The 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher did little to settle the question, "Who is the best rapper?" Artists like Drake, Kendrick Lamar and Jay Z all walked away with multiple awards. So my question is, does the amount of awards count more than it does to know who's on top of their rap game?
The 2013 "Soul Train Award Nominees" were announced this week, and singer Chris Brown has been nominated for five 'Soul Train Awards' in the following categories;
Rapper Kanye West has announced that he will be hitting 23 North American cities for "The Yeezus Tour" with fellow rapper Kendrick Lamar, who will be opening 18 out of 23 shows.
"YMCMB" rapper Drake's latest "Nothing Was The Same" album (dropping September 24.) has landed him on the cover of Billboard Magazine's August/September 2013 issue. During his sit down with the magazine, the rapper talked about Kendrick Lamar's verse on Big Sean's "Control" track, wanting to work with Kanye West again in the future, finding happiness, and details on the new album.
This past weekend, rapper Jay Z and Budweiser kicked off their "Made In America Festival" on the grounds of Benjamin Parkway in Philadelphia, PA, with tens-of-thousands of fans came out to show their support. On Saturday night, Jigga's wife Beyonce took the stage to perform a few of her hit songs including "End of Time" and "Run The World". The songstress was the evening's biggest performer.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar finally responded to his controversial "King of New York" line on Big Sean's "Control" track, which instantly became a summer hit, during a recent interview with "Big Boy's Neighborhood" on Power 106. Kendrick, who took shots at numerous MCs on the "Control" track, answered questions about why he named dropped other rappers, all the responses he has received from them including fans, and explained why he called himself the King of New York.
Twitter exploded Monday night after rapper Kendrick Lamar's verse was leaked in Big Sean's new track, "Control" featuring Jay Electronica. The rapper has been under fire for the past 24 hours after he name-dropped a stream of rappers including Jay z, Nas, J. Cole, Mac Miller and Drake.
Kendrick Lamar burst on to the scene last year with his album- 'Good kid, mAAD City.' The album made a name for the rapper who prior to that made underground circulation through impressive mix tapes.
Yesterday, 25 year-old Chris Brown made his big announcement at the 2013 BET Awards Nominees, Honorees & Special Performance presentation press conference at the ICON Ultra Lounge in L.A alongside reality star Tamar Braxton, Kendrick Lamar and Chris Tucker. See pics below:
In an hilarious interview with Erykah Badu for Interview Magazine's May 2013 Music issue, 25 year-old rapper Kendrick Lamar continues talk about his love for cereal,(Fruity Pebbles), favorite food and alcohol beverage being "Baked Chicken and Hennessy," while opening up about his top 10 favorite artists, his take on womanhood, growing up in Compton, Los Angeles., having a successful career and more.
23 year-old Chris Brown might be a changed man now, but he sure went out with a BANG!., as the "Fortune" rapper took shots at his "Young Money" rival Drake, saying he needs to "exit the closet" on his new R.I.P remix, after Drizzy recently dissed him on his "5 a.m. in Toronto" track.
Rapper Kendrick Lamar has finally released the visual to his hit single "Poetic Justice" which is off his second studio album, "G.O.O.D Kid, M.A.A.D City," and features "Young Money" rapper Drake.
