Music Matters Daily: Big K.R.I.T. Adds Guests to SXSW Set

Plus, Sevyn Streeter releases the title of her new album.

Big K.R.I.T. Takes Over SXSW - Big K.R.I.T. is taking full advantage of the hip hop surge happening at the 2015 SXSW music festival. The Cadillactica rapper is performing again this year, creating a whole show around his set featuring the likes of Smoke DZA, Casey Veggies, Chevy Woods and more. To commemorate the performance, he dropped new music, "B4SxSW." Check it here.--George Chapman, Jr.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

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Big K.R.I.T. Takes Over SXSW - Big K.R.I.T. is taking full advantage of the hip hop surge happening at the 2015 SXSW music festival. The Cadillactica rapper is performing again this year, creating a whole show around his set featuring the likes of Smoke DZA, Casey Veggies, Chevy Woods and more. To commemorate the performance, he dropped new music, "B4SxSW." Check it here.--George Chapman, Jr.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images for BET)

Big Sean Says Ye Is His 'Best Friend' - Big Sean's clique is growing. Insert Kim Kardashian, here. The rapper talked to Rolling Stone about his 'best friend,' Kanye West, and Kim cooking for him when he comes over for dinner. "We can talk about anything. I go to their house and eat dinner — Kim will fix up some food for me — and we'll work on music and talk. It's cool vibes. I think he's in a great space in his life. Things are going really well for him, and that rubs off on everyone around him." The "Blessings" rapper also talked about his own relationship with Ariana Grande. Read it all here.(Photos from left: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images, Jason Merritt/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Big Sean Says Ye Is His 'Best Friend' - Big Sean's clique is growing. Insert Kim Kardashian, here. The rapper talked to Rolling Stone about his 'best friend,' Kanye West, and Kim cooking for him when he comes over for dinner. "We can talk about anything. I go to their house and eat dinner — Kim will fix up some food for me — and we'll work on music and talk. It's cool vibes. I think he's in a great space in his life. Things are going really well for him, and that rubs off on everyone around him." The "Blessings" rapper also talked about his own relationship with Ariana Grande. Read it all here.(Photos from left: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images, Jason Merritt/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Sevyn Streeter Reveals New Album Title - Sevyn Streeter has finally revealed the name of her album and we have all the deets for you. The "Don't Stop" songstress is calling her forthcoming album On the Verge. The songwriter took to Instagram to announce the news and called this album her "something great." Read her words here.(Photo: David Buchan/Getty Images)

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Sevyn Streeter Reveals New Album Title - Sevyn Streeter has finally revealed the name of her album and we have all the deets for you. The "Don't Stop" songstress is calling her forthcoming album On the Verge. The songwriter took to Instagram to announce the news and called this album her "something great." Read her words here.(Photo: David Buchan/Getty Images)

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Ab-Soul Roots for Kendrick Lamar - Ab-Soul's been busy promoting the forthcoming K Dot record like it was his own. The Top Dawg emcee posted a photo of his iTunes pre-order of the album along with the album artwork for the follow-up to good kid m.a.a.d city. It's clearly all love in their crew.(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

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Ab-Soul Roots for Kendrick Lamar - Ab-Soul's been busy promoting the forthcoming K Dot record like it was his own. The Top Dawg emcee posted a photo of his iTunes pre-order of the album along with the album artwork for the follow-up to good kid m.a.a.d city. It's clearly all love in their crew.(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)

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Kendrick Lamar Reveals All to Rolling Stone - Kendrick Lamar is grabbing the cover of all of your favorite titles as the anticipation soars for the release of his new LP, tenatively titled To Pimp a Butterfly. The West Coast rapper covers Rolling Stone this week. In it, Lamar says the album is "honest, fearful, and unapologetic." Insisting that the album grows and develops as you listen. Be sure to get your copy, on newsstands now.(Photo: Rolling Stone Magazine, March 2015)

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Kendrick Lamar Reveals All to Rolling Stone - Kendrick Lamar is grabbing the cover of all of your favorite titles as the anticipation soars for the release of his new LP, tenatively titled To Pimp a Butterfly. The West Coast rapper covers Rolling Stone this week. In it, Lamar says the album is "honest, fearful, and unapologetic." Insisting that the album grows and develops as you listen. Be sure to get your copy, on newsstands now.(Photo: Rolling Stone Magazine, March 2015)

