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Kendrick Lamar announces 2013 UK tour
Monday 5th November 2012 | Anisay
Kendrick Lamar has announced that he will be playing a run of UK shows in January 2013. The tour sees the young hip hop artist play in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol and London.
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, Kendrick has released his first major label album ‘Good Kid, m.A.A.d City’ which has been getting raved reviews. Featuring the introspective woozy lead single ‘Swimming Pools (Drank). The track has garnered positive reaction across blogs/radio including Zane Lowe’s Record of The Week (playing it every night for two weeks), plus the video topped over 3million views over a two week period.
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.”
Following on from Kendrick’s electrifying performance at Coachella alongside Dr. Dre and the Tupac hologram, Kendrick played two sold-out shows at Camden’s Electric Ballroom earlier this year showcasing why he’s the name on everyone’s lips and why he cannot be missed in January 2013.
