Kendrick Lamar new album

Hip-hop buffs and critics are itching to decipher Kendrick Lamar's next era when new album 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' is released at midnight.

In his single "The Heart Part 5," he eulogizes himself, sending a last message to his loved ones in the final verse. "And to the killer that sped up my demise, I forgive you, just know your soul's in question." Lamar writes from an otherworldly place, hinting toward completion and separation from the rest of the world as a heavenly body. The first song, "Blood," ends with Lamar being shot. I’ve prayed for you all," Lamar wrote on his Oklama website. " 'Section .80' was more about the people, my debut album will be more about me. Many verses explore how being born in the '80s affected the life journey of his peers. The Compton-born rapper's fifth studio album (out Friday) has been mostly under wraps, with cover art released a little more than 24 hours ahead of the release ( which hints that he might be a father of two now) and no advance streams offered to journalists. "We will live forever, believe that. All right?" As I continue to pursue my life’s calling." "I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint," Lamar posted on his website in August, referencing Top Dawg and using the Oklama pseudonym.

Kendrick Lamar has revealed the artwork for his highly anticipated album, "Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers," which is scheduled for release Friday.

Lamar recently released his first new single in five years, "The Heart Part 5," along with a video of himself using technology A woman who appears to be his fiancée Whitney Alford is also seen in the image, holding an infant. Last month, Lamar teased the new album on social media, posting a document posted to his "oklama" website, revealing that it would be released on Friday.

The 34-year-old rapper is set to release his fifth studio album on Friday — his first release in half a decade. It's one of the most highly-anticipated ...

In 2018, Lamar acted as the executive producer for the “Black Panther” soundtrack, and appeared on half a dozen tracks. “The gloved hand on the right is taken from the infamous picture of O.J. Simpson in his 1995 murder trial, and the hand with a Band-Aid on it is Kobe’s after he won his fifth championship. The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood. May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. “TPAB,” which won the Grammy for the Best Rap Album, is an incredibly ambitious and musically progressive album, one that incorporated elements of jazz, funk and electronic music. Last Sunday, Lamar dropped “The Heart Part 5” – the fifth instalment in a series of singles the rapper typically shares ahead of each new album release. For example, Kendrick takes 15 seconds to inhale and exhale in the middle of the song, which is the number of seconds required to check one’s heart rate. His fourth studio album, “DAMN,” was Lamar’s biggest commercial success. He also cuts the drums for Nipsey and Kobe, symbolizing the stoppage of a human heart beat.” It contained a blurry fax-like message, addressed “from the desk of oklama,” announcing Lamar’s forthcoming album would be released on May 13. In the song’s video — which opens with an esoteric statement: “I am. To the audience, we see what appears to be a gun, partially hidden in his pants. In the background is his fiancé Whitney Alford, cradling a newborn baby.

The cover features Lamar with a crown of thorns and a gun tucked in his waistband holding his two-year-old daughter and fiancée, Whitney Alford, nursing what we ...

A notoriously private individual, it probably shouldn't come as much of a surprise that Lamar wouldn't make a big public announcement about the arrival of his second kid. The cover features Lamar with a crown of thorns and a gun tucked in his waistband holding his two-year-old daughter and fiancée, Whitney Alford, nursing what we presume to be the couple's second child in the background. I don’t even like the term that society has put in the world as far as being a companion — she’s somebody I can tell my fears to.”

New music may not be the only thing Kendrick Lamar is welcoming into the world. The “Family Ties” rapper, 34, debuted album cover art on Instagram Wednesday ...

OK. It's here. It's time. Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Let's do this. There was always going to be an incredible amount of hype for the first proper ...

The album is here. After all that, the anticipation is so breathless that we’ve almost suffocated. First there was the news last summer that this would be his last album for Top Dawg Entertainment. Then, more recently, the reveal of the eyebrow-raising title and release date. The world has not yet heard a note of music from Kendrick’s new project, but even the tiniest slivers of information have all served to stoke curiosity. It’s time. OK. It’s here.

Since his 2017 album, “DAMN.,” the California rapper has won seven Grammys and the Pulitzer Prize for music. “Mr. Morale,” his fifth LP, is expected to make ...

To some extent, those may also serve as clues for the next stage of Lamar’s career. Even after Lamar’s extended absence, “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” is expected to make a sizable opening-week splash on the Billboard albums chart. “DAMN.” was cited in 2018 as “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.” Lamar embraced the accolade, appearing in concert with a “Pulitzer Kenny” banner behind him. “Mr. Morale,” his fifth LP, is expected to make a big splash on the charts. The visual artist Lina Iris Viktor sued, saying her work was used without permission in the track’s video; the lawsuit was settled in late 2018. His 2017 album, “DAMN.,” won five Grammy Awards, though it lost album of the year to Bruno Mars’s “24K Magic.” (The rapper has 14 total Grammy wins.) Lamar, who grew up in Compton, Calif., and has made that area’s culture and struggles a central part of his music, also became the first rapper to receive the Pulitzer Prize for music.

Kendrick Lamar has released his new album 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,' which arrives five years after 'Damn' and counts as his final album with TDE.

TMZ has since reported the woman is Kendrick’s longtime partner Whitney Alford, and the two kids are their children. And always faith in the unknown. “The following statement was released today by Oklama through his company pgLang at 11 a.m. PT in Los Angeles CA,” the memo began. The drop date was shared on letterhead for pgLang, the “at service company” he co-founded with longtime friend and business partner Dave Free. “The life in which my words will land next. The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood. May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators.