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Temple University launches Kendrick Lamar course on culture, legacy, and lyrics
The course, titled “Kendrick Lamar and the Morale of M.A.A.D. city,” will be offered during the Fall 2025 semester.
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Temple University course explores Kendrick Lamar’s life, cultural influences and legacy of his music
The course will explore the rapper’s life, lyrics and impact through an Afrocentric lens, connecting hip-hop to broader ...
DJ Hed Looks Back at The Pop Out Concert: ‘I Got 28 Minutes to Try to Make History’
The LA DJ and media personality reflects on the effort to make Kendrick Lamar's Juneteenth Pop Out concert a moment the ...
One Year Later, These L.A. Artists are Still Grateful for The Pop Out
Kendrick Lamar on stage with other rappers during his sold-out "The Pop Out: Ken & Friends" concert at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., June 19, 2024. After unofficially winning a high-profile diss ...
Kendrick Lamar, SZA wrap up U.S. tour by flourishing in DC
What started as a rainy day in the DMV, ended on a high note as Kendrick Lamar and SZA wrapped the U.S. leg of their Grand ...
Opinion
Granderson: Where's the music that meets this moment? Black artists are stepping up
Kendrick Lamar, Ledisi and others are creating the soundtrack for this cultural inflection point and for the legacy of Juneteenth.