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Prince has expressed his admiration of both Kanye West and Kendrick Lamar despite claiming that it's currently a "bad time for music". Earlier in the week, Prince was asked his opinion on Tame Impala, The Weeknd, and Miguel being influenced by his work. Prince replied: "There might be music that sounds like me, but what good is that? You're essentially in the feedback loop. It's a bad time for music in general. There's not a lot of pop music in the mainstream that makes you feel scared, that makes you wonder what's happening." Then, in an interview with Medium, however, he revealed that he is in fact a fan of Lamar's and his most recent album 'To Pimp A Butterfly'. "He just has something to say," said the singer. "It's pure. And with Thundercat on the

Collie Buddz lit the summer up with one jam after another and it all culminates in the release of the Blue Dreamz EP. His first project since 2012's Playback, Blue Dreamz once again proves his incomparable talent for blending old school riddims with modern sounds. Buddz delivers his timeless approach to reggae and dancehall as he celebrates the finer things in life throughout the seven tracks. Women, weed, and friends, they're all essential to the Bermuda native's party. He drives that home on the appropriately titled "Go Hard," no doubt a crowd pleaser during his seemingly endless tour schedule. A true road warrior, Buddz has spent the past few years supporting the likes of Cypress Hill, Rebelution, and Matisyahu. Even when tackling more serious themes, Buddz fi

Janet Jackson's comeback is now official. A video of the opening number from Jackson's newly launched world tour appeared online this past Tuesday, showing Missy Elliott projected onto the screens of the stage. Following the video, the track list from Jackson's newest album "Unbreakable" was released and it confirms that Elliott and Jackson have a collaboration on the horizon. The duo have teamed up before to make a gritty remix of the 2001 song "Son of a Gun" featuring Carly Simon. The album was produced and co-written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, both of whom have worked with Jackson since 1986's "Control" album. "Unbreakable" is a 17-track collection featuring a J. Cole cameo and a few other titles with more creative spellings. One of the tracks is "No Sleeep", the single she

Kendrick Lamar compared the Reading festival to Compton, California, on account of the spirit of the people within the crowd. Recently, Compton has been getting more and more attention thanks to the release of N.W.A.'s biopic, Straight Outta Compton. "One thing I love about being out here, it kinda reminds me of Compton," Lamar said after performing 'I' at his well-attended set as the penultimate act on the Main Stage. "As I look here it's some of the most live, live, live individuals." Earlier, he had introduced himself on stage by saying: "I go by the name of Kendrick fucking Lamar," as people ran across the field just for his set. Lamar opened with 'Money Tree', and told the crowd "we've got a long way to go" before making his way thro

There were two main reasons as to why the VMA's were a total shit show this year...and we'll pretend the other years don't count right now. I'm sure the first thing that comes to mind is Kanye West's twelve minute acceptance speech for the Video Vanguard award, but that's not one of the two reasons. The first reason starts with Rebel Wilson and her choice to make light of the police brutality in the United States currently. "I know a lot of people have problems with the police, but I really hate police strippers," she said, dressed in a police uniform, before taking it off to reveal a bodysuit reading "F**k Tha Stripper Police." To really add insult to injury, she performed that little bit before introducing the Best Hip-Hop Video. Anyone with half a brain could understand that