Rob Markman from MTV sat down with Kendrick Lamar recently where Kendrick revealed that the original name for the album was To Pimp A Caterpillar, broke down the inspiration for ‘Wesley’s Theory’ and ‘King Kunta’ and what he thinks of ghostwriting.
Posted by : Mista Bless Also Follow me on Twitter @mistabless for more updates
Kendrick Lamar has been announced as the headliner of the 2015 Hot 97 Summer Jam and he visited the city for a few hours to be part of the big announcement.
He also chatted with Ebro, Peter Rosenberg and Laura Sylez about a few topics like title of his #1 sophomore album To Pimp A Butterfly, respect he gets in New York city, the 2Pac interview on ‘Mortal Man’, the positive reaction from fans and critics for the album, almost having Prince on the album (what!), upcoming video for his single ‘King Kunta’, why the album is not a “classic” yet, having George Clinton around for the making of the album, the effect that society had on the album, albums that shaped his mind, inspiration for ‘u’, his statement about black people not respecting themselves, his celebrity status and much more.
He also said that the joint album with J.Cole is still a good possibility.
Watch the full interview below.
Posted by : Mista Bless Also Follow me on Twitter @mistabless for more updates
DeJ Loaf did it on her own and she reiterates the fact in the latest video ‘On My Own’, shot by JerryPHD. The black and white visual for the song which appeared on her breakthrough Sell Sole mixtape, also tracks the rapper doing press runs and performing on tour across the country. Watch it below.
Posted by : Mista Bless Also Follow me on Twitter @mistabless for more updates
Kendrick Lamar stopped by at Power 106 in his hometown LA for an interview where he discussed how he thinks about his albums as children, who LoveDragon is and why his identity is being kept a secret and going to Dr. Dre’s house.
In case you’re not aware, LoveDragon is credited as a producer on ‘How Much A Dollar Cost’ and ‘You Ain’t Gotta Lie’ from the new album but there is nothing to be found about him on the internet. There is speculation that it is Dr. Dre going by another alias but see what Kendrick said about it below.
Posted by : Mista Bless Also Follow me on Twitter @mistabless for more updates
Wale is the next up for an interview with Nardwuar from SXSW. He talked about his grandparents having so many children, how he met some close friends, Hip-Hop in DC, Go-Go and more. Hit the jump.
Posted by : Mista Bless Also Follow me on Twitter @mistabless for more updates
