Kendrick Lamar Announces March 23 Album Release Date

UPDATE: The iTunes link now includes a 16-song track list, with "The Blacker The Berry" the only track with a revealed title. The single "i" does not appear to be on the album.

Kendrick Lamar just revealed that his highly anticipated sophomore album is dropping within the month.

On Friday afternoon (Mar. 6), the rapper posted an iTunes link to Twitter that is a placeholder link for a new album, with a $14.99 pre-order button. As of now, the link leads to a "Digital Booklet - TBD" item, with no artwork and "[Untitled]" where the album title would be. However, the pre-order indicates that Lamar's new release is expected on March 23.
[From : BillBoard.com]

A rep for Lamar confirms that the March 23 date is indeed official.

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Lamar's follow-up to 2012's good kid, m.A.A.d city has been expected for the first half of 2015, although a release date has never been announced. The West Coast titan dropped the single "i" last year, and won the best rap performance and best rap song Grammys for the track last month. "The Blacker The Berry," released days after the Grammys, has also preceded the new album.

Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city, which was nominated for the album of the year Grammy in 2014, has sold 1.38 million copies to date, according to Nielsen Music. Earlier this week, Lamar was announced as one of the headliners for the 2015Sweetlife Festival, which will take place May 30-31 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md.

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Eminem Celebrates 15 Years of Shady Records in ‘Not Afraid’ Documentary

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Fifteen years ago, the world was introduced to a rapper from Detroit named Eminem, and hip-hop hasn’t been the same since. In honor of the 15th anniversary of Shady Records, Slim Shady has teamed up with Complex for a documentary called Not Afraid: The Shady Records Story.
The 32-minute film, which was shot in Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York, chronicles how Shady Records became one of the most dominant labels of the 2000s, and features commentary from Eminem, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, and Em’s manager Paul Rosenberg.
Em reflects on his humble beginnings from a struggling rapper to a worldwide phenomenon. He also discusses the acts he helped introduce including 50 Cent, D12, Obie Trice, Slaughterhouse, and Yelawolf.
“Within the next 15 years, we’ll try to keep shit going and try to sign new exciting acts. Hopefully discover the next whatever,” said Em.
Watch his Shady success story.


[From : rap-up.com]

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