New Era is getting ready for MLB Opening Day this Thursday by launching its new “We Reign as One” campaign, and the brand is getting help from the newest member in the 2019 MLB Ambassador roster, GRAMMY-winning rapper Jay Rock. Advertisement As the official on-field cap provider of Major League Baseball, New Era knows a […]
Jay Rock has been killing it on his “The Big Redemption” tour, which we were blessed to hit up when it kicked off in NYC back in September, and now he’s giving us the treat we’ve all been waiting for: the official music video for the standout cut off Redemption, featuring none other than Kendrick […]
After dropping his stellar album Redemption this past summer — a project that got extra love due to the success of The Championship Tour — TDE’s first out Jay Rock decided to embark on his own tour in support of the LP, which officially kicked off last night (Sept 18) at New York City’s Irving […]
Jay Rock is next up in the TDE batting order with his third studio album, Redemption, slated for release on June 15. With the momentum of singles like “King’s Dead” and “Win” on his side, Rock also has a “dream collaboration” up his sleeve with the revelation that Jay-Z will be on the album. The […]
Jay Rock is up in the TDE rotation as his new album Redemption is set to release on June 15. The album will drop while the team is traveling across the country during the Championship Tour. There had been signs of the arrival of Jay Rock’s upcoming album after “Win” released last week and whispers […]
Top Dawg Ent. rapper Jay Rock released his new single, “Win” on Wednesday. The sonically olympian track features Kendrick Lamar who handles ad-lib duties on the track. The cover art for the new single shows Rock in a white tanktop with Olympic medals around his neck sitting on the Olympic Podium’s number 1 spot with […]
TDE officially kicks off its highly-anticipated ‘Championship’ tour this week, but live music isn’t the only thing that the hip-hop/R&B collective has in store for us. Given that the first stop on the tour is in Vancouver, the city’s own Reigning Champ decided to pair up with rap’s favorite record label of hitmakers for a […]
Mozzy is keeping the fire coming after he dropped a new track on Thursday, The track titled, “Nobody Knows” features Top Dawg Entertainment rapper Jay Rock and R&B singer DCMBR. In the two and a half minute track Mozzy and Jay Rock go back to back with sixteen bars before DCMBR closes out the track […]
On Monday morning, Top Dawg Entertainment sent fans into a frenzy after they announced that the label is going on tour. Titled ‘The Championship Tour,’ Kendrick Lamar, SZA, ScHoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, SiR, and Lance Skiiiwalker, will be hitting the road on a two month trek across North America. While TDE label-mate Isaiah Rashad […]
TDE’s Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith teased some new Jay Rock music Wednesday, and Thursday, it came to fruition. Featuring Kendrick Lamar, James Blake, and Future, Rock’s new track, “King’s Dead” will be featured on the Black Panther movie soundtrack. The song’s production is provided by Mike Will Made-It, 30 Roc and Teddy Walton, producer of Goldlink’s “Crew.” […]
TDE is kicking off 2017 with a bang, by unveiling their mystery signee and announcing that Inglewood singer/songwriter SiR has joined the roster. Label CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith made the announcement today (January 19) via Twitter with a press release, revealing that the Inglewood rapper’s HER EP was TDE’s sixth release of 2016. Welcome home kid […]
On the dawn of Schoolboy Q’s album release date, we get a bonus track with the new Black Hippy “THat Part” remix featuring Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar and Ab-Soul. After the release of the original version featuring Kanye West as well as the music video, we can still find room to appreciate this unique collaboration […]
Kendrick Lamar‘s success has come, for the most part, without incident. He’s managed to stay clear of scandals and a lot of the pitfalls that young rappers usually fall victim to. Unfortunately, even the thorough Cornrow Kenny gets slapped with a lawsuit every once in a while. A company called the Mattie Music Group, responsible […]
For the past few years, southern California based label Top Dawg Entertainment or TDE, has been one of the premier imprints in Hip Hop. Home to Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock, collectively known as Black Hippy, they have grown from underground favorites to global stars. Monday evening (February 29), the company’s CEO […]
In the same night that Kendrick Lamar received his Golden Phonographs at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, the Compton emcee’s labelmate and mentor Jay Rock was involved in a motorcycle accident, where the rapper was seriously injured, breaking several bones. The Watts, California native’s status is believed to be stable, despite the multiple bone breaks, […]
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. TDE president Dave Free told MTV: “This year was a great year, but 2016 is going to be an amazing year. We’ve got a lot more music […]
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. Kendrick, who’s ending 2015 on a stellar note, performed “Alright,” and the members of TDE came out to perform “Vice City” off Jay Rock’s latest album 90059. Although the […]
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. It’s titled “Traffic Jam”. Listen to it above and let us know if you prefer this […]
Kendrick Lamar isn’t always attacking cultural appropriation. He’s a bit of a jokester if you didn’t know. 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 Busta Rhymes. Well, never mind […]