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Interview With Kendrick Lamar and Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu talks with the up and coming Compton rapper, Kendrick Lamar, about his struggles to adapt to his new public persona due to the success of his debute album, Good Kid, m.A.A.d City  released in 2012.

He admits to his biggest trouble, “I think my worst problem is actually living in the moment and understanding everything that’s going on. I feel like I’m in my own bubble. People tell me all the time, “You’re crazy, going there by yourself,” because it wouldn’t have soaked in yet that I’m supposed to be quote “Kendrick Lamar”—whoever this guy’s supposed to be. I still feel like me. So it’s really about me trying to adapt—that’s like the toughest thing for me right now. I feel like I’m in my own world.”

Lamar overlooks the unfavorable aspects of fame and focuses his happiness on finally seeing his family financially stable after years over poverty. Exposed to poverty and a substance influenced environment, Lamar has always stayed true to his goals because his family-oriented lifestyle kept him distracted from his reality.

Now in the reality of fame and fortune he is mindful of the consequences that follow the hype of social media, “it can really divert you from what your purpose is or what you’re trying to do. And I’ve seen artists get caught up in that. I’ve seen some of my friends get caught in that. Whether you’re a small celebrity or a grand celebrity, it really triggers something in your brain, seeing all that stuff . . . So I’m real aware of it.”

Straying away from the influences of social media, he confesses about his influences in music and what he wants to achieve. For the entire interview click on the link below.

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YOU SAW IT HERE FIRST: See K.Dot & Jay Rock Back Then

Give a shout out to Kennard Holley for surfacing this old school video with a shout out from Jay Rock and K.Dot from back before they were famous.

This shit was from his old company when the Black Hippy crew visited Portland.

That was back when Kendrick had his shaved head style look.  The whole grew looked young and have come a long way since this vid and we are glad for their successes and inspirations!

Have a great weekend.

Listen To What OG Brad “Scarface” Jordans Says About Hip Hop Today

Check out this exclusive in-depth interview with Scarface backstage at Paid Dues.  In part 2 Facemob talks to Nick Huff Barili about the current state of Hip Hop saying that he loves Kendrick Lamar but that older white execututives that are in control of Hip Hop are not in touch with the streets and don’t care about the culture.

THERE’S A CONSPIRACY to make black people look stupid and brainwash a generation of hip hoppers with “this crud.”

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I feel like the people that are in control of what Hip-Hop does is so f*cking White and so f*cking Jewish until they don’t give a f*ck about what the culture and the craft or what it really is. I don’t know if them mother*ckers trying to…let me say it right because I want this to be as offensive as I can possibly make it for these old ass punks that’s running these record labels. They’re in these powerful positions to dictate what the Black community hears and listens to. I f*cking hate that sh*t, like that sh*t pisses me off.
Read more at http://hiphopwired.com/2013/04/26/scarface-says-hip-hop-is-too-f-cking-white-video/#mtykjywhKFHL6xrF.99

Pac was always on fire,” shared a choked up Face. “We went to the studio and jammed, and that was the last time I seen the homie, man.”

It’s Sunday, Lets Take A Moment To Reflect:

That Life: Ep. 16 Tour Life ft. Kendrick Lamar

Yeah we’ve been gone for a while, but fret no more, we are back and better than ever!  Check out @CARISSAROSSI get up and personal with Kendrick at the Verge Campus Tour in collaboration with eMuze, NEFF, and Creative Rec in Athens, Ohio.

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The two discuss #GKMC lyrical masterpieces and how the two different genres of music come together on Kendrick’s tour; MARTIN and MORE.

Watch Kendrick in all his awesomeness.

Look Behind The Scenes on “How Many Drinks”

Who was happier: Miguel or Kendrick?  Miguel could barely hold back his excitement while filming this video for his remix of “How Many Drinks” with his boy Kendrick.  We’re pretty sure Kendrick is happy about it as well.

“I’m super excited about this video because I haven’t seen a live performancelike we’ve done in a really long time,” said an excited Miguel. “It was really important to capture the artistry and the performance, and almost elevate the integrity and the artistry of the song because it’s a pretty straightforward record.”

 The New Classics…We Think So!

Kendrick Lamar and Miguel are been deemed the saviours of their respective genres.  It’s fitting that VIBE put the two on their ‘Big List’ issue, dubbing the term “The New Classics.”

Both Miguel and Kendrick represent LA and sit down in the magazine to discuss their musical geniuses.

Check out Miguel and Kendrick’s “How Many Drinks (Remix)”:

Check out the interview from Vibe.com:

Already having albums under their belts that are quickly being regarded as classics, some could call the pair musical geniuses – but what do they think that entails?

