching on his album cover, Dr. Dre and the J.Cole joint project, he hits the mic at the 4:40 mark for a quick rhyme over “Regulate”. Thick and juicy! 57thave

Ain’t no city quite like theirs. So with Just Blaze on the track, K-Dot and the Doc rep the C-P-T on Kendrick’s latest offering. good kid m.A.A.d city drops October 22. Tracklist below. Pre-order here.

K-Dot won Lyricist Of The Year over J.Cole, Hov, Nas and Kanye last night. Following the BET ceremony, he continued his tour at ATL’s Tabernacle and addressed his win before kicking some lyrics. Congrats! Ceremony airs Tuesday, October 9. He previews his Hit-Boy produced cut after the jump.

Kendrick and his fellow TDE comrades take us behind the scenes of their current life on the road. The clip above features appearances from J.Cole,

Still premiering tracks, Drama has it his way and gives Toca Tuesdays his smooth groove featuring Common, Kendrick, Lloyd with Hit-Boy on the beat. Quality Street Music drops October 2. allindstrom

Another day, another mic session from K-Dot. During

Following his show, K-Dot

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It’s been a long journey to get where Kendrick is at. To hear him sum it up quickly for VEVO Lift,

While running around the Big Apple, Kendrick visited Invasion Radio and dropped a quick rhyme while discussing his debut album. good kid, m.A.A.d city drops October 22.

Kendrick’s Music Matters tour landed at the Sound Academy in Toronto last night. And as expected, it was only right for him to bring out October’s Very Own. Hell yea fuckin’ right! wordontheroad