Steve Hackman shares the story behind his mash-up of two "disruptive innovators," Igor Stravinsky and Kendrick Lamar, for the Phoenix Symphony.

For the third year in a row, the Phoenix Symphony will close out its season on May 29 and 30 with a classical/rap fusion, ...

Replete with biblical references, gangbanging, lilting samples and a tortured artist contemplating, critiquing, praising and chronicling, the album is born of a familiar formula that has made Kendrick ...

Kendrick Lamar’s acclaimed 2017 album DAMN. has officially surpassed 10 billion streams on Spotify, marking the first time one of his projects has reached the milestone. The achievement places DAMN.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Four Kendrick Lamar albums appear on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B ...

Jazmin Kylene is a Miami-bred writer and editor with a decade-long career that spans all editorial genres, though she has a particular passion for music journalism. Upon graduating Florida Atlantic ...

*Damn! seems like the correct exclamation in light of what we’re talking about because it’s historic. And it’s this: rapper Kendrick Lamar is now the first non-classical and non-jazz artist to win a ...

From ‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’ on good kid, m.A.A.d city to ‘Love’ on DAMN, here are the best Kendrick Lamar songs, so far. By ...