Kendrick Lamar broke his massive hiatus to announce his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers will drop in May. The digital press release was shared out through his pgLang company & “oklama” website reveals the album’s May 13th release date. Additionally, the website states, “All factual information for this release will come directly from this source only.” It’s safe to say that fans should keep a close eye on pgLang for the upcoming rollout of Kendrick Lamar’s new album. He easily shook up the Hip-Hop world on Twitter with the new announcement after quoting a tweet from a fan jokingly alleging that Kendrick retired:
https://t.co/YVE5bZOBL2 https://t.co/UywGGKExb1
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) April 18, 2022
NO WAY KENDRICK LAMAR ANNOUNCED HIS ALBUM USING MY TWEET WTFFFF
— SK⚡️ (@raptalksk) April 18, 2022
What Is ‘Oklama’ & Its Importance?
Many are still unsure of what Kendrick Lamar’s pgLang company actually is in its entirety. The announcement of the TDE Hip-Hop veteran’s album was made public on a webpage named “oklama”. Like many of Kendrick’s moves, this new name/entity seems very relevant to the new album. Personally, I suspect that it’s gonna be his new persona for this specific album. Other all-time greats such as Kanye West or Eminem tend to form different characters to embody for each release.
Kendrick Lamar Is On Top Of The World
Again, the rapper’s been trending online since the news broke. It’ll be exciting to see what kind of music we’ll get from Lamar after waiting almost 5 years. His last album DAMN. was a massive success that even earned the California artist a Pulitzer Prize. Now we see Kendrick perform on huge stages like the Super Bowl or developing pgLang’s new talent Tanna Leone:
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Written by: Oryah Brown | Instagram: @oryah.wav
