Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar Reveals Album Cover To ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: @kendricklamar / pgLang We’re only a minute away from Kendrick Lamar finally dropping his fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and to get his fans a bit more amped about the drop yesterday he revealed the album cover and we couldn’t be more pleased with the artistry behind it. Featuring his family in what seems to be a rundown hotel room, Kendrick holds onto his son with his back to the camera while rocking a crown of thorns and packing some heat on his waist. As for the woman on the bed, TMZ is reporting that she is non other than Kendrick’s longtime partner, Whitney Alford, who’s tending to their 2-year-old daughter. Related Stories We love it. Kinda reminds us of that whole “there’s no room at the inn” situation that Mary and Joseph we...
If Kendrick Lamar Is The Boogeyman Of Rap, Lil Baby Is Freddy Krueger
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Prince Williams / Getty In every generation, you have talents who can transcend the hurdles that separate good from great. Kendrick Lamar has elevated himself to a rare level in the years since he first hit the mainstream market, inducing the type of fan favor people like Nas and Jay-Z bring with their releases. Joe Budden’s recent declaration that Kendrick is the Boogeyman of rap is a comparison few would disagree with. However, there’s another generational talent, who’s made himself a force in his own right, haunting the rap game with his verses and terrorizing rappers with nightmares and that’s Lil Baby. Related Stories In the five years since Lil Baby has been out, he’s become the name people can say as their favorite, but only once out of fear they’l...
Kendrick Lamar Morphs Into OJ, Ye, Kobe, Jussie Smollet, Will Smith & Nipsey Hussle in New Video
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: YouTube / Youtube Kendrick Lamar manages to up the ante on his already highly-anticipated new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The Compton rapper dropped a new song and video for “The Heart Part 5” from the forthcoming new project. While his fifth album drop this Friday, on Sunday (May 8), he dropped a new video loaded with bars and some chilling video effects. The visual starts off simply with a pensive-looking Lamar rapping slightly off-center in front of the camera with a maroon backdrop (and an initial written message of “I am All of us.”). But as he kicks his bars over a subtle instrumental that samples Marvin Gaye’s “I Want You” he first transforms into the distinctive face of OJ Simpson. Related Stories That would be jarring enough but as ...
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5
Check out this brand new single from Kendrick Lamar titled “The Heart Part 5”. Grammy Award-Winning singer Kendrick Lamar gears up for his forthcoming album release titled “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers“, as he begins with a rollout of a new single titled “The Heart Part 5” a sequel to the parts 1- 5 which began since 2010. In the new music visual, he raps from different people’s perspectives as he morphs into OJ Simpson, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, and Will Smith all notably for their recent bad behaviors. Towards the end of the video, we also get to see face transition into Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle whilst reflecting on their impact. Lamar’s anticipated album is set to arrive on Friday. And a picture Lamar posted last week suggests the new body of work might be a double album; t...
Kendrick Lamar – The Heart Part 5 Lyrics
American rapper Kendrick Lamar dropped a new song yesterday precursor to his new album “Mr Morale & The Big Steppers”. We serve you the lyrics to his latest song. Due to popular demand, we bring to you the official lyrics to Kendrick Lamar’s single titled “The Heart Part 5”. Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 5” Lyrics below. [Intro]As I get a little older, I realize life is perspectiveAnd my perspective may differ from yoursI wanna say thank you to everyone that’s been down with meAll my fans, all my beautiful fansAnyone who’s ever gave me a listen, all my people [Verse 1]I come from a generation of pain, where murder is minorRebellious and Margielas’ll chip you for designerBelt buckles and clout, overzealous if prone to violenceMake the wrong turn, be it will or the wheel alignmentResi...
Kendrick Lamar Shares First Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Single
How’s this for a Mother’s Day surprise? Late on Sunday, Kendrick Lamar dropped “The Heart Part 5,” his first new song in five years. The timing couldn’t be better for the Compton rapper: his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, is out this Friday. Lamar shared the song’s release in a simple tweet. As for the song itself, the wait was well worth it. Along with it came a video (directed by Lamar and Dave Free), where Lamar used a series of deepfakes to morph into O.J. Simpson, Will Smith, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle. The video opened with a statement that read “I am. All of us.” It was attributed to Oklama, which also happens to be the site Lamar has been using to share news on the album. Deep Voodoo, the studio ran by South Park creators Trey Parker a...
