Kendrick Lamar Releases New Album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’

Earlier this year, Kendrick Lamar resurfaced, performing at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Mary J. Blige at SoFi Stadium.

The performance took place just six months after it was announced that Compton native would be dropping his final album on Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). In an open letter from the rapper’s oklama.com website, the DAMN. rapper began his letter with: “I spend most of my days with fleeting thoughts. Writing. Listening. And collecting old Beach cruisers.”

“As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years” it reads. “The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood. May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. As I continue to pursue my life’s calling”.

Kendrick ends the letter with “There’s beauty in completion. And always faith in the unknown. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts. I’ve prayed for you all.”

Fast forward to earlier this month, Kendrick released a press release under his pgLang imprint with the announcement that his third studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, would be dropping on May 13.

Teasing the album’s release with “The Heart Part 5” earlier this week, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is a double-disc project that features 18 tracks with contributions from Ghostface Killah, Kodak Black, Summer Walker, Blxst, Baby Keem, Tanna Leone, Sam Dev, Taylour Paige, Amanda Reifer, Sampha and Beth Gibbons of Portishead.

Stream below.