Jay Rock

Last night, Kendrick Lamar made his second appearance on Saturday Night Live, serving as the musical guest for the long running show. K-Dot gave a rousing performance of his current single "i" (above) before bringing out fellow Top Dawg MC Jay Rock to perform their collab "Pay For It" (below)...

While TDE has risen to rap dominance in the last few years, the label's most tenured artist Jay Rock has largely played the sideline, solo-wise, having not dropped an album since 2011's Follow Me Home. Recently, all that has changed with Rock rebuilding and dropping new tracks in preparation for his sophomore LP...

Only a couple weeks after dropping "Parental Advisory," the oldest member of TDE is back with another banger. Jay Rock is back with his latest joint, "Pay For It," featuring Kendrick Lamar and singer Chantal. The track's production is dark and brooding, providing a great backdrop for Jay Rock's gravelly voice and hard-hitting rhyme style...

There’s plenty of new music to sift through. How do you know what is good or bad? Well, that’s where we come in. Aside from a busy week of interesting news, there’s always a plethora of dope music that drops. Sometimes it’s out of nowhere, and sometimes it is promoted and released right when we expect it. As rap heads, we are a...

TDE is keeping with their promise of taking over 2014. With Isaiah Rashad, SZA, ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul all dropping projects this year, it's inevitable that Jay Rock is coming next before Kendrick Lamar. Today, we get a taste of what Jay Rock has been cooking up in the lab with "Parental Advisory...

More often than not, rappers are either pictured hard at work or indulging in some sort of scandalous activity. With that said, XXL decided to show off the flip side, and dug up some photos of rappers enjoying some good ol' family fun. Check it out...

My Own Lane It took two years of waiting in the wings and watching his TDE labelmates soar on the charts for Ab-Soul to deliver a new album. Is it finally his time to step into the spotlight? Words Dan Rys Images Tom Medvedich Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the August/September 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. T...

While most fans are familiar with Jay Rock as a part of TDE, many forget that it was Tech N9ne's Strange Music that originally saved Jay from Warner Bros. purgatory and helped put his album out. Jay Rock, who signed a deal with Strange Music back in 2010, released his album Follow Me Home and toured extensively with the imprint. Dur ...

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TDE is said to be gearing up for a massive tour next year and this makes perfect sense as all of the artists on the label plan to release projects over the course of this year. Specifics have yet to be revealed but XXL recently spoke with the camp acquiring that the label is in the midst of planning a world tour...

The TDE camp are all nice behind the mic, including their own label boss. President Punch, who made his rapping debut on an untitled track, returns with another release called "A Project Mind." Featuring Jay Rock and BJ The Chicago Kid, the two lay it all down on the soulful production that allows Punch to shine with his introspective rhymes...