Perhaps the greatest rapper alive, Kendrick Lamar has an announcement.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning artist has announced the name and date for his new album.
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The new LP, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, is set to drop on May 13 this year.
Lamar shared the news via a post on his website—oklama.com—under the letterhead of his company, pgLang. Lamar had initially shared the news via a “quote tweet,” in response to a fan saying he’d retired.
The letterhead announcement reads:
From the desk of oklama
For immediate release
Los Angeles, CA (April 18, 2022)—The following statement was released today by oklama, through his company pgLang at 11:00am PT in Los Angeles, CA:
Album: “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers”
Release date: 5/13/2022
All factual information for this release will come directly from the source only.
This is a developing story.
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