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2013 Made In America Festival Lineup (News)

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The lineup is HUGE!

Jay-Z and Budweiser’s Made In America Festival will return with more big names in 2013. Beyonce and Nince Inch Nails will headline the two-day concert, which also boasts Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock), A$AP Rocky, Miguel, 2 Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Solange and Public Enemy, among many more. It all goes down Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sunday, Sep. 1 at the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA.

Kendrick Lamar & Miguel Cover VIBE

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Kendrick Lamar and Miguel graced the cover of VIBE magazine for their upcoming “Big List” issue.

You’re both carrying the torch as the leaders of the new generation. How do you define musical genius?
KENDRICK: Somebody that don’t really have any boundaries, that’s not confined to the traditional structure of a song or traditional sounds. When you listen to “Adorn,” it feels like he’s not even trying to structure a radio joint. He just felt the music, felt the instrumentation and wrote the track.
MIGUEL: Good looks, bro. My favorite artists always took whatever they loved out of music and made it their own. It was their take on it. Kendrick is one of those people where I can hear Ice Cube’s first two albums’ influence. I get the street edge, but then I hear like the poetic player, smoothness, creativity and smart street savvy of Andre on Aquemini. That juxtaposition is what I hear in Kendrick, but it’s his own take. 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.

Kid Cudi ft. Kendrick Lamar – Solo Dolo Pt. II (Audio)

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Indicud leaked but hey, that means you get to listen to the Kendrick Lamar feature. Listen and make sure you purchase Indicud when it’s out April 23 because he’s the best.

Violin Cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “B*tch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” (Video)

You may have noticed that toward the end (around the 4:30 mark) of good kid, m.A.A.d city track “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” there’s a violin outro into a quick skit before “Backseat Freestyle” starts. Yup, I have the album memorized after constant rotation. Well in this video, violinist Joseph Matthews recreates the string solo as a welcome to Kendrick Lamar who will be performing in Atlanta for Emory’s Spring Band Party on Friday.

K. Dot is going on a campus tour with Steve Aoki which actually kicks off today at Florida Atlantic University. For tour dates and more info, click here.

Kendrick Lamar Performs On Jimmy Kimmel Live! (Video)

The live version of this track is niiiiiice. Can’t wait to (hopefully) hear it at Paid Dues this Saturday! Kendrick and the crew performed “Poetic Justice” at a mini outdoor concert for Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. Watch the aired footage above.

UPDATE: Footage of K. Dot performing “Bitch Girl, Don’t Kill My Vibe” on JKL after the jump.

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Awolnation ft. Kendrick Lamar & Ab-Soul – Sail (Remix) (Leak)

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Awolnation‘s “Sail,” gets the TDE treatment courtesy of Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Sounwave. The world gets it courtesy of the Leakers for now. There’s not much to say here other than Kendrick, Ab & Sounwave murdered this shit, but what else would you expect?!

Kendrick Lamar Hears Jay-Z’s ‘Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe’ Verse For The First Time (Video)

During a late night studio session in the Big Apple for ScHoolboy Q’s Oxymoron, TDE CEO TopDawg surprised Kendrick Lamar with a Jay-Z verse for his GKMC single “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” Watch Kendrick’s reaction in the clip above.