In the two years since To Pimp a Butterfly, we’ve hung on Kendrick Lamar's every word—whether he’s destroying rivals on a cameo, performing the #blacklivesmatter anthem on top of a police car at the BET Awards, or hanging out with Obama. So when DAMN. opens with a seemingly innocuous line—"So I was taking a walk the other day…”—we're all ears. The gunshot that abruptly ends the track is a signal: DAMN. is a grab-you-by-the-throat declaration that’s as blunt, complex, and unflinching as the name suggests. If Butterfly was jazz-inflected, soul-funk vibrance, DAMN. is visceral, spare, and straight to the point, whether he’s boasting about "royalty inside my DNA” on the trunk-rattling "DNA." or lamenting an anonymous, violent death on the soul-infused “FEAR.” No topic is too big to tackle, and the songs are as bold as their all-caps names: “PRIDE.” “LOYALTY.” “LOVE.” "LUST.” “GOD.” When he repeats the opening line to close the album, that simple walk has become a profound journey—further proof that no one commands the conversation like Kendrick Lamar.

To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar. The album was released on March 16, 2015, by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, and distributed by Interscope Records.
The album, which features the songs 'The Blacker The Berry' and 'i', was originally due for release on March 23 but is available to stream and download now.
'To Pimp A Butterfly' is the follow-up to 2012's 'Good Kid, MAAD City'. Lamar's two most recent releases, 'i' and 'The Blacker The Berry', both feature on the album's 16-song tracklisting. The latter was produced by Boi-1da, and references the 2012 killing of African American teenager Trayvon Martin. 'i' won Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance in February.
Speaking in a recent interview about the album, Lamar said the music ranges from "the intensely personal to the swaggeringly aggressive".

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is the upcoming fifth studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. Set to be released on May 13, 2022, it is his first studio album since the release of 2017's critically acclaimed Damn. The album is expected to be released in association with pgLang, Lamar's newly-founded media company, and Top Dawg Entertainment. Lamar has stated that the album will be his last with Top Dawg Entertainment.

FLOWER BOY, is the new and long awaited album from Tyler, The Creator. The album follows up 2015's Cherry Bomb, and is available digitally and on CD.
The first track and self-directed video to be released from FLOWER BOY was "Who Dat Boy" featuring A$AP Rocky, along with a second track "911/Mr. Lonely," which feature Steve Lacy and Frank Ocean, respectively.
FLOWER BOY is a 14-song album, and the physical version of the CD features two unique covers, the first one designed by Tyler himself and the other by artist Eric White. It is only fitting that Tyler would commission White, whose paintings have been described by Leah Ollman of The Los Angeles Times as being "nostalgic and at the same time also vaguely futuristic, even dystopian," to visually articulate the world of FLOWER BOY.

Good Kid, Mad City (stylized good kid, m.A.A.d city) is the upcoming major label debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar, set to be released on October 22, 2012, under Top Dawg, Aftermath and Interscope Records.

Big Fish Theory is the second studio album by American rapper Vince Staples. It was released on June 23, 2017, by Def Jam Recordings, ARTium Recordings and Blacksmith Records. The album was supported by three singles: "BagBak", "Big Fish" and "Rain Come Down".

Death Row Records. Digitally remastered and repackaged in jewel box in slipcase. Enhanced portion features the classic video Dre Day. 2001 reissue.

Straight Outta Compton wasn't quite the first gangsta rap album, but it was the first one to find a popular audience, and its sensibility virtually defined the genre from its 1988 release on. It established gangsta rap -- and, moreover, West Coast rap in general -- as a commercial force, going platinum with no airplay and crossing over with shock-hungry white teenagers. Unlike Ice-T, there's little social criticism or reflection on the gangsta lifestyle; most of the record is about raising hell -- harassing women, driving drunk, shooting it out with cops and partygoers. All of that directionless rebellion and rage produces some of the most frightening, visceral moments in all of rap, especially the amazing opening trio of songs, which threaten to dwarf everything that follows. Given the album's sheer force, the production is surprisingly spare, even a little low-budget -- mostly DJ scratches and a drum machine, plus a few sampled horn blasts and bits of funk guitar. Although they were as much a reaction against pop-friendly rap, Straight Outta Compton's insistent claims of reality ring a little hollow today, since it hardly ever depicts consequences. But despite all the romanticized invincibility, the force and detail of Ice Cube's writing makes the exaggerations resonate. Although Cube wrote some of his bandmates' raps, including nearly all of Eazy-E's, each member has a distinct delivery and character, and the energy of their individual personalities puts their generic imitators to shame. But although Straight Outta Compton has its own share of posturing, it still sounds refreshingly uncalculated because of its irreverent, gonzo sense of humor, still unfortunately rare in hardcore rap. There are several undistinguished misfires during the second half, but they aren't nearly enough to detract from the overall magnitude. It's impossible to overstate the enduring impact of Straight Outta Compton; as polarizing as its outlook may be, it remains an essential landmark, one of hip-hop's all-time greatest.