“My favorite artists always took whatever they loved out of music and made it their own,” says Miguel. “It was their take on it. If you listen to my shit, you’re gonna hear Prince, Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin or a little bit of the Beatles. That’s where I’m pulling from. That juxtaposition is what I hear in Kendrick, but it’s his own take. “

Kendrick adds, “Somebody that don’t really have any boundaries, that’s not confined to the traditional structure of a song or traditional sounds.”

Speaking of pushing boundaries, that was something the Compton rapper did on his debut album, and although it paid off in the end, he wasn’t always sure that that would be the case.

“Making good kid, m.A.A.d city was a risk in itself. The idea of a concept record has been lost for a long time—will that translate to 16-year-old kids in high school rather than the super energetic joint on the radio? I definitely had that in the back of my mind when I was creating this album.”

With accolades being thrown at them left, right and centre, it wouldn’t be hard for them to gain an ego but the pair are still pushed further by some of their peers.

“My partner J. Cole is always keeping it to the point where you have to show and prove,” admits Kendrick. “My partner Drake kills it.”

However, Miguel doesn’t get the same oppurtunity to go toe-to-toe with his R&B peers as he doesn’t feel the same kind of camaraderie runs with them

“What’s fucked up about R&B is that that camaraderie doesn’t exist. I don’t really know why. In R&B, I have to pay attention to every male artist. Usher is a friend. Vocally there’s no one fucking with Usher right now in mainstream R&B. Obviously I’m paying attention to Frank or the Weeknd. Jesse Boykins (III), who is a friend as well, is another artist who’s doing something different, fresh and new.

With somewhat of a flawless album (I’m still yet to find a hole in good kid, m.A.A.d city), you would think that Kendrick could sit back and be quite happy with the end result – but there’s still one thing that he’d planned for the album that didn’t quite happen.

“The idea was to have Nas on “Sing About Me.” I never got a chance to reach out to him. I was so wrapped up in getting the music done and samples cleared and mastered. I didn’t wanna rush the process; I actually wanted to sit in the studio and vibe with him. [It was] the only thing that I had a vision for that I sought out to accomplish, but in due time. God willing, for sure.”

And finally, is there anything particular that these artists want to accomplish, in what’s likely to be just the beginning of long and incredible careers?

Miguel says, “Kendrick is poised to be the next staple in hip-hop and I certainly intend on becoming that for R&B, working my ass off and taking risks.”

This issue hits stands April 26th, but for the full interview now, head over to VIBE.com.

Get Inside TDE’s Crib With ScHoolboy Q & Kendrick

Fellow TDE and Black Hippy member show’s you how TDE lives in style.  Check out how they do when at SXSW.  K.Dot joins in at the beginning to give his blessing for this version of Cribs.

Check out the entire TDE gang as they enjoy their time at SXSW.  Watch how Kendrick went from a recording studio in a closet to BLOWING UP!

The TDE guys have fun with a little MTV Cribs spoof during their time at SXSW.

Watch how Kendrick has an intimate moment and sheds a tear….

“Kendrick Is The Best Lyricist Right Now”

“Kendrick Lamar is the best lyricist right now to me,” Brown says of the Black Hippy MC, who is a confirmed collaborator on Breezy’s sixth album. “Poetically and how he approaches his topics. He can make you understand what he means. He can talk his slang, but also be intelligent and articulate.”

Check out what Chris says about Kendrick and others working on “X”:

No Black Hippy Album Just Yet…

Fan are eager to see what the guys from TDE will deliver on the much anticipated Black Hippy album.  Unfortunately, Kendrick states that it is not in the works just yet, at least not until ScHoolboy Q delivers his album later this year called Oxymoron.

“Right now, we’re really focusing on ScHoolboy Q, his album’s coming out,” he said. “Ab-Soul’s is, Jay Rock’s, so right now, it’s a little bit further back than expected because there’s so much going on with the individual acts. So right now it’s about ScHoolboy Q, then we’ll probably work on figuring out Black Hippy.”

For more up to date info regarding ScHoolboy Q check out the ScHoolboy Q Fansite: http://schoolboyq.net

 SKEE.TV Presents Kendrick Lamar

Check out what the people over at SKEE.TV covered at SXSW.

SXSW 2013 provides us a look at “Young Guru vs Just Blaze” as they  drop the official remix to Kendrick’s “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” featuring Jay-Z. We hear Hov’s verse on the remix as the veteran duo turns the crowd up.

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Watch as fellow Black Hippy member ScHoolBoy Q brings out Kendrick Lamar for a special performance of “Backseat Freestyle”

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Who here went to SXSW 2013?  Who here got to see Kendrick as well as ScHoolBoy Q at the event?  Let us hear your crazy stories in the comments below!