Kendrick Lamar

Inside The Streetwear Label Jaden Smith And Kendrick Lamar Can’t Get Enough Of

... try to be all inclusive and make stuff that people of all walks of life can be a part of.” It’s a democratic approach in much the same vein as another rising celebrity-favored Los Angeles streetwear label, Jerry Lorenzo’s Fear of God. “It is our take on what we see every day, both in and outside of the fashion space.” For this season, Osifeso wanted to marry avant-garde graphics with a message, resulting in a few elevated takes on the slogan shirt—something his fans, many of whom are politically outspoken, appreciate. “Using straightforward text that reads ‘Scars’ or ‘Image More Valued Than Truth’ felt like the most sincere imagery to put on clothing in 2017,” he says. Kendrick Lamar Photo: Getty Images. Though he’s already dressing two of the biggest names in men’s style, the designer has a couple of dream clients: “Tak Kato,” he says, referring to the Japanese-born co-owner of streetwear retailer Blends. “He was my first boss and the person who indirectly introduced me to the notion of fashion as a profession. As far as celebrities, it would probably be Mahershala Ali. He’s the most intriguing person in film to me right now and has such ...

Thundercat Teams With Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell, Wiz Khalifa, And...kenny Loggins

... is such that some of his younger listeners might barely know of Mc Donald and Loggins. It popped up at times in the studio too, Thundercat says. "At one moment, Michael told me how he found out about me — it was his daughter who told him about me." But mostly the connection was smooth, enhanced by Thundercat's admiration for Loggins, in particular, as a songwriter, which prompted him to seek out the collaboration, and his cratedigger's encyclopedic knowledge of both men's discographies. Upcoming Events. Sun., Apr. 2, 7:00 pm. "I was one of those old-school musicians-slash-producers, I'd go digging for records, that's part of my upbringing," Thundercat says, citing fellow record geeks Madlib and the late J Dilla. "And at some point I found Kenny Loggins. Eventually, listening to his catalog, I felt like I'm living this guy's life with him. ...

Kendrick Lamar Talks Spiritual, 'urgent' New Album

... in conflict with what's going on in the world when you talk about politics and government and the system.". The publication visited Lamar during a studio session in Santa Monica, California. While the inventive Compton rapper was hesitant to detail his latest musical direction, he spoke in cryptic analogies about his lyrical mindset. In particular, he focused on the idea of being a father one day and how he would handle watching his daughter mature over the years. "One day, I may have a little girl," he said. "She's gonna grow up. She's gonna be a child I adore – I'm gonna always love her, but she's gonna reach that one point where she's gonna start experiencing things. And she's gonna say things or do things that you may not condone, but it's the reality of it, and you know she was always gonna get to that place. And it's disturbing. But ...

Rapper Claims He Faced Intimidation And Exploitation From Kendrick Lamar’s Team

... "Heaven Help Dem" was released on January 19, 2015, Emile's management claim they received a confrontational phone call from Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. "During the call, Top Dawg threatened that Interscope and Universal Music Group (UMG) would take down the song," Emile wrote. "He eluded to possible legal action and took a highly aggressive stance. He also threatened that I would burn my bridges with TDE and that it was bad business for me to not listen to him.". After the call, "Heaven Help Dem" was taken off of Soundcloud and You Tube on a copyright claim from UMG/Interscope. The song was restored two months later, but by then gossip had started to spread. "People were saying I stole the verse from an old Kendrick song (not true) and all sorts of other libel against me. I was genuinely hurt." According to Emile's lawyer, Tiffith said he asked UMG/Interscope to remove the song because "he felt disrespected.". Emile won a small claims case he filed last year against Lamar's management and UMG, though he claims that they have not respected the court's ruling. "The bullying, intimidation and exploitation I have experienced by your team and by your label ...

Kendrick Lamar Hints At His Forthcoming Testament

... a skit with Lamar and his friends accepting Christ in a neighborhood parking lot following a gang tragedy. Both Lamar and Chance have emerged as spiritually-attuned artists in an increasingly unchurched generation. Both hail from cities with notorious gang problems and gun violence. And both are using mainstream rap to promote a relationship with God as part of the solution to these problems. Yet it's Lamar's sober approach that's considered the more radical of the two. Unlike Chance, whose Coloring Book is just that — a bright sonic display of his faith in the face of reality — Lamar tends toward much darker, near-cataclysmic territory in his masterful works. Even his personal displays of faith have drawn raised eyebrows. A 2015 Buzz Feed story , "The Radical Christianity of Kendrick Lamar," recounts his unusual Halloween costume in 2014, the year he dressed as Jesus Christ. "If I want to idolize somebody, I'm not going to do a scary monster, I'm not gonna do another artist or a human being — I'm gonna idolize the Master, who I feel is the Master, and ...