Nice closeups, clean footage, and great edits. Check out the video of XXL Freshman Kendrick Lamar live at The Masquerade. Shot by Tamarcus Brown.
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LA Event: 4/23 – Kendrick Lamar at El Rey Theatre
Video: Kendrick Lamar x Hip Hop At Lunch Interview
HipHopAtLunch met up with Kendrick Lamar to speak about Nate Dogg’s influence on his music, how the “Michael Jordan” video came about, the inspiration behind Vanity Slave Part 1 & Part 2, and the status of his upcoming project with J.Cole.
Audio: Ab-Soul & Kendrick Lamar – Rapper Shit
Top Dawg Entertainment releases another leak featuring XXL 2011 Freshman Kendrick Lamar off of Ab-Soul‘s Longterm Mentality due via iTunes, April 5th.
Download: Ab-Soul & Kendrick Lamar – Rapper Shit (Prod. By Tommy Black)
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Video: Kendrick Lamar Performs At XXL’s 2011 Freshman Showcase
Fresh off the high from SXSW, Kendrick Lamar gave a high energy performance at this year’s XXL Freshman Showcase. With ScHoolboy Q on stage, he performs “Look Out For Detox,” “Michael Jordan” and ends it with a freestyle. He spazzes out at the 4:20 mark. That’s right, give those New Yorkers a show!
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Mixtape: XXL 2011 Freshman Class: The Mixtape
As they did last year, XXL and DJ Whoo Kid have put together a 25-tracked mixtape showcase of the new freshman class. You can see the class on the cover, above, and you can download the mixtape using the link, below. If you want to take a look at the tracklist, feel free to do so after the jump.
Download: XXL 2011 Freshman Class: The Mixtape (Mixtape)
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Video: Kendrick Lamar Performs “P&P 1.5” At SXSW
2011 XXL Freshman Kendrick Lamar made his way out to Austin last weekend and performed some cuts off Overly Dedicated. He’ll be performing at El Rey on April 23rd so get your tickets now. Remember the last time he headlined a show?
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Video: Kendrick Lamar – My Favorite Verse (“The Heart Pt. 2”)
Can you imagine how hard it is for an artist to pick his favorite verse? Ok, maybe not for everyone. Soul Culture caught up with Kendrick Lamar in Austin (SXSW) and asked him what his favorite verse is. His response? “The Heart Pt. 2.”
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L.A. Leakers – Shade 45/XM66 Show 03.19.11
DJ Quik stopped by the Shade 45 show, shared some great stories with us and answered a few of our questions. This is just a preview of what Quik has to share. We have The Audio-Biography of David Blake coming out soon!
Break 1: DJ Quik touches on his upcoming album, The Book of David, and the advancement of technology.
Break 2: DJ Quik talks about the moment he first heard Kendrick Lamar’s star power.
Break 3: DJ Quik shares his favorite Nate Dogg memory and discusses the G-Funk legend’s work ethics.
Check out the entire Shade 45 show below with music from DOM KENNEDY, H.O.P.E., Kendrick Lamar and more, including the late great Nate Dogg.
Full Show
Download: LA Leakers Shade45/XM66 G Unit Radio Show (03.19.11)
Audio: Los Angeles Leakers – Purp & Yellow (LEAK OF THE WEEK)
So, as many of you know, there was a “Purp & Yellow” leak yesterday… The irony… The Leakers get “leaked”. Not gonna say any names as to who leaked it *cough* click here *cough*… Luckily, that was the short, radio version that got out. Here is the FULL EXTENDED version. We’ll let you download it to see who’s all on it. We feel we got a nice representation of Los Angeles on this record, thank you to everyone that was a part of it and thank you to Fuzzy for helping us put this together! As for you downloading, call it an early Christmas present! AND YES, that IS Wiz on the hook saying “Purp & Yellow”.
Download: Los Angeles Leakers – Purp & Yellow