Kendrick Lamar Teases Double Album For ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: oklama.com / Twitter Kendrick Lamar is adding to the anticipation for his next project release by putting out a teaser to fans that it could be a double album. On Tuesday (May 3rd), the DAMN! rapper had posted a new black folder entitled ‘master’ onto his website, oklama.com. Opening the folder, visitors were greeted with a photograph of someone (Kendrick himself, perhaps?) holding a red book bearing his name and the title of the album in gold script, along with two CDs individually labeled “STEPPERS” and “MORALE.” The photo immediately led many to get excited at the possibility of his last release for TDE will be a double album. While the MC has not made any public denial or confirmation since the photo was posted, it’s worth noting that his previous pre...
Kendrick Lamar New Album Drops In May, Rap Twitter Is Ecstatic
HipHopWired Featured Video CLOSE Source: Allen J. Schaben / Getty This is not a drill. Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar will be dropping a new album in May. K. Dot dropped a tweeted that soon enough set Rap Twitter on fighter. The link to his oklama.com site sent fans to a statement from the offices of pgLang from Mr. Lamar with some details we’ve surely been checking for (in response to a stray tweet prematurely announcing his retirement, no less). Basically, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, Kendrick Lamar’s new album, will be dropping on May 13. What more is there to say? Actually, Twitter has plenty considering Kendrick Lamar’s album is easily the most anticipated new album of 2022 in Hip-Hop, and across all genres. His last album, DAMN, was released back in 2017 and it will be his fifth...
Kendrick Lamar Announces First Album in 5 Years
After five years, Kendrick Lamar is finally back. The Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper announced on his website (which said it came “from the desk of oklama”) that Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers will be out on May 13. “Appreciate Your Patience,” Lamar wrote at the bottom of the letter that was posted on his site that was also shared on his Instagram. Last August, Lamar wrote on the same website that his album would be his final album with TDE. Lamar’s previous release was DAMN. Following that release, Lamar curated the Black Panther soundtrack and featured on songs by Sir, Raphael Saadiq, 2 Chainz, Busta Rhymes and Grammy-winner Baby Keem. Last November, he performed a number of deep cuts at Day N Vegas, which was his only show of 2021. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking f...
Kendrick Lamar & Dave Free’s pgLang Partner With Def Jam, Sign Tanna Leone
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jason LaVeris / Getty Kendrick Lamar is investing in the future of Hip-Hop through his company, which has signed an up-and-coming artist and is now partnered with Def Jam as part of the deal. According to reporting that was released on Wednesday (March 9th), Los Angeles-based artist Tanna Leone is officially signed to pgLang, the production company founded by Kendrick Lamar and Dave Free. The 23-year old joins the “King Kunta” rapper as the only artist repping pgLang along with Baby Keem. The signing also becomes the start of a partnership deal between pgLang and Def Jam Recordings. “We’re excited to welcome Tanna Leone and pgLang to the Def Jam family as valued partners,” Def Jam’s new CEO Tunji Balogun said in a statement announcing the news. “I’m lucky...
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar Tear the House Down During Super Bowl Halftime Show
Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar took the Super Bowl LVI stage during halftime and unsurprisingly tore the house down. They stampeded through a slew of their greatest hits, with Dre and Snoop serving as the de facto emcees. The Super Bowl Halftime Show was befitting for the Big Game, which took place at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium. Opening with Dre and Snoop’s “The Next Episode,” the stage was a replica studio, house and buildings that served as a tribute to Los Angeles. They went into “California Love” before 50 Cent popped up to perform a verse from “In Da Club.” Following Fiddy’s cameo, Blige hit the stage for “Family Affair” and “No More Drama.” Then Kendrick Lamar hopped on stage for “m.a.a.d. city” and “Alright.” Eminem (who would take a knee in support of...
Hip-Hop Icons Get Together For The 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show In ‘The Call’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: NFL / Pepsi/Roc Nation Feels like just yesterday the people in charge of putting together the Super Bowl Halftime Show couldn’t buy a Hip-Hop act as the culture was boycotting the annual entertainment segment of the big game due to the NFL league blackballing Colin Kaepernick. But times have changed and with Jay-Z having a say in things these days, the 2022 SB Half-Time Show won’t just be Hip-Hop based, but it’ll be boasting some of the most iconic names in the game as Dr. Dre, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar. To hype up this year’s Halftime Show, OG director F. Gary Gray put together a new cinematic commercial spot dubbed The Call featuring the aforementioned artists and best believe it got us older heads hype as hell. Starting off w...