All Eyez on Me是美国说唱歌手2 Pac的第四张录音室专辑，1996年2月13日在死亡之列唱片上发行，并由Intercope唱片公司发行。
2 Pac在1995年末签约了Death Row厂牌之后，2 pac在1996年春天发行了他的双张专辑“All Eyez on Me”(万众瞩目)“，并且这张专辑以及其中的主打歌)”加利福尼亚之爱“(加州之恋)”更加确立了他超级明星的地位)。不幸的是，他在音乐中所标榜的这种Gangsta生活方式，很快就取代了他自己的生活.当他达到了事业的顶峰，他公开攻击他的竞争对手“臭名昭著的B.I.G.(臭名昭著大先生)”，紧张的气氛在Death Row中也开始酝酿.)
这张专辑经常被认为是20世纪90年代说唱音乐最辉煌的成就之一。AMG表示，“尽管有一些不可否认的填料，但它很容易成为有史以来最好的2 Pac产品”。1996年4月仅2个月就被认证为5×白金，1998年被认证为9x多白金。这张专辑的特色是公告牌百强单曲“你想怎样”和“加州之爱”。它共收录了5首单曲，是2 Pac专辑中最多的一张。此外，所有的Eyez(这是唯一的死亡排发行通过PolyGram通过岛屿记录)创造了历史，作为第一个双全长嘻哈个人专辑发布供大众消费。它是在两张光盘和四张唱片上发行的。Chartwise，All Eyez on Me是第二张专辑，从2 Pac到第一，在公告牌200和顶级R&B/Hip-Hop专辑排行榜。它在发行的第一周就卖出了566，000本，自1991年以来在百强榜上排名前一名的是SoundScan。截至2011年，它在美国的销量为5887630张。因为它是一张双碟，RIAA将每一张唱片计为两张专辑。
这张专辑赢得了1997年的灵魂列车R&B/灵魂或说唱专辑的年度奖。沙库尔还在第24届年度美国音乐奖上获得了最受欢迎的说唱/嘻哈歌手奖，并被普遍称为90年代最伟大的嘻哈/说唱专辑之一。

2007 vinyl repressing of Dre's 1999 opus featuring guest turns from Eminem and Snoop Dogg. Interscope.

Recorded following his near-fatal shooting in New York, and released while he was in prison, Me Against the World is the point where 2Pac really became a legendary figure. Having stared death in the face and survived, he was a changed man on record, displaying a new confessional bent and a consistent emotional depth.
By and large, this isn't the sort of material that made him a gangsta icon; this is 2Pac the soul-baring artist, the foundation of the immense respect he commanded in the hip-hop community.
It's his most thematically consistent, least-self-contradicting work, full of genuine reflection about how he's gotten where he is -- and dread of the consequences. Even the more combative tracks ("Me Against the World," "Fuck the World") acknowledge the high-risk life he's living, and pause to wonder how things ever went this far.
He battles occasional self-loathing, is haunted by the friends he's already lost to violence, and can't escape the desperate paranoia that his own death isn't far in the future.

2Pac was the rap name of Tupac Shakur (born June 16, 1971, East Harlem, New York, USA - died of gunshot wounds, September 13, 1996, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) an American rapper and actor. He started out as a roadie for the group Digital Underground and was signed by Interscope Records in 1990.

Summertime '06 is the debut studio album by American rapper Vince Staples, released on June 30, 2015 under Def Jam Recordings. The album is produced mostly by Def Jam executive No I.D. and also features production from Clams Casino, DJ Dahi, Christian Rich, and Brian Kidd.

Every element of Kendrick Lamar’s untitled unmastered. tells you something about the Compton MC’s provocative, multi-layered genius. Take the contrast of the collection's ultra-generic title and its attention-grabbing, out-of-left-field release. Take the retro-futuristic, Funkadelic-inspired grooves that simmer under tracks like “untitled 02” and “untitled 06.” These are only the beginning of Lamar’s hypnotic, nuanced nod to hip-hop’s deep roots and unstoppable political and expressive currency. Songs like “untitled 03” and “untitled 05”—with layered references, wild-eyed jazz solos, and cutting insight—continue the brilliant reign of King Kendrick.

1990年Ice Cube发行了个人的第一张专辑AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted，这张专辑虽然没有Dr. Dre那悦耳的g-funk旋律，但是Bomb Squad“爆炸式”的效果很明显更适合Ice Cube和这张专辑，暴力，贬低女性和对白人政府的抗争加在一起就是AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted。Ice Cube用他那残忍，直白的歌词征服了所有的歌迷。The Source也好，滚石杂志也好，AMG也好，RapReviews.com也好，他们全部都是给的这张专辑满分。这张AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted毫无疑问就是西海岸迄今为止最伟大的一张专辑，Straight Outta Compton和The Chronic也比上它的伟大。

2Pac was the rap name of Tupac Shakur (born June 16, 1971, East Harlem, New York, USA - died of gunshot wounds, September 13, 1996, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) an American rapper and actor. He started out as a roadie for the group Digital Underground and was signed by Interscope Records in 1990.

THE DOCUMENTARY, (Aftermath/G Unit/Interscope), the debut album from The Game (a/k/a Jayceon Taylor), announces the arrival of the most significant West Coast gangsta rapper since Snoop Dogg more than a decade earlier. With guest spots from 50 CENT, NATE DOGG and several others, as well as producers from DR. DRE to KANYE WEST to JUST BLAZE and tracks such as "How We Do" feat. 50 Cent, "Like Father Like Son," "Church For Thugs," "Dreams," "Where I’m From" and "Westside Story," THE DOCUMENTARY resurrects the truth, spirit and hope of hardcore rap.