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Mr. Morale & The Hot Steppers is here. Many people have thoughts on the album, ranging from the praising to justifiably complicated feelings considering this side of Kendrick Lamar – where he attempts to process his identity against a 2022 culture – has left many of us out there scratching our heads as to differentiating his well intentions vs. the art vs. the fumble of not getting it all right on the first try when it comes to big issues beyond that of a cis straight male. These pages are still processing it all, but can at least state that there’s probably another classic somewhere in there despite its messy presentation, but then again, art is reflective of life, and life is a mess, so maybe that’s where K. Dot’s head was at?
Anyhow, there’s a new video for the highlight “N95″ out there in the world directed by Kendrick and his pgLang co-founder Dave Free, and he has never stopped short of creating anything other than masterful visuals for his work. Shot in stark black and white, we see Kendrick in varying Christ motifs such as floating above water, being kissed on the cheek by cuz Baby Keem Peter-at-the-Last-Supper style, and hitting that HIIT (I’m pretty sure Jesus was a big fan of crossfit…) Put on your “N95″ below…
Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Hot Steppers is available now on Aftermath / pgLang / Top Dawg Entertainment / Interscope Records.