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Angel Haze Co-Hosts Catfish - Angel Haze made her debut on MTV's Catfish as a co-detective on the hilarious, often confusing show. The singer/rapper co-hosted the episode with host Nev Schulman, who is set to work with Haze on an upcoming show called Truce. Angel fit right in with the chaos of the show, helping a young boy to figure out if the girl he thought he loved was really who she said she was. Watch the full episode here.(Photo: MTV)

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Angel Haze Co-Hosts Catfish - Angel Haze made her debut on MTV's Catfish as a co-detective on the hilarious, often confusing show. The singer/rapper co-hosted the episode with host Nev Schulman, who is set to work with Haze on an upcoming show called Truce. Angel fit right in with the chaos of the show, helping a young boy to figure out if the girl he thought he loved was really who she said she was. Watch the full episode here.(Photo: MTV)

Big Sean's Mom Spills the Tea on Ariana Grande - We all know Big Sean and Ariana Grande are one of music's new "it" couples, but it may be more serious than we suspected. TMZ caught up with the admitted "mama's boy" and his mom and asked Mama Sean just how she felt about the "Right There" singer. Her face lit up when she replied, "She's fabulous." Watch the entire clip here.(Photos from left: Monica Morgan/WireImage, Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for MTV)

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Big Sean's Mom Spills the Tea on Ariana Grande - We all know Big Sean and Ariana Grande are one of music's new "it" couples, but it may be more serious than we suspected. TMZ caught up with the admitted "mama's boy" and his mom and asked Mama Sean just how she felt about the "Right There" singer. Her face lit up when she replied, "She's fabulous." Watch the entire clip here.(Photos from left: Monica Morgan/WireImage, Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for MTV)

K. Michelle Reveals What's in Her Bag - Bags are getting bigger and bigger as fashion trends evolve, but what exactly are our favorite ladies carrying in them? The mystery has now been solved. "Love Em All" singer K. Michelle emptied her bag for Us Weekly and you won't believe what's inside. The reality TV star has everything from her nifty Diamond Tears headphones to her favorite toy, and we're not talking UNO. Check it all out here.(Photo: Fortunata/Splash News)

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K. Michelle Reveals What's in Her Bag - Bags are getting bigger and bigger as fashion trends evolve, but what exactly are our favorite ladies carrying in them? The mystery has now been solved. "Love Em All" singer K. Michelle emptied her bag for Us Weekly and you won't believe what's inside. The reality TV star has everything from her nifty Diamond Tears headphones to her favorite toy, and we're not talking UNO. Check it all out here.(Photo: Fortunata/Splash News)

Curren$y Talks Pilot Talk 3 Delay - Curren$y, the man behind the fan favorite Pilot Talk series sat with HipHopDX to talk the long-awaited release of Pilot Talk 3. The third installment in the trilogy was originally supposed to hit the Internet in November but the rapper says it wasn't right. Fans "would have been a little surprised at what happened," he said. Read the rest of the interview here.(Photo: HotNewHipHop via YouTube.com)

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Curren$y Talks Pilot Talk 3 Delay - Curren$y, the man behind the fan favorite Pilot Talk series sat with HipHopDX to talk the long-awaited release of Pilot Talk 3. The third installment in the trilogy was originally supposed to hit the Internet in November but the rapper says it wasn't right. Fans "would have been a little surprised at what happened," he said. Read the rest of the interview here.(Photo: HotNewHipHop via YouTube.com)

Joey Bada$ Freestyles on L.A. Radio Show - The best part of waking up is freestyles in your cup. Joey Bada$ stopped by Power 106 in L.A. and anted up for their new segment, Breakfast Bars. Watch Joey B do what he does best in the full clip here. (Photo: Power 106 Los Angeles - Where Hip Hop Lives! via YouTube.com)

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Joey Bada$ Freestyles on L.A. Radio Show - The best part of waking up is freestyles in your cup. Joey Bada$ stopped by Power 106 in L.A. and anted up for their new segment, Breakfast Bars. Watch Joey B do what he does best in the full clip here. (Photo: Power 106 Los Angeles - Where Hip Hop Lives! via YouTube.com)

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Jessie J Serenades Women Everywhere - For the month of March we're celebrating women across the globe and what better way to start than with a serenade from our very own Jessie J? The "Masterpiece" singer took part in #internationalwomensday with a rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely." Check it out here.(Photo: Jessie J via Instagram)

