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Kendrick Lamar confirms he’s making final TDE album: ‘There’s beauty in completion’
Kendrick Lamar is producing his final TDE album (Picture: Simone Joyner/Getty Images)
Kendrick Lamar has confirmed that he is working on his final album for Top Dawg Entertainment.
Taking to social media on Friday, the rapper surprised fans was a link to a new website for something mysterious called ‘Oklama.’
The sparse website featured a folder titled ‘nu thoughts,’ and lead to a written statement from the rapper.
He wrote: ‘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.’
The Humble hitmaker continued: ‘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.
He concluded: ‘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.’
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The statement appeared alongside a photo that appeared to show him in the recording booth.
It’s been fours years since his last studio album Damn was released in 2017 so fans are sure to lap up the new project.
The project won him the Pulitzer Prize for Music, along with a Grammy Award for best rap album in 2018.
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