We’ve posted the Billboard cover and feature with Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q, but this probably deserves a post of it’s own:
Folks were probably wondering what Kendrick truly thought about Macklemore’s text message following his complete shutout of the GRAMMY Awards ceremony, and now we know:
That text surprised me, but Macklemore is a genuine dude. However it panned out, I wish him much success. He touched people’s souls, and no one can take that away. Really, the whole Grammy moment was incredible. Not everyone gets that shot.
As we touched on before, we also got a good idea of TDE’s upcoming 2014 releases, and it looks like we’ll be getting a new album from the Compton emcee this Fall, as well as a possible Black Hippy album (!):
In 2014, TDE hopes to lock and load its most ambitious slate of releases: Rashad and the label’s first nonrap signing, New Jersey-based female singer-songwriter SZA, will be coming with albums, as will original team members Jay Rock and Ab-Soul. Meanwhile, Free thinks the long-awaited debut from Black Hippy – the supergroup featuring Lamar, Q, Rock and Ab-Soul – is likely to appear in 2014; Tiffith indicates that TDE is planning to release a new Lamar album this coming September, too.
This is a great year for music.
