UrbanWord: It's Almost Spring But The Entertainment world is Ablaze!

Hip Hop

So where do we start... How about we begin with Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated album entitled "To Pimp A Butterfly" that magically became available just this morning? The album was available for pre-orders on iTunes, however early Monday morning the album became available on popular streaming sites such as Spotify. Lamar claims to be upset, however he also claims that the album is a classic and will perform well in reference to sales regardless. Like little kids on Christmas Eve, the hip hop world amongst others are now anxiously waiting for releases from Kanye West, Meek Mill, Drake, and Pusha T. 2014 was a sub par year for Hip Hop with few releases garnering much attention with J.Cole's 2014 Forest Hill Drive being one of them. 2015 is looking to be a lot like March in reference to the music output, in like a lion and out like a lamb; as it should be.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/to-pimp-a-butterfly/id974187289 Kendrick Lamar's New Album

NBA

In the sports world Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook is continuing to lead the currently 8th seeded Thunder team to victories having posted triple doubles in 6 out of his last 9 games. Westbrook continues to be in the MVP conversation along with players such as Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and James Harden. The NBA regular season is about a month away from completion and there are still numerous seedings to be determined in both the West and The Eastern conference playoff race, which recently became relevant following the trade deadline.
Here's a look at a few of Westbrook's league leading 6 triple doubles this season

NFL

In the NFL, Demarco Murray has officially signed with the Philadelphia Eagles ending his career with the Dallas Cowboys. The 49ers also made solid acquisitions that included RB Reggie Bush who previously played for the Detroit Lions. The 49ers have also added former Ravens Anquan Boldin and Torrey Smith to their roster after waiving former star Frank Gore. Fortunately for Gore, he landed right on his feat with the Indianapolis Colts and the superstar quarterback Andrew Luck. Brandon Marshall became a Miami Dolphin and the team now feels that it's going in the right direction as far as challenging their division rival and super bowl champion Patriots.

Boxing

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquaio have gone through pretty serious training methods in order to prepare for their bout in nearly 6 weeks in Las Vegas on May 2nd. May weather has sparred with former 5 time champion Zab Judah and has been seen chopping wood on his instagram in preparation for the fight. Pacquaio has brought in sparring partners that mimicked Mayweather's defensive techniques. May the best man win on "May Day"