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Do You Not Get the Concept? // With great power, there’s a great responsibility

By Maya Douge • December 6, 2024

In this third edition of “Do You Not Get the Concept?” Maya Douge explores the album “GNX” by Kendrick Lamar, delving into his experience within the rap industry and the meaning of influence.

Students excited to watch Kendrick Lamar take the stage at Super Bowl

By James Carter, Staff Writer • September 23, 2024

Although the Super Bowl will not be held in Pittsburgh this year, students around campus nevertheless have opinions on the famously anticipated halftime show, which features the biggest music stars in...

Review | Drake and Kendrick Lamar Beef

By Quinn Cilea, Culture Editor • May 21, 2024

Drake and Kendrick Lamar have become the most recent rap beef, with the pair trading punches and competing to see who can punch lower

Editorial | What your top artist on Spotify Wrapped says about you

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • December 1, 2022

The Pitt News Editorial Board discusses what your top artist on Spotify says about your personality.

Editorial: Hip-hop’s presence in Pulitzer Prize long overdue

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 18, 2018

When perusing a list of past Pulitzer Prize for Music award winners and their compositions, it’s not hard to spot Kendrick Lamar’s presence. His 2017 album, “DAMN.,” dropped onto the list with...

Defining the college experience in three albums

By Ian Flanagan / Culture Editor • May 31, 2016

Whether it’s introspective headphone listening in a dark dorm room, or being knocked out by subwoofers at a loud party, music permeates college life. Though it frequently surrounds us, music is only...

“At.Long.Last.A$AP” an unremarkable tribute

By Nick Mullen / Staff Writer • June 24, 2015

“At.Long.Last.A$AP”A$AP RockyReleased: May 25Grade: B+After much speculation and delay, the sophomore album from hip-hop artist A$AP Rocky, “At.Long.Last.A$AP,” dropped unexpectedly on May 25.Compared...

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Butterfly’ a rich, vitriolic masterpiece

By Dan Willis / Staff Writer • March 18, 2015

Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a ButterflyGrade: AEarlier this year, New York pop critic Sasha Frere-Jones left his post to become executive editor of the user-generated lyric annotation website Genius (formerly...