In an exclusive interview with MTV News, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) president, Dave Free, spoke about Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, SZA and more. Check out the excerpts below. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information TDE president Dave Free told MTV: “This year was a great year, but 2016 is going to be an amazing year. We’ve […]
To celebrate the holidays and help families in need, TDE held its second annual Holiday Concert and Toy Giveaway Tuesday December 22nd at the Nickerson Gardens Projects in Watts, L.A. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Kendrick, who’s ending 2015 on a stellar note, performed “Alright,” and the members of TDE came out to perform “Vice City” off Jay […]
Yesterday, the 2016 Grammy nominations were revealed, and Wale‘s name was nowhere to be found. We felt if for nothing else, the DMV native should’ve gotten a nod for his stellar “The Matrimony” single (see our full list of snubs here), which featured Usher in one of the best R&B hooks of the year, but […]
On Jay Rock‘s 90059 album, Kendrick Lamar was featured twice on “Vice City” and “Easy Bake”. Today TDE have surprised us with a remix for the second part of “Easy Bake” which now features Kendrick on along with SZA. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information It’s titled “Traffic Jam”. Listen to it above and let us […]
Kendrick Lamar isn’t always attacking cultural appropriation. He’s a bit of a jokester if you didn’t know. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Jay Rock found out the hard way this week, when he took to Power 106 LA to help promote his new album, 90059, which features every member of TDE, and a stellar contribution from […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information We’ve got to take the Black Hippy collaborations where we can get them. The highly sought-after collective from California, two of whom have released #1 albums, and two of whom have ruled the underground with iron fists for at least half a decade, sometimes come together and gift the rap […]
Continuing the momentum, Jay Rock adds visuals to his new record
Before you listen to the album this Friday, check this preview out. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The September 11th release date of Jay Rock‘s 90059 gets nearer and nearer and TDE decide to release a short documentary which goes into a little bit of detail about the making of the album. In the clip, […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Shade 45 premieres the highly anticipated collab.
One half of Black Hippy reunite Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information The last time Jay Rock and Kendrick Lamar appeared on an album, “Money Trees” happened. The slow-building, cryptic, DJ Dahi-produced ode to financial safety is widely known as Jay Rock’s coming out party, and for good reason. His verse, decidedly more aggressive than Kendrick’s, […]
TDE says the fans will control when Jay Rock’s album drops.
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Jay Rock has been gearing up for the release of his long-awaited LP with the release of some impressive singles and a solid music video. He recently gave the title track, “90059” visual treatment after holding an exclusive listening party over the weekend. The video opens with an unreleased number from […]
Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Jay Rock takes us back to Watts in his latest visual for “Money Trees Deuce,” which acts as the sequel to Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city cut “Money Trees.” The TDE general reminisces with family, runs from cops, and hits up a downtown L.A. rooftop in the clip, which you can […]
Another holdover while we wait for Rock’s album Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Of the four members of Black Hippy, Jay Rock is experiencing the longest layover in between albums, as his last effort, Follow Me Home, was released in July of 2011. Since then, he’s released singles, bodied freestyles, and stolen the show on […]
We can only hope…. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information While his label-mate Kendrick Lamar plots a takeover with To Pimp A Butterfly, TDE MC Jay Rock is finally coming closer to the release of his own second album, according to Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith. Last year TDE founder and president Top Dawg revealed that Jay […]
It was a TDE blackout on NBC last night Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Last night, with guest host Woody Harrelson, Kendrick Lamar took to the Saturday Night Live stage for the second time in two years to perform his latest single, “i,”. While most expected the Compton emcee to also perform the song no one’s yet […]
Could we finally be getting the new Jay Rock album?
Welcome back, Jay Rock
It was a pretty good run
Even though Ab-Soul’s new album, These Days, release date is right around the corner, that hasn’t stopped Top Dawg Entertainment from looking further ahead. Once again, using his twitter page to divulge the labels upcoming plans, CEO Anthony “Top Dog” Tiffith stated that fans could expect Jay Rock’s project to follow on the heels of Soul’s. One of the original label […]
