In a new interview with People Magazine, President Obama revealed that his favorite song of 2015 was Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly cut, “How Much a Dollar Cost?” (The FLOTUS was on hand as well, with her pick going to Bruno Mars‘ “Uptown Funk.”) Pretty cool! Shortly after the interview was published, TMZ cameras caught up with K.dot as he was running through LAX, and got his reaction to the exciting news. He’s not a man of many words.
(Video) Kendrick Lamar Performs ‘These Walls’ With The National Symphony Orchestra
Tuesday night, (October 20th) Kendrick Lamar made his orchestra debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. The one night only performance featured Kendrick and the National Symphony Orchestra putting on selections of his album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly.’ NSO Pops conductor Steven Reineke opened up prior to the show about what a major honor this is for Hip Hop and the orchestra alike. He said, “It is pretty incredible, this is going to be quite an adventure because you have two very, very different worlds colliding, from a full symphony classical orchestra, with the world of Hip Hop. But it’s not something we’re totally unfamiliar with.” Check out Kendrick Lamar performing ‘These Walls’ below.
Kendrick Lamar Will Perform ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ Selections With The National Symphony Orchestra
Congratulations to Kendrick Lamar! The west coast rapper is set to make his orchestra debut in Washington, D.C. next month. According to an announcement made my the National Symphony Orchestra, Kendrick Lamar will perform selections of his latest album, “To Pimp a Butterfly,” with the help of the NSO Pops on October 20th. The performance is one night only and will be directed by Steven Reineke,the principal pops conductor for the orchestra, who is well known for incorporating popular music with classical. This will be a must-see performance. Check out all the information about ticket sales here.
(Video) Kendrick Lamar Performs ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ Medley On ‘The Late Show With Steven Colbert’
Kendrick Lamar just became the first musical guest on the recently launched evening TV show, The Late Show With Steven Colbert. Kendrick performed a host of songs from his To Pimp A Butterfly album, including “Wesley’s Theory,” “Momma,” “King Kunta” and “u.” Check out the full performance below.
(Photos) Photographer Hits Kendrick Lamar With A Major Lawsuit For WHAT?!
Kendrick Lamar had a stellar year with the release of his sophomore album To Pimp A Butterfly. Since the hype for the album has died down a bit, a professional photographer cooked up a way to take advantage of Lamar by serving him with a hefty lawsuit. Find out why K.dot, Aftermath, and Interscope Records are all caught up in this messy legal battle after the jump!
Waka Flocka Changes His Mind About Kendrick’s Album Calls Him #PureGenius
Kendrick Lamar recently received some backlash from his BET awards performance of his song ‘Alright‘ off his new album To Pimp A Butterfly. Fox news reporter, Geraldo Rivera made claims that hip-hop is more detrimental to the black community than racism. His claims stemmed from the rapper’s performance where he filled the stage with destroyed police cars in an effort to bring attention to the violence police are descending on America’s black youth. Kendrick defended himself saying that his performance was about he message of the song. He was trying to emphasize that the black community will be alright hence the song’s title. Waka Flocka took to Twitter to give his feelings about the song, it’s message and the album. Hit the jump to see exactly what he had to say.
