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More with Kendrick Lamar

Mary Anne Hobbs continues her interview with US hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar.

Mary Anne continues her fascinating and deeply personal interview with superstar Kendrick Lamar. Want to know what makes the great man tick? This is the place to find out.

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lamar, also known as K-Dot, was born and raised in Compton. He has released our album of the year so far in 'To Pimp A Butterfly', which incorporates hip hop, spoken word poetry, jazz, and funk.

Mary Anne is honoured to welcome Lamar on to the show. In fact she has been pursuing him for years!

3 hours

Last on

Sun 5 Jul 2015 07:00

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Music Played

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • MCI.
  • Beck

    Dreams

    • Capitol.
  • Nadine Shah

    Fool

    • R&S RECORDS.
  • Young Fathers

    Romance

  • Django Django

    Shake & Tremble

    • Because Music.
  • Radiohead

    Lucky

    • OK COMPUTER.
    • Parlophone.
    • 11.
  • Howling

    ShortLine (Hauschka Remix)

  • PJ Harvey

    Let England Shake

    • Island.
  • The Maccabees

    Something Like Happiness

    • FICTION.
  • Ian Dury & Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Reasons To Be Cheerful

    • Papillion.
  • Toro y Moi

    Buffalo

    • Carpark Records.
  • Cocteau Twins

    Pearly-Dewdrops' Drop

    • 4 A.D.
  • Adam Wiltzie

    Endless Battle of the Maudline Ballade Part 2

    • Self Released.
  • 搁耻苍鈥怐.惭.颁.

    You Be Illin'

    • London.
  • C Duncan

    Garden

    • Fat Cat Records.
  • Slime

    Hot Dog

  • Coldcut

    Timber

    • Ninja Tune.
  • Temptations

    Papa Was A Rolling Stone

    • Tamla Motown.
  • Jane Weaver

    Mission Desire

    • Finders Keepers Records.
  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    Going To A Go-Go

    • Motown.
  • Big Brother & the Holding Company

    Piece Of My Heart

    Singer: Janis Joplin.
    • CBS.
  • The Chemical Brothers

    Go (feat. 蚕鈥怲颈辫)

    • Virgin / EMI.
  • 2Pac

    Dear Mama

  • Little Richard

    Lucille

    • Specialty.
  • Disclosure

    Holding On (feat. Gregory Porter)

    • PMR Records.
  • The Flaming Lips

    She Don't Use Jelly

    • Warner Bros.
  • Burning Spear

    Marcus Garvey

    • Mango.
  • Supergrass

    Lenny

    • Parlophone.
  • Richard Hawley

    Which Way

    • Parlophone.
  • Kendrick Lamar Part 4 - Fans

  • Kendrick Lamar

    The Blacker The Berry

  • Jackson Sisters

    I Believe In Miracles

    • 100% Pure Groove (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • Bright Eyes

    First Day Of My Life

    • SADDLE CREEK.
  • Destroyer

    Dream Lover

    • Dead Oceans.
  • Echo & the Bunnymen

    Never Stop

    • Korova.
  • Beirut

    No No No

    • 4 A.D..
  • Kendrick Lamar

    King Kunta

    • POLYDOR.
  • Kendrick Lamar Part 5 - Song Choice

  • Bilal

    Sometimes

  • Nirvana

    Breed

    • DGC Records.
  • Joanna Gruesome

    I Don't Wanna Relax

    • Fortuna Pop!.
  • Sunriser

    • Thundercat

      Them Changes

      • Brainfeeder.

Broadcast

  • Sun 5 Jul 2015 07:00