It’s been a great year for Kendrick Lamar and he’s well deserved for the 8 nominations he’s up for: Best Collaboration for Poetic Justice ft. Drake, and “Problems” with A$ap Rocky and Drake, Best Hip Hop Artist, Best Video Of The Year, for “Problems” and “Poetic Justice” again, Best New Artist going up against Trinidad James and The Weekend and for the Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award for “Swimming Pools” and “Problems”.

Drake has 12 nominations including Video Of The Year for “HYFR” and “Started From The Bottom”. The awards will be hosted by Chris Tucker and there will be performances by Chris Brown and R.Kelly. Make sure you tune in Sunday June 30.

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The very handsome Robin Thicke is in the hood and he talks about how his record “Blurred Lines” (ft. T.I & Pharrell) came together and T.I‘ s goofy dance moves in the video.

Also watch him talk about how he considered Kendrick Lamar for a few tracks but Kendrick himself chose “Give It To You”, an EDM track. Hit the jump to watch videos.

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Kendrick Lamar washes away his sins in a pool of liquor in his video for “B, Don’t Kill My Vibe” featuring Mike Epps as the pastor. Hit the jump to watch video.

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Listen to music from West Coast Power 106′ Who’s Next On The New@2? winners Lightning Cloud! Congratulations to Lightning Cloud who are at SXSW now and they had the chance to open for Power 106 artist Kendrick Lamar.

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Check out the remix of Kendrick Lamar’s “Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe” ft. Jay-Z. Young Guru and Just Blaze hit the stage at SXSW and dropped the official remix of the song with HOV!

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Congratulations to Kendrick Lamar on being #1 on MTV’s Hottest MC’s List. Take a look at the top 5 MC’s of 2013 and listen below to what Kendrick had to say this morning inside Big Boy’s Neighborhood about ranking #1 on the list and what he would’ve done if he wasn’t #1.

Check out all the bad girls in Asap Rocky’s video
for “F****n’ Problems” ft. Drizzy, 2 Chainz and of course Compton’s
own Kendrick Lamar.

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Watch Roc Nation’s Rita Ora cover Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools” at the Highline Ballroom In NYC on Monday.

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Check out new video from Sold Out Cali Christmas 2012 Big Sean “Guap” from his upcoming album Hall Of Fame.

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Krystal The Sex Pistol and Mando Fresko interview Big Sean before he hits the stage at Cali Christmas.

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With only a week left for the official release of “Jesus Piece” The Game stops by the neighborhood to leak the album to Los Angeles.

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Kendrick Lamar, is busy in the studio working on his upcoming album, but still made time for the ‘hooood this morning! Ever wonder about what he really thinks about that Coachella performance with Dr. Dre and witnessing Tupac’s hologram? Did you know he actually saw Tupac when he was alive?

Find out all that below.
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I ran rampant around Paid Dues this past weekend along with my boy Nibbles from the Power 106 Flava Unit, check the vid after the jump to witness what we went through at  this music festival.

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HERE IT IS! Kendrick Lamar stopped by the neighborhood, Dr Dre on the phone and single “The Recipe”  in hand.

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When I say Hiii ya’ll say POWER!

Gotta give it up to the whole TDE camp and what they got going on first off and BIG UP to Schoolboy for an amazing project with his “Habits & Contradictions”
TDE is reppin hard at SXSW and here’s a look into it all via Schoolboy’s performance of “There He Go” off the dope ass “Habits & Contradictions” independent album.

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This song is too good. An emotional/crack-voiced Kendrick Lamar gets sentimental with BJ the Chicago Kid on His Pain. Word on the streets is that it’ll be on BJ’s Pineapple Now-Laters, dropping on Valentine’s Day. Did I already say how good this it?

Listen HERE.

TDE’S Schoolboy Q is dropping his album ‘Habits & Contradictions’ on January 14th and listening to this track off the project “Blessed” ft. Kendrick Lamar has us very excited for what’s to come from this Top Dawg.

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I sat with Drake backstage at Power 106′s Cali Christmas and talked to Drizzy about his personal highlights of 2011, his upcoming “Club Paradise” tour and his relationship with Kendrick Lamar, as well as…

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Kendrick Lamar had an epic show this past weekend. EPIC. So epic that Snoop Dogg, Game and Dr. Dre passed the west coast torch to him. CRAZY!

Do you think he deserves it though? Watch the video below.
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