Nearly a decade and a half ago, California impresario Anthony Tiffith signed an unknown 15-year-old musician named Kendrick Lamar to his fledgling label, Top Dawg Entertainment. Kendrick has gone on to win widespread acclaim as the greatest rapper in a generation, along with platinum plaques, Grammys and a Pulitzer. In …
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Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album,DAMN., becoming the first non-classical or jazz artist to receive the honor. The Pulitzer board announced the selection on Monday, calling the 2017 LP“a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes …
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It’s official,Beyoncé and Jay-Z will hit the road together this summer for a sequel to their On the Run Tour. The couple will perform in 15 cities in the U.K. and Europe in June and July, and in 21 cities in the U.S. and Canada from July through October. The …
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In Talib Kweli‘s gripping “Heads Up Eyes Open” video, the rapper examines the dichotomy between a father’s nine-to-five career and his son’s turn toward a life of crime. Throughout the clip, Kweli raps in front of a piano decorated with candles. In his guest verse, Rick Ross gazes out at …
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