Kendrick Lamar appeared to kick off his album rollout last month when he announced his DAMN. follow-up would be his last for Top Dawg Entertainment. Hip Hop fans were taking bets on who would drop first — Kendrick Lamar, Drake or Kanye West. With Certified Lover Boy and Donda officially out, it looks like K. Dot is up next.
According to a post from Akademiks, Kendrick Lamar and his team have registered at least 32 song titles with ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers), an organization that protects artists’ musical copyrights.
Although it’s undetermined when the songs were actually uploaded to the system, song titles include previously unheard tracks such as “Before The Hangman’s Noose,” “Director,” “Believe,” “Blow Ya Mind,” Feel For You,” “End of the Line,” “Erika Kane,” “Driving Down The Darkness,” “Lesson Learned,” “Living My Life” and Hood Love.”
Kendrick Lamar suggested he was coming for rap’s proverbial crown on Baby Keem’s latest single “family ties” — and even named Kanye West personally.
“Muthafuck that album, fuck that single,” he raps. “Burn that hard drive (Burn that shit)/Ain’t nobody safe when I come up killin’ everybody that’s outside (Who you with?)/Yeah, Kanye changed his life, but me, I’m still an old school Gemini (Lil’ bitch)/Let me jump in this bitch.”
The song arrived not long after Lamar made his shocking announcement regarding his TDE departure.
“As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years,” he wrote in a rare social media post. “The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood.
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“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.”
No official release date for the project has been unveiled, but the ASCAP registration is another clue something is on the way soon.
Does this always happen why don’t other albums get leaked this way?
So much bullshit diva publicity in an effort to build anticipation. Face it we don’t see hiphop the same way we used to. The quality just isn’t there in this era and fake beefs and articles won’t help.
Hey. The world changes dumb dumb. Chill with the captain obvious shit.
Change is fine, decline to retard rap and silly promotions is not. If you can’t understand that, you’re the dumb dumb that likes mumbling sissies in nuthugger jeans.
Good timing by KDot. Let’s face it Ye and Drake dropped a couple of mid albums with guest appearances dropping best verses. Kendrick will show us what’s up
So Kdot views Ye as a bigger threat. Let that sink in drake-onians.
drake was never really close
Y’all are dumb as hell. That wasn’t a diss to Kanye West. He’s referencing Ye in order to push the Gemini bar, so please tell where’s the diss? Too many know-it-all’s that don’t know shit
Definitely Kendrick will show us what’s up @truth ..he is the GOAT and that’s final man
Honestly that Keem song is the worse verse from Kendrick in years. Dude doesn’t even try to rhyme, not one decent metaphor and that production sucked. It’s like every song is two or three different beats and the composition style sounds out dated as fuck.
I’m hopeful over the leaks last year it’s going to be good. It had alot of classical and rock sounds. Tired of this LA trap bullshit everyone currently raps over.
And anyone who can’t see Baby Keem is just another face for Kendrick is dumb af. It’s clear K writes homies songs and verses
And Drake and Yes album both were trash. Not even mediocre.
Doesn’t even try to rhyme? Do you hear your bullshit? Lol weak ass take on the homie.
Let’s listen to your album then, Pito Face.