Miller Boomtown presents Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar will be in SA in less than a week! Ladies and Gents its on!. The tour sees the young hip hop artist play in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town South Africa. Kendrick Lamar tickets are on sale at computickets and http://www.aireyscott.com/

Picture by Wire, Times Live

Hailed as the new face of West Coast Rap, the 25 yr-old Compton-native has already been making his mark on the music scene, first with his sought-after mixtapes - 'Training Day' and 'C4'. Then with his self-titled debut EP, 2009's 'Kendrick Lamar' which featured his trademark singles 'P&P' and 'She Needs Me', followed up by 2010's '(O)verly (D)edicated' powered by the singles 'Michael Jordan' and 'Cut You Off'. In 2011 he independently released 'Section. 80' becoming one of the top digital hip hop albums of the year.

Fast-forward to 2012 and with the weight and backing of Dr. Dre (the two recently had a joint XXL cover), Kendrick's 'Good Kid, m.A.A.d City' released last year October 22nd through Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath Entertainment/Interscope Records.

Featuring the introspective woozy lead single 'Swimming Pools (Drank)', produced by T-Minus and mixed by Ali. The track garnered positive reaction across blogs/radio and been a hit even at high profile clubs in South Africa such as Taboo, Swaay, La Vida, Kong to mention a few. 

'Swimming Pools (Drank)' serves as a good taster to his 'Good Kid, m.A.A.d City' alongside the warm-up single 'The Recipe' ft. Dr. Dre. As well as scene stealing features alongside Drake, Mary J. Blige and others - Kendrick is poised to be the first artist in a long time to not only change how the country views West Coast Hip Hop, but how the world sees Hip Hop as a whole.

"The coolest shit to say used to be the gangsta shit," Kendrick says. "But now, the real cool shit to talk about is supporting your family."

South African supporting artists for Kendrick Lamar are Khuli Chana, Reason, DJ Dimples and many more.

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