Kendrick Lamar Shares Update on New Album, Fans Believe He’s Hinting at a Double Album
Kendrick Lamar’s fans are eagerly awaiting his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Even though it’s a little bit more than a week away, there is still not a lot that is known about it. The rapper knows how to make his fans theorize and speculate and he just did that again with a cryptic update on his website. Now, many fans believe that this new project could be a double album.
Kendrick Lamar is releasing his first new album in 5 years
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is Lamar’s first new album since DAMN. in 2017. The Compton-born rapper became one of the best rappers of this generation in the 2010s with Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, and To Pimp A Butterfly. DAMN. continued this trend and became the first hip-hop album to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.
Since DAMN., Lamar has worked on a couple of projects including writing and producing the soundtrack for Black Panther. His recent feature on “Family Ties” with Baby Keem hinted that he may be gearing up to make a comeback. He also recently performed at the Super Bowl halftime show. With the announcement of his new album, everyone is waiting to see what he’s been coming up with.
Fans believe Lamar’s upcoming project may be a double album
Oklama.com has been a website used by Lamar where he has shared various updates regarding Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The website itself consists of only three interactive files that lead to different locations. A new black file leads to a picture of someone holding a book with the album title and two discs. One disc says “Steppers Master Copy” while the other says “Morale” with something written under it that is blocked off.
This picture of two discs has fans speculating that the upcoming project could be a double album. What this means is that Mr. Morale would still be one singular project, but it could be split into two parts, possibly with different sounds or themes. A recent example of this would be Drake’s Scorpion.
It would be amazing if Kendrick Lamar’s new album is a double album because that just means there will be so much more Lamar music to look forward to. Since the rapper typically makes concept albums that contain a story from beginning to end, it would be exciting to sit, listen, and analyze what this album means.
‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ is Lamar’s last project with TDE
Lamar has released his previous work with Top Dawg Entertainment, a music production company that represents other rappers including ScHoolboy Q, SZA, and Jay Rock. The file labeled “nu thoughts” on oklahoma.com leads to a statement from Lamar where he confirms that Mr. Morale will be his last album with TDE.
“As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years. The Struggles,” Lamar wrote in the statement. “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.”
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is scheduled to be released on May 13.
