W ay before the iconic rap beef with Drake, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar has always been one of the most iconic rappers in ...

Kendrick Lamar occupied a rarified airspace in rap even before he unveiled his latest album DAMN. His 2011 debut Section .80 was fantastic, but he entered the upper echelons of rap the following ...

If To Pimp a Butterfly, Lamar's ornate jazz-funk experiment, played like billiard balls scattering after the break, then DAMN. wraps its focus inward: tight and layered, like a bundle of rubber bands.

With the release of his fourth album, "DAMN," Kendrick Lamar is proving that he is a label-defying artist of multitudes.

Over the course of two decades, the incomparable Kendrick Lamar has cemented himself as an industry great. From annihilating ...

DAMN. continues Kendrick's knack for dissecting his world through his own troubled spirit, and the album plays as a complete statement. Here are some of the most compelling moments from DAMN.

The Biggest Surprises on Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' Kendrick Lamar's levels of unpredictability are at an all-time high.

'Damn' Is Kendrick's Smallest Album, and It Might Be His Best On 'Damn,' his fourth full-length, Kendrick Lamar is human again, and introspective.

With DAMN., Kendrick Lamar pulls back from the epic scope that defined To Pimp A Butterfly to deliver a rawer, more personal album. The lyrics revisit the issues of race, politics, fame, and self ...

Kendrick Lamar's towering statement DAMN. was intended to be played both forwards and backwards, and Kung Fu Kenny is driving that point home by actually reversing the tracklist for the album's ...

Getty Image Kendrick Lamar has just added another name to the track list of his upcoming album, DAMN. Joining Rihanna and U2 is Zacari, a lesser known singer from Los Angeles who is guaranteed to ...

With DAMN., Kendrick Lamar pulls back from the epic scope that defined To Pimp A Butterfly to deliver a rawer, more personal album. The lyrics revisit the issu ...