The Reviews Are In!! Kendrick Lamar’s “How to Pimp A Butterfly”

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To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar’s new CD “How to Pimp A Butterfly,” is definitely a breath of fresh air in the days where music sounds the same and everyone’s babbling the same jibberish.  His CD has already set records on Spotify and the general consensus of he CD is that Lamar definitely stepped it up another notch.

Check out the reviews:

The New York Times: To Pimp a Butterfly is bigger than any minor intra-rapper friction. An album that asks questions as big as this one does, and that will be heard by so many, is a huge taunt to Mr. Lamar’s peers—it’s a dare to ride along, a dare to be different, a dare to be great.

USA Today: Like Kanye West’s monumental Yeezus in 2013, Lamar has made something that feels truly genre-shattering with Butterfly—further cementing his status as not only one of the most innovative rappers, but artists, of the moment. 4/4

Los Angeles Times: Lamar’s third studio album is a realm away from his breakout 2012 albumgood kid, m.A.A.d city, equally rich and way, way further gone.

Entertainment Weekly: Kendrick grabs the Best Rapper Alive title by the balls on Butterfly. It’s always satisfying to see superstars reach so high.

New York Daily News: It’s an album meant to be lived with for a long time, making it one of the few recent hip-hop that’s built to last. 5/5

TIME: Lamar wants nothing less than greatness, and To Pimp a Butterfly is yet another step forward on that path.

Chicago Tribune: What’s lacking, if anything, is the potential bounty of singles yielded by good kid, but To Pimp… is designed more as a one-sit continuous listen than a collection of radio-ready hits. 4/4

ABC News: To Pimp a Butterfly is a sobering work made with love and endless sonic imagination. It is an incredibly important record that at the same time isn’t afraid to offend. Its aims are above its mere music. It’s a brutally honest, necessary work anchored in social awareness.

New Video – Ciara – “I Bet”

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Ciara returns to the spotlight in the video for “I Bet.” The video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis. (“I’m Out”).

The Harmony Samuels-produced song, which was inspired by her breakup with Future, is the first single off her sixth album Jackie, named after her mother.

“I can now see the world through her eyes and I know what it’s like to be a mom,” she told Extra. “I am a mini Jackie and it’s that simple.”

KENDRICK LAMAR REVEALS ALBUM COVER

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Kendrick Lamar took to his Instagram on Tuesday night to post the black-and-white artwork, which shows his homies wildin’ out in front of the White House, while a judge lies on the floor with his eyes X’d out.

“Don’t all dogs go to heaven? Don’t Gangsta’s boogie? Do owl shit stank? Lions, Tigers & Bears. But TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY. Its the American dream nigga….” – lil Homie.

The follow-up to his 2012 debut good kid, m.A.A.d city drops March 23 featuring 16 tracks including “The Blacker the Berry.”  

The album is now available for pre-order on iTunes.

Lil Kim and Faith Evans Celebrate B.I.G Day Together

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One of Hip Hop’s most notorious love triangles comes to a close.

Lil Kim and Faith Evans kiss and make-up on the 18th anniversary of the death of rapper Chris Wallace the Notorious B.I.G.
Last month Biggie’s widow Faith Evans extended an olive branch to her husband’s longtime girlfriend turned mistress, Lil Kim, big upping Kim’s performance during Diddy’s NBA All Star Weekend concert in New York.
Yesterday, on the 18th anniversary of Biggie Smalls’ death, Lil Kim responded to Faith and wished her a Happy B.I.G. Day.

Angie Stone Arrested for Knocking Daughter’s Teeth Out??

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R&B singer Angie Stone arrested on domestic violence charges in Georgia after knocking her daughter’s two front teeth out.

From WSBTV

According to DeKalb County Public Information Officer Stephen Fore, Stone was arrested on a domestic aggravated assault charge.

A police report said that officers responded to a home in the 1400 block of Rogers Lake Road in reference to a domestic call. They said Angie Stone advised them that her daughter, Diamond Stone, had punched her several times in the face. She said that in her defense, she struck her daughter with a metal stand in the face, knocking her two front teeth out.

She said once she realized she had hit her daughter in the face, she put the stand down and began to run away. Her daughter went after her, and a third person in the house broke up the two, the report said.

Jada Pinkett-Smith Leaving Gotham

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Jada Pinkett-Smith made the announcement yesterday telling entertainment news show Extra,

“We’re done, I did my year and I had a good time.”

In response to Jada’s announcement Gotham producers released their own statement admitting only,

“Fish Mooney’s storyline takes a lot of interesting twists and turns into the finale of season one of Gotham.”

Gotham was already renewed for a second season back in January.

Chris Brown Penalizing Secret Baby Mama For Leaking Baby News

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Earlier this week Chris Brown fans were shocked after it was revealed that he was the father of a nine-month-old baby girl.

Now insiders are claiming Chris Brown is furious about the news leak and has retaliated against his baby mama by reducing her child support.

From TMZ

Sources connected with Brown tell TMZ … the singer didn’t know he was the father of 9-month-old Royalty until last month, when Nia Guzman dropped the news. We’re told Chris quickly made a deal with her where he would pay monthly child support.

Our sources say Chris is forking out substantially more than he’d be required to pay if a judge ordered formal child support. There’s a scale on how much a parent pays, based largely on income. We’re told Chris upped that amount and in return demanded that she keep her lips sealed.

We know Chris now believes Nia has been leaking stories and talking about their relationship. As a result, our sources say his lawyers are now preparing legal docs, in which he will ask a judge for an order requiring him to pay child support. It sounds strange, but he’ll pay less than he does now.

Chris Brown…You ARE the Father

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Chris Brown broke the Internet last night when it was revealed that he is the father of a nine month old baby.

TMZ broke the news late last night that Chris and a 31-year-old model named Nia are the proud parents of bouncing baby girl.

Apparently the two are not involved romantically but are happily co-parenting.
Meanwhile the people are saying the woman is a friend of Karrueche Tran’s bff Christina Millian.