The New York Times – Music:
The LP, featuring Drake, Kanye West and others, had the equivalent of 107,500 sales in the United States last week. The K-pop group Twice wasn’t far behind, with 100,000 at No. 3.
Category: Lamar, Kendrick
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Kendrick Lamar’s Anxiety Era
The New York Times – Music:
During his five-year pause between albums, the rapper has been reckoning — with his own evolution, and the narrative that’s been constructed for him.
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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale’ Is No. 1 With the Year’s Biggest Opening
The New York Times – Music:
“Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” Lamar’s first album in five years, may be eclipsed by Harry Styles’s LP next week.
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Kendrick Lamar Is a Mortal Icon on ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'
The New York Times – Music:
The Pulitzer Prize-winning social commentator rapper returns after five years with “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers,” an album about what’s broken on the inside.
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Kendrick Lamar Returns With ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’
The New York Times – Music:
Since his 2017 album, “DAMN.,” the California rapper has won seven Grammys and the Pulitzer Prize for music. “Mr. Morale,” his fifth LP, is expected to make a big splash on the charts.