Over on the Westside, Kendrick bid farewell to 2012 at the Observatory in Santa Ana, CA. Above, he runs through “m.A.A.d city” and countdowns to the new year after the jump. What a year for K-Dot.

In his chat with

It’s official: The good kid, did good. Kendrick’s debut, Good Kid, m.A.A.D City has crossed the 500,00 mark. Congratulations to the entire TDE camp. Support the platinum cause and grab the album here.

After his aggressive explanation on his diss track “Addresses” with

Last night in LA, Power 106 held their annual Cali Christmas concert. The hometown hero was the headliner and here he brings out Wayne to perform “No Worries”. Below J. Cole stops through to perform “Nobody’s Perfect” and E-40 & Problem come out to perform “Function”. Power106

You might remember Dido from her appearance on Eminem’s “Stan” last century. But now, she’s getting back into the swing of things with a new project and single featuring Kendrick Lamar. Speaking of Mr. Lamar, check out his chat with Power 106’s Fuzz

Game, Facemob, K-Dot go for the kill on today’s Sunday Service track, which did not make the album cut do to sample clearances. Jesus Piece drops Tuesday. So here it is…. the last #SundayService before “Jesus Piece” drops this Tuesday Dec 11th worldwide !!!! the artwork displays the original tracklisting for the album making it easy for you to slide the tracks that were supposed to be on the album but didnt make it because of sample clearances…… So again, here […]

Kendrick went one-on-one with BET’s T.J. Holmes. He spoke on the success of his debut, being dubbed as the new West Coast King, concerns of being on a major, Compton and more. Watch it after the jump.

With a whole lot of swag and a room full of honeys, A$AP and his pals roll out the first video off his debut, Long.Live.A$AP, now dropping on January 15.

Kendrick recently taped his interview with Gilles Peterson

Taking the throne for the third annual “Rookie Of The Year” cover of The Source is none other than king Kendrick Lamar. Peep the excerpt below and pick up the issue on December 4. “We couldn’t believe something we dind’t know about. As a kid, all we seeing is street shit… When you see one of your partners get smoked and that same day you have someone coming to you preaching to you asking you, ‘Do you believe in God?,’ […]

Producer Scoop DeVille invites DJCity to LA’s Talented Studios to speak on how he produced Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s track and also demonstrates how he created the Janet Jackson-sampled beat. hiphop-n-more

K-Dot, Pusha and Kid Ink performed for a sold-out crowd two nights ago at Sunset Cove Amphitheater in Boca Raton, Florida. Above is a recap of the evening. More footage of the event can be seen here.

“Stacey Dash, but

After “Lurkin“with Waka Flocka this past summer, Adrien Broner got Kendrick to perform “Backseat Freestyle” while escorting him to the ring. When it was all said and done, Adrien

For the second release from his upcoming project, The Drama King brings together Kendrick and Papoose to display some real lyricism. Slay is 2 for 2 so far. Grown Man Hip-Hop drops later tonight. dopestateofmind

Game was tapped for Phoenix’s Power 98.3’s annual Powerhouse concert last night. Above, Kendrick surprises the Celebrity Theatre by joining Game for “The City” and Bootleg Kev caught it on film.

Following last Friday’s show, Kendrick helped Dr. Dre celebrate Beats By Dre at

At Rough Trade, K-Dot performed GKMC live for the first time on UK soil. Above, SoulCulture catches his MC Eiht-collabo. “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” and “Backseat Freestyle” below.

Ras Kass’ BArmageddon is upon us. But until the digital LP impacts on December 18, direct your attention to a previous release featuring K-Dot and DMV’s ProVerb.