Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Meeting Eminem

June 24, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

Kendrick Lamar takes a break with MTV and tells his story of meeting Eminem while he was in Detroit.

It was unexpected, I just went to Detroit and I had a show out there and I got a call saying, ‘Em [wants you] to come to the studio, come to the studio fast. That was me actually just meeting and greeting. I bumped heads with Eminem [in the past], but it was very brief, that was my first time really chopping it up with him, getting to ask all the questions I wanted to ask him. He gave me straightforward answers and really just gave me the game on how to stay creative as possible.

He basically told me albums haven’t been done like that in a long time from a new artist, and he can appreciate how I structured the whole thing. Always stay focused on the craft and not indulge in the other crazy stuff that comes around.”

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Kendrick Lamar Speaks On Firefly Festival Performance

June 23, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

From MTV:

When Kendrick Lamar takes the stage at a festival, anything is possible.

The crowd’s feedback dictates the flow of each show — the Compton MC told MTV News after his performance at the Firefly Festival — making each performance a unique experience.

“I really just play off the crowd. I’ve good chemistry with my DJ, and there’s little things that we do where he knows what song to go to, how much energy to swindle into the next song,” Lamar explained. “I really just feed off the crowd and what side is rocking the most.”

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Nitty Scott, MC Feat. Kendrick Lamar – Flower Child (Video)

June 18, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Videos No Comments  

Kickstarter works, people.

Nitty Scott, MC is in full Bohemian bloom as she travels the “secret garden” in her mind in the official music video for “Flower Child” featuring Kendrick Lamar. This visual was fully funded through 151 generous backers and fans who contributed to Nitty’s successful Kickstarter campaign. Salute to them for supporting independent hip-hop!

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Quadron Feat. Kendrick Lamar – Better Off

May 23, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Music No Comments  

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Quadron — consisting of Coco O. and Robin Hannibal — have dropped a new single featuring non other that Kendrick Lamar, which pretty much grants it a spot here. The single will land on their forthcoming Avalanche, due 4th June…I’ll let them tell you how they feel about the new song:

We only have one feature on our new album, and we are elated that it’s Kendrick Lamar. He invited us to collaborate on his own album, and we had such a great time working with him that we asked him if he wanted to be part of our project as well. We are so happy for all his success and we are very proud of this song. We wanted to have more of a fluid song that wasn’t too over structured and had a bit of a bedroom/after hours vibe to it.

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