Kendrick Lamar Shares Update on “Final TDE Album”

    Kendrick Lamar has revealed he’s currently producing his final album for his label Top Dawg Entertainment. On a new website called Oklahoma, there’s a graphic of a file folder labeled “nu thoughts” that leads to a written statement from the rapper. It reads:

    I spend most of my days with fleeting thoughts. Writing. Listening. And collecting old Beach cruisers. The morning rides keep me on a hill of silence.

    I go months without a phone.

    Love, loss, and grief have disturbed my comfort zone, but the glimmers of God speak through my music and family.

    While the world around me evolves, I reflect on what matters the most. The life in which my words will land next.

    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. 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.

    There’s beauty in completion. And always faith in the unknown.

    Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts. I’ve prayed for you all.

    See you soon enough.

    -oklama

    Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, CEO and founder of Top Dawg Entertainment, confirmed Lamar’s next album, writing, “With this being Dot’s last album on TDE, this is more of a VICTORY LAP, a celebration. I know he will be successful in whatever it is he decides to do and will have our FULL support.”

    Since releasing his last studio album, 2017’s Damn., Kendrick Lamar curated and contributed to the Black Panther soundtrack and launched a new company called pgLang with Dave Free, the former president of TDE.

     

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    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis
    Konstantinos Pappis is a writer, journalist, and music editor at Our Culture. His work has also appeared in Pitchfork, GIGsoup, and other publications. He currently lives in Athens, Greece.

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