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TDE Appreciation Week continues with a new track from SiR titled “Rapper Weed.” So far this week, TDE signees Ab-Soul, Zacari, and Isaiah Rashad have dropped songs. Ab-Soul released “Dangerookipawaa Freestyle,” Zacari shared both “Edamame” and “This Woman’s Work” featuring Che Ecru, and Isaiah Rashad dropped off “Why Worry.”  Take a listen to “Rapper Weed,” which also features an appearance from Boogie, below via Spotify or Apple Music.  SiR […]

Isaiah Rashad has returned with a new song titled “Why Worry” for TDE Appreciation week. So far, Ab-Soul has released “Dangerookipawaa Freestyle” while Zacari dropped off “Edamame” and “This Woman’s Work” featuring Che Ecru. Take a listen to “Why Worry,” which was produced by Crooklin, up top via YouTube.  shouts to @CROOKLiN on da beat . — sunny (@isaiahrashad) April 22, 2020 “Why Worry” is Rashad’s first […]

Zacari, who’s from Bakersfield, California, has returned with two new songs as part of the second installment of TDE Appreciation week. #TDEFANAPPRECIATIONWEEK — Punch TDE (@iamstillpunch) April 20, 2020 There’s “Edamame” and Zacari’s take on Kate Bush’s “This Woman’s Work.” Listen to both tracks over on Apple Music or below via Spotify.  On Monday, Ab-Soul dropped off “Dangerookipawaa […]

I attended my first Grammys in 2008. My cousin was trying to recruit me to go to college in Los Angeles, so he got tickets for my mom and I. He knew how much I loved music and what it would mean to me. There’s a short, uncovered section of walkway between the end of […]

MixedByAli worked on some of the biggest and best albums of the 2010s. Over the past 10 years, the mix engineer, born Derek Ali, was behind the boards for classic projects from Top Dawg Entertainment artists like Kendrick Lamar, SZA, and Schoolboy Q, as well as other beloved rappers like Mac Miller, Nipsey Hussle, and Roddy Ricch.  […]

It seems the Top Dawg Entertainment family has lost a key member. According to Rolling Stone, Dave Free has parted ways with TDE more than a decade after becoming the label’s co-president. Two anonymous insiders claim Free has been “working on his own for several months,” and is now assisting Baby Keem’s career development.  Free took on the co-president role […]

SZA is getting some well-earned tweeted admiration after a fan recalled “the nicest thing” anyone’s ever done for them. In response to a tweet from Venture Communications CEO Arlene Dickinson asking followers “What’s the nicest thing anyone has ever done for you,” SZA fan @leahjavon looked back on the TDE artist kindly offering her multi-faceted assistance […]

Top Dawg Entertainment’s SiR made a significant splash with his 2018 album November, and now he’s back with its proper follow-up. Chasing Summer sees the Inglewood artist further expand upon his sound, with a smooth delivery and slick production. Features on the project include Kendrick Lamar, Smino, Kadhja Bonet, Lil Wayne, Sabrina Claudio, Jill Scott, and Zacari, which production comes from Boi-1da, […]

Schoolboy Q is known for his playful jabs at other rappers, but he’s also not afraid to engage with Twitter trolls either. He decided against it on Monday and instead decided to list off his “5 rap friends”—with some trash talk thrown in, of course. “I was gone say sum mean things 2 a few […]

For his latest CrasH Talk interview, Schoolboy Q sat down with Ebro Darden for a Beats 1 conversation spanning the early days of Top Dawg Entertainment to his feelings regarding the way select outlets have covered the death of Nipsey Hussle. “I get mad people telling me ‘You need to leave TD, they don’t do […]