Kendrick Lamar Reveals New Album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ Is Coming Soon

Hip-Hop Nation favorite Kendrick Lamar just surprised the world by announcing his fifth studio album, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” The acclaimed rapper and pgLang co-founder revealed the record will drop on May 13, and will be his final with Top Dawg Entertainment.

In a tweet linking to his Oklama website, Lamar made the announcement in response to a February tweet from a user that read, “Kendrick Lamar is officially retired.”

“The following statement was released today by oklama, through his company, pgLang at 11:00am PT in Los Angeles, CA,” the statement reads. “All factual information for this release will come directly from this source only.” K Dot also posted the announcement on Instagram.

The album will follow Lamar’s Pulitzer Prize-winning project, “DAMN.,” which celebrated its five-year anniversary on April 14. Lamar recently announced two signees to his mysterious pgLang company with Dave Free: Baby Keem and Tanna Leone. He also revealed several projects involving Yara Shahidi, Brent Faiyaz, and Jorja Smith with brands like Calvin Klein.

Additionally, Lamar delivered an epic career-spanning performance at Day N Vegas, highlighting his musical journey from “Section.80” to “DAMN.”