by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

Amateur Rap Fest At Hangout: The Good, The Meh, The Ugly GIFs

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Hip hop acts have been in full effect at Hangout Fest the past two days. The Roots turned a crowd of 10K into a dance party while Public Enemy proved to thousands packed in the Boom Boom Tent that  ”911 Is A Joke.”

Then there were these three, um, aspiring young rappers who entertained the audience while they waited patiently for everyone’s favorite substitute teacher Kendrick Lamar to jet in after he missed an earlier flight.

One put mom’s spaghetti on notice, one’s poetic rhymes weren’t done enough justice and one nearly killed the crowd’s vibe. We broke down all three in hilarious gifs. Commence judgement. Read more…

by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

Model Employee‘s Chrissy Teigen To Join VH1 At Hangout Fest 2013 As Correspondent

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VH1′s very own Model Employee host Chrissy Teigen has just signed on to be our model correspondent on the sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Chrissy will be joining Jersey Shore‘s Vinny Guadagnino, Miss Alabama USA Katherine Webb and many more as part of our attractive elite team of eyes and ears on the ground at  Hangout Music Festival May 17-19. Read more…

by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar, Tom Petty + More To Perform At Hangout Music Festival

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What if we could arrange for you to watch Stevie Wonder kick in the chorus of Kendrick Lamar‘s “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” live from the comfort of your living room. Okay, we can’t guarantee that collaboration, but we can give round-the-clock coverage of the Hangout Music Festival from Gulf Shores, Alabama where both K.Dot and Stevie will be performing sets along with Kings of Leon, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,  Ellie Goulding, Imagine Dragons and so many more. Read more…

by Felicia Daniels (@fdot415)

Friday Face-Off: Kendrick Lamar vs. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

The heat’s not quite rising, but the calendar, and car loads of half-naked co-eds flocking to beachfront resorts, tells me it’s spring now. So, we want to know if your spring break style (past or present) is the pour it up with “Swimming Pools” of liquor variety like Kendrick Lamar or balling on a budget “Thrift Shop” fun like Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Read our case for each and vote while we go back to staring at this tropic getaway screensaver.

Team Don’t Kill My Vibe

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Kendrick Lamar “Swimming Pools (Drank)” - The entire video is one liquor-haze introspective rager on film. If anything could make me reevaluate my college life choices, it’s this intoxicating song and its poignant video. Ironically, its addictive beat and driving hook makes this the perfect single to score your party drinking. Someone get Jiminy Cricket a shot while we pour up and drank! Read more…

by Mark Graham (@unclegrambo)

SXSW 2013: Natalie Maines Performs A Breathtaking Set As A Solo Performer

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With nary a cloud visible all day long against the crisp Austin blue sky, there was no better place in the world for music fans to congregate than at the 2013 South By Southwest Music Festival yesterday. Living up to the festival’s promise of being able to deliver the music world’s most diverse musical lineup, we saw acts from no less than five different genres yesterday: Soul (Solange), hip-hop (Kendrick Lamar), country (Natalie Maines), singer-songwriter (Charlie Mars) and electropop (Chvrches).

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by Bené Viera

Surprising To No One, Kendrick Lamar Lands At #1 On “Hottest MCs In The Game VIII” List

The good kid from a m.A.A.d city tops MTV’s controversial “Hottest MCs in the Game VIII” as expected. Amidst the drama surrounding the list–Drake‘s subliminal, Kanye vs. Sway vs. TV, A$AP Rocky’s rant–the number one spot is indisputable. Read more…

by Bené Viera

Kendrick Lamar Tells VH1 The Verses On “Poetic Justice” Are About ‘Specific People’

Kendrick Lamar said he and Drake‘s verses on “Poetic Justice” are talking about specific people. Somewhere the ladies the rappers are referencing are bragging, “Girl, you know Drake’s/Kendrick’s talking about me in that song, right?” Read more…

by Bené Viera

“Hottest MCs In The Game VIII” Is Back: Who Will Take The Crown?

Everybody’s got an opinion on who’s the hottest MC in the game, but opinions are like that one thing that everyone has. For MTV’s “Hottest MCs In The Game VIII” only a crop of hip-hop aficionados’ voices matter. The roundtable is back to pick one, and only one MC, for the title. Read more…

by Lacey Seidman (@Lacezilla)

Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent Set NYC Ablaze In Back-To-Back Concerts

Just a handful of days after releasing the video for “Poetic Justice,” Kendrick Lamar graced the East Coast and performed two back-to-back shows in NYC’s Roseland Ballroom last night. Whether or not his debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city will be considered a “classic” will take time to determine, but one thing is becoming clear: the MC’s slow burn mainstream transition feels natural, and his evolution as an artist is a pleasure to witness.

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by Bené Viera

Even Without Janet Jackson Kendrick Lamar Turns “Poetic Justice” Into A Movie

Like everyone, we were hoping for a Janet Jackson cameo in Kendrick Lamar‘s highly anticipated visual to “Poetic Justice.” Janet opted out of making an appearance in the song that samples her voice on “Any Time, Any Place,” but K. Dot didn’t disappoint with the mini film he presented. Read more…