Jay-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars Lead 2018 Grammy Nominations admin Tuesday, November 28, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Via official press release... The Recording Academy™ welcomes this year's class of GRAMMY® nominees. Already a 21-time GRAMMY winner,...
Chance The Rapper, Kendrick Lands on Forbes Hip Hop Cash Kings List admin Thursday, September 28, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Forbes has released their annual Hip Hop Cash Kings list and there are a few artists who are making their first appearance. As expected, Sean...
VMAs 2017 Best Performance: Kendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN’ Medley admin Monday, August 28, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio The underwhelming 2017 Video Music Awards aired last night on MTV. The best part about the award ceremony was the overwhelming love shown to...
Kendrick Lamar x Nike Link Up For Cortez Sneaker Project admin Monday, August 28, 2017 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, The Runway, Trendsetters Kendrick Lamar entered to sneaker world with several custom designs courtesy of Reebok. Their business relationship was sealed tight, so us Classic...
Kendrick Lamar Lead Pack With 8 MTV Video Music Awards Nominations admin Tuesday, July 25, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Kendrick Lamar's phenomenal release DAMN is claiming its top spot at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. The Compton, CA emcee has been nominated for...
D.R.A.M. Shows Gratitude For ‘DAMN’ Tour admin Monday, April 24, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Kendrick Lamar has announced that he's going on The DAMN Tour, which follows his No. 1 album that was released on April 14. Excited to be added to...
STREAM: Kendrick Lamar – ‘DAMN’ admin Friday, April 14, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio Kendrick Lamar's DAMN album is here. His fourth studio album is the most recent follow up to his To Pimp A Butterfly project, which debut in...
STEP It Up: Kendrick Lamar’s Reebok Classic QS admin Friday, June 17, 2016 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, The Runway, Trendsetters In 2014, Reebok announced its partnership with rapper Kendrick Lamar. Then the collaboration inspired the release of the Reebok Ventilator OG sneaker...
N.W.A.’s ‘Hall of Fame’ Induction Raises A Valid Question admin Monday, April 11, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment It was a celebration last week when N.W.A. was honored for their contributions to music. The legendary rap group was inducted into the Rock and Roll...
STREAM: Kendrick Lamar’s EP ‘untitled unmastered.’ admin Friday, March 4, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio Out of nowhere, Kendrick Lamar has released a new album. The 8-track EP, untitled unmastered., comes fresh off his recent award wins and powerful...
VIDEO: City of Compton Explored in New Docu-Series ‘Noisey Bompton’ admin Monday, February 22, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio The crew at Noisey is back again with a closer look at one of the nation's most prolific cities. There was Noisey Atlanta and Noisey Chiraq. This...
VIDEO: Kendrick Lamar’s Powerful Performance at 2016 Grammys Ms. Bels Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio This was Kendrick Lamar's year at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. The Compton artist was nominated for eleven awards and took home five Grammy's,...
Kendrick Lamar Tops GRAMMY List with 11 Nominations admin Monday, December 7, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio With only two albums in, Kendrick Lamar has made a huge impact on the music industry. His second release "To Pimp A Butterfly" is undeniably one of...
VIDEO: Kendrick Lamar Performs with the N.S.O. admin Thursday, October 22, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Last month, we announced that Kendrick Lamar would be performing with Washington's National Symphony Orchestra. Well it happened on...
Kendrick Lamar to Perform ‘To Pimp a Butterfly” with NSO Pop admin Wednesday, September 30, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio By: Antoinette Alston, contributing intern Lyrical tyrant Kendrick Lamar is teaming up with Washington’s National Symphony Orchestra for a...
Dr. Dre to Deliver ‘Compton’ August 7th admin Monday, August 3, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio 1 Comment The wait is over! It's been 15 years and now super producer Dr. Dre will be releasing a new album. No, it's not the infamous Detox. But, we're sure...
Kendrick Lamar Says 1970’s Funk & Jazz Inspired New Album admin Thursday, March 12, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Kendrick Lamar will release his second studio album on March 23rd. The new album, To Pimp A Butterfly, is said to be a socially charged album...
VIDEO: Chris Brown – “Autumn Leaves” admin Friday, January 23, 2015 Feature, Music, The Studio Chris Brown and his boo Karrueche share the screen in this new video "Autumn Leaves." The song features Kendrick Lamar, but unfortunately the TDE...
STEP It Up: Kendrick Lamar and Reebok Unite to Inspire Kids admin Thursday, December 11, 2014 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, Trendsetters, What's Hot, What's Not Kendrick Lamar and Reebok announced their new partnership this week. The iconic sneaker brand has partnered with other big names in the past,...
OneMusicFest 2014: The Good, the Great, and the Could-Have-Been-Better Mark Harris Tuesday, September 16, 2014 Events, Feature, Music, The Vault #OMF2014 's sea of fans at Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood in Atlanta, GA (Photo Credit: Branden Camp/Access Atlanta) Making it to the...
MUSIC REVIEW: @SchoolboyQ – Oxymoron Mark Harris Monday, March 24, 2014 The Studio Schoolboy Q has made a name for himself. Albeit is enormous personality and no-holds-barred attitude, Schoolboy is well equipped with...
Best Picks: 2014 Grammy Award Performances – Kendrick Lamar, John Legend, Katy Perry & Juicy J, Lorde &More admin Monday, January 27, 2014 The Script, Tune In The 56th Grammy Awards aired last night with the most talented in the music industry. Outside of award winners, the performances is the...
Music Review: Add-2 x Khrysis – Between Heaven and Hell Mark Harris Wednesday, November 27, 2013 The Studio There are albums that actually know how to stick to the theme/storyline given. When this happens, we usually are blessed with music...
Music Review: Jhene Aiko – Sail Out Mark Harris Tuesday, November 26, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Jhene Aiko has been by the sea for quite a while now. Sailing Souls, her premiere mixtape, made some noise for those seeking some good...
Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande & Others To Select GrammyU Award for Unknown Artists Ms. Bels Thursday, November 7, 2013 The Connect, The Studio The Recording Academy and Hyundai Motors Corp are partnering again this year to honor unknown artists. The award is part of the...
Kendrick Kills Competition @ BET Hip Hop Awards + Video Recap of ALL Cyphers Ms. Bels Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Script Xclusive, Studio Xclusive The BET Hip Hop Awards 2013 aired last night with millions of viewers tuned in to see their favorite artists. Many of the artist took...
New Music: Pusha T – “Nosetalgia” feat. Kendrick Lamar Ms. Bels Wednesday, September 18, 2013 The Studio Pusha T dropped a new jewel on Funk Master Flex's radio show. The track features Kendrick Lamar and is damn near perfection when comes...
Robin Thicke Enlists H.B.C.U Dance Teams For “Give It 2 U” Video & VMA Performance Ms. Bels Tuesday, August 27, 2013 The Studio It's been a minute since we've seen an historical black college or university dance squad appear in a music video. Most of the times...
Lupe, Joe B., Joell Ortiz: My Top 3 Hottest Kendrick Lamar Responses Ms. Bels Tuesday, August 20, 2013 Script Xclusive, The Script Well well well...Kendrick Lamar stirred up some controversy last week. Social networking sites were in an uproar with people giving...
Which Artists Rocked The Stage @ 2013 BET Awards? [Video Performances] Ms. Bels Monday, July 1, 2013 The Studio, Tune In One things for sure, the 2013 BET Awards brought the heat this year when it came to performances. There were actually more performances...