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TDE President Punch on Label’s Future After Kendrick Lamar’s Departure
Kendrick Lamar
Ranking Kendrick Lamar’s Albums From Worst to Best
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Image via Publicist ‘The Kendrick Lamar EP’ (2009)
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Image via Publicist ‘Overly Dedicated’ (2010)
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Image via Publicist ‘Untitled Unmastered’ (2016)
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Image via Publicist ‘Section.80’ (2011)
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Image via pgLang/Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’ (2022)
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Image via Publicist ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ (2015)
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Image via @kendricklamar on Twitter ‘DAMN’ (2017)
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Image via Publicist ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City’ (2012)
Second Quarter Highlights: Our Favorite Albums of the Year, So Far
King Push, King Kendrick, and more.
The Best Rap Verses of 2022 (So Far)
Lil Baby, “In A Minute”
Reason, “1st Quarter”
Ransom, “Circumstances”
Young Dro, “Here On In”
Dom Kennedy, “CORSA”
Leikeli47, “Carry Anne”
Nick Grant, LA Leakers Freestyle
Chance the Rapper, “The Highs & The Lows”
Denzel Curry, “The Ills”
Omeretta the Great, “Sorry Not Sorry”
Vince Staples, “The Beach”
BabyTron, “Manute Bol”
billy woods, “Remorseless”
Nicki Minaj, “Blick Blick”
Quelle Chris, “Nynex”
Lupe Fiasco, “Ms Mural”
21 Savage, “Jimmy Cooks”
Navy Blue, “So Tired You Can’t Stop Dreaming”
Conway the Machine, “Tyson vs Ali”
JID, “Home (Remix)”
Benny the Butcher, “10 More Commandments”
Jay-Z, “Neck & Wrist”
Pusha-T, “Just So You Remember”
Cardi B, “Shake It”
Tyler, the Creator, “Cash In Cash Out”
J. Cole, “Johnny P’s Caddy”
Che Noir, “Communion”
Kendrick Lamar, “Mother I Sober”
Malice, “I Pray For You”
Drake, “Churchill Downs”
The Cost Of Kendrick Lamar’s Glastonbury Outfit, Crown Of Thorns Included, Was Apparently In The Millions
Kendrick Lamar made a splash at Glastonbury last weekend by showing up in a crown of thorns, presumably the same one he wore for the Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers album cover, for his performance. It’s a fancy piece of headwear and it turns out it was part of an overall pretty expensive outfit.
In a video from Glastonbury that’s been making the rounds, Lamar is asked how much the outfit costs and he deflects, saying, “I don’t even know, this sh*t ain’t even out yet. But it’s LV, though.” The interviewer then asks more specifically about the cost of the crown and one of Lamar’s associates chimes in, “Three.” The interviewer responds, “Three what?” The associate clarifies, “Three million,” and the interviewer’s excited reaction to that news got a big laugh out of Lamar.
Kendrick Lamar reveals how much his outfit in Glastonbury Festival costs
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Vogue previously noted the “custom titanium and pavé diamond crown is a collaboration between the rapper, his longtime creative collaborator Dave Free, and the jeweler Tiffany & Co.” that was “designed over the course of 10 months” and features “8,000 cobblestone micro pavé diamonds totaling more than 137 carats, and weighs around 200g.” It also apparently took “more than 1,300 hours of work by four craftsman to handset the diamonds.” The value of the crown was previously estimated at around $200,000.
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Free’ Crown By Tiffany & Co. Took A Shocking Amount Of Time To Design
Kendrick Lamar’s “Godly” crown from the cover art of his last album took an extensive amount of hard labor. Tiffany & Co. shared everything that went into the project. Kendrick Lamar’s custom titanium and pavé diamond crown that he wore on his fifth album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, was the product of a […]
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Kendrick Lamar Explains To Crowd At Glastonbury Why He Wrote “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
Kendrick Lamar headlined Glastonbury this weekend. He made headlines for his powerful statement regarding women’s rights in wake of the SCOTUS deciding to overturn Roe V. Wade. His performance has since been praised by many publications and critics.
Kendrick also dropped his critically acclaimed 5th studio album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers earlier this year. While the album received rave reviews from critics, the public perception of the album was mixed due to the themes surrounding mental health, the LBGTQ+ community, trauma, and sexual abuse.
While on stage during his Glastonbury performance, Kendrick shared with the crowd why he wrote the album, citing “everybody is going through something.”
“So many faces, y’all blessed me to be upon this stage. And you know we blessed to make sure we give y’all some sh*t you feel, and that’s the real reason why I wrote Mr. Morale, because everybody’s going through something. No matter what you’re going through, imperfection is beautiful.”
“I wear this crown. They judged Christ,” he added. “They judge you, they judge Christ… I wear this as a representation so you’ll never forget one of the greatest prophets that ever walked the earth.”
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Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar Speak Against Overturning of Roe V. Wade at Glastonbury Festival
The 2022 Glastonbury Festival occurred over the weekend and featured performances from Kendrick Lamar and Megan Thee Stallion. Both stars took a moment to speak out against the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade.
Thee Stallion would state her home state of Texas is embarrassing her and spoke on behalf of her fans. “I wanna have it on the records, that the hot boys and hot girls do not support this bullshit that y’all campaigning for.”
She would also start the chant, “My body, my motherfucking choice.”
During his time on stage, Kendrick Lamar said to the crowd, “They judge you, they judged Christ. Godspeed for women’s rights.”
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