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Jessie J Serenades Women Everywhere - For the month of March we're celebrating women across the globe and what better way to start than with a serenade from our very own Jessie J? The "Masterpiece" singer took part in #internationalwomensday with a rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely." Check it out here.(Photo: Jessie J via Instagram)

Most Expensive Martini Ever - Ever wondered what a $10,000 martini tastes like? Yeah, so do we. Unfortunately we couldn't afford one, but Big Sean teamed up with 2Chainz for an episode of GQ's Most Expensive S**t to tell us all about it. Watch it here.(Photo: GQ)

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Most Expensive Martini Ever - Ever wondered what a $10,000 martini tastes like? Yeah, so do we. Unfortunately we couldn't afford one, but Big Sean teamed up with 2Chainz for an episode of GQ's Most Expensive S**t to tell us all about it. Watch it here.(Photo: GQ)

Miguel Stops by the BTS Tour - The surprises for the Between the Sheets tour stay on fleek. Trey Songz and Chris Brown brought out Miguel, Nicki Minaj and even Kevin Hart for a recent stop. Watch Miguel perform "Adorn" during Trigga's set here.(Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImage)

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Miguel Stops by the BTS Tour - The surprises for the Between the Sheets tour stay on fleek. Trey Songz and Chris Brown brought out Miguel, Nicki Minaj and even Kevin Hart for a recent stop. Watch Miguel perform "Adorn" during Trigga's set here.(Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImage)

Kendrick Lamar Freestyles Over Notorious B.I.G. Beat - Today also marks the 18th anniversary of Big's tragic death. To mark the occasion, Kendrick Lamar helped bring in radio personality Big Boy's first day at his new show on L.A.'s Real 92.3 this morning with a freestyle over the Notorious B.I.G.'s "The What." "I wore no chain in this game / My hood, my name in this game," Kendrick spit. K Dot's album is set to drop March 23 and is available for pre-order on iTunes now. It currently has no artwork or title but according to Elliott Wilson, it soon will.(Photo: George Pimentel/WireImage)

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Kendrick Lamar Freestyles Over Notorious B.I.G. Beat - Today also marks the 18th anniversary of Big's tragic death. To mark the occasion, Kendrick Lamar helped bring in radio personality Big Boy's first day at his new show on L.A.'s Real 92.3 this morning with a freestyle over the Notorious B.I.G.'s "The What." "I wore no chain in this game / My hood, my name in this game," Kendrick spit. K Dot's album is set to drop March 23 and is available for pre-order on iTunes now. It currently has no artwork or title but according to Elliott Wilson, it soon will.(Photo: George Pimentel/WireImage)

Tiara Thomas Releases ‘How It Is’ Video - In her new video, Tiara Thomas tells it ‘How It Is.” With acoustic sounds and galactic planets colliding, her sound is out of this world. Tackling love, friendship and careers, Thomas serves up 50 shades of realness. Watch the video here.(Photo: Interscope Records)

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Tiara Thomas Releases ‘How It Is’ Video - In her new video, Tiara Thomas tells it ‘How It Is.” With acoustic sounds and galactic planets colliding, her sound is out of this world. Tackling love, friendship and careers, Thomas serves up 50 shades of realness. Watch the video here.(Photo: Interscope Records)

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Big Sean Joins Ariana Grande Onstage in Detroit - With an album atop the charts, The Dark Sky Paradise rapper made sure to stop back in his hometown of Detroit for his girl Ariana Grande’s performance during her Honeymoon Tour. Big Sean and the "Problems" singer shared the stage and a kiss for fans.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

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Big Sean Joins Ariana Grande Onstage in Detroit - With an album atop the charts, The Dark Sky Paradise rapper made sure to stop back in his hometown of Detroit for his girl Ariana Grande’s performance during her Honeymoon Tour. Big Sean and the "Problems" singer shared the stage and a kiss for fans.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)

Sevyn Streeter Dishes on New Album  - The “Dont’ Kill the Fun” singer sat down with That Grape Juice to talk about her new album. She revealed, “The album is definitely coming this year.” And for fans who are wondering who else may be on the album, collaborators include Ty Dolla $ign and August Alsina.(Photo: David Buchan/Getty Images)

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Sevyn Streeter Dishes on New Album  - The “Dont’ Kill the Fun” singer sat down with That Grape Juice to talk about her new album. She revealed, “The album is definitely coming this year.” And for fans who are wondering who else may be on the album, collaborators include Ty Dolla $ign and August Alsina.(Photo: David Buchan/Getty Images)