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Miguel Talks Kendrick Lamar + More

Lenny Kravitz, Grace Jones, Lauryn Hill, Lion Babe, Thundercat, SZA & More Rock The Afropunk Festival 2015 in Brooklyn, NY.

Miguel recently sat for an interview ahead of the Billboard Music Awards, which airs this Sunday. He touches on a handful of topics to review the major events of the past year. Miguel talks about his own evolution and the moment when his ascent became palpable following a big night at last year's Grammy Awards. Miguel also discusses his latest musical interests, including emerging artist Sohn and Compton MC Kendrick Lamar. He references Kendrick Lamar's song "Sing About Me" as an influential track, touting the creativity of the raw lyricism K. Dot displays. He also mentions the death of Whitney Houston as a low point of the year and touches briefly on his penchant for spending in Las Vegas. Peep the full interview below.

>>>Read Billboard's interview with Miguel here