We’re a little more than excited for Pitchfork Music Festival to arrive this year considering it has an awesome record fair (Chirp!), top notch food vendors (Rice Table! Puffs of Doom!), and a beautifully stacked lineup (Slowdive! Beck! Neutral Milk Hotel!). The festival will take place over at Union Park on July 18-20 for three days of great music […]
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UTG INTERVIEW: Pitchfork Music Festival Bands on Their Favorite Chicago Hangouts
July 15th, 2014 
Nina Corcoran 
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Watch Kendrick Lamar Cover Tupac At The iHeartRadio Music Awards
May 2nd, 2014 Kyle Florence Last night marked the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Awards, which went off without a hitch at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Though the showcase yielded many memorable moments, none caught our attention quite like Kendrick Lamar’s absolutely killer rendition of Tupac’s “California Love.” Joined by 150 of his biggest fans, the 26-year-old rapper paid […]
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STREAM: Kendrick Lamar And Tame Impala’s “Backwards”
March 11th, 2014 Brenton Harris US hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar and Grammy award nominated Australian psychedelic-rock outfit Tame Impala have collaborated to produce “Backwards,” a re-imagining of Tame Impala’s 2012 hit “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards.” The track, which is taken from the film adaptation of Divergent, the highly-anticipated soundtrack to the first installation of Veronica Roth’s book trilogy, […]
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Kendrick Lamar Releasing New Album in September
March 1st, 2014 Nina Corcoran According to a Billboard feature with Top Dawg Entertainment’s Anthony Tiffith, one of 2012’s biggest rappers, Kendrick Lamar, is said to be preparing a new album due out in September. The album serves as a follow-up to his breakthrough LP Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City, and seems to be separate from the LP Lamar is putting out this year with […]
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REVIEW: ScHoolboy Q – ‘Oxymoron’
February 26th, 2014 Corey From Artist: ScHoolboy Q Album: Oxymoron Genre: Rap / Hip-Hop Label: Interscope After a huge debut album that got critics all over eyeing and anticipating ScHoolboy Q and what he would release next, the real Oxymoron here is expecting 2014’s first “huge” rap album to be anything more than a sophomore slump or just over-hyped. Even […]
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February 25th, 2014 Nina Corcoran Yes, you read that correctly. Australian psychedelic rockers Tame Impala and hip hop’s biggest new kid Kendrick Lamar are teaming up to rework Lonerism single “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards.” They’re calling the new version “Backwards” and, according to Billboard, Lamar will be taking on the vocal part as Tame Impala back him up. The song […]
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Watch Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon Perform History of Rap Part 5
February 22nd, 2014 Nina Corcoran If you’re like me, then you’ve watched the four episodes of Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon performing the history of rap way too many times. Good news: now there’s a new one to memorize. Last night Justin Timberlake went on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to do a reprise of their History of Rap series. Pay […]
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Beck, Kendrick Lamar, And More To Play Pitchfork Music Festival
February 14th, 2014 Troy Sennett The first wave of artists has been announced for this year’s Pitchfork Music Festival, and, as usual, it’s an eclectic and exciting mix of names. At the top of the bill are Beck, whose new album, Morning Phase, hits stores later this month, rapper Kendrick Lamar, and the recently reunited Neutral Milk Hotel. Seventeen more […]
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Kendrick Lamar, Janelle Monáe, And Pharrell Williams To Perform During NBA All-Star Game
February 6th, 2014 Kyle Florence I am both a sports fan and music enthusiast, and as such, I am always pleased when my two favorite pastimes can be brought together. If this is the case for you as well, then you’ll probably want to tune in to the upcoming NBA All-Star Game, which will feature performances by Kendrick Lamar, Janelle […]
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Macklemore To Kendrick Lamar On Grammys: “I Wanted You To Win”
January 27th, 2014 Kriston McConnell All appearances would suggest that Macklemore is a genuine, humble guy. He seems to always have a smile on his face, and being that humble guy that he is, he’s not about to let something like the Grammys get in between him and friendship. Being as he and Kendrick Lamar are in similar genres, the […]
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Imagine Dragons Release “Radioactive” Remix Featuring Kendrick Lamar
January 27th, 2014 James Shotwell Imagine Dragons debuted a killer remix of their ridiculously overplayed single “Radioactive” during last night’s GRAMMYs, and this morning a studio version has found its way online. Hitting iTunes shortly after the GRAMMYs came to their usual lackluster close, the official remix of “Radioactive” adds a vicious verse from snubbed GRAMMY nominee Kendrick Lamar at […]
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Lorde and Metallica Will Perform at Grammys
January 8th, 2014 Nina Corcoran In case you haven’t heard, this year’s Grammys is going to be incredible. The lineup already includes a star-studded list of performances like Daft Punk and Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar, and Pink. Now the Recording Academy confirmed that Metallica, Lorde, and Katy Perry will also be performing at this year’s gala — together (just kidding). This […]
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