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Kendrick Lamar shares the official cover art to the highly-anticipated new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers which drops this Friday (May 13) everywhere via Interscope/Aftermath/Top Dawg/pgLang.

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— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) May 11, 2022

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The cover features a throne-crowned wearing Kung Fu Kenny with his family and a gun in his back waist-band, holding his oldest child, while his wife, Whitney Alford, sits on the bed, holding their infant child with the impression of breastfeeding. The cover arrives several days after Lamar released the upcoming album’s single “The Heart Part 5” which has received huge attention due to the visual’s homage to the likes of O.J. Simpson, Kanye West, Jessie Smollett, Will Smith, and the late-Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle.

Kendrick’s latest visual, released last Sunday evening (May 9), samples the 1976 Marvin Gaye–classic “I Want You” and has already accumulated over 17 million views-and-growing on YouTube in two days. The song and video have received praise from all over pop culture and entertainment. “The Heart Part 5” is set to appear on Kendrick’s forthcoming fifth studio album — his first album release in five years.

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In August 2021, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers was revealed as Kendrick’s “final” album with his original recording home, Top Dawg Entertainment. “As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years,” Lamar shared in a message on his oklama website at the time. “The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood.” He released his debut album under Top Dawg in 2012 with Good Kid M.A.A.D. City — and with the label Kendrick earned a Pultizer Prize in 2018 for his 2017 album, DAMN.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers drops Friday on all digital streaming platforms.

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Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar is officially on his daddy duties. New reports claim the hip-hop superstar and longtime girlfriend/fiancée Whitney Alford are now parents.

According to reports, K. Dot and Whitney welcomed their newborn daughter today.

Kendrick Lamar is a dad! The rapper, 32, and his fiancée Whitney Alford, 33, welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on July 26, Us Weekly confirms. The longtime couple and high school sweethearts have kept their relationship pretty private since Kendrick first stepped into the spotlight, but they have stepped out together on a number of occasions, including their most recent appearance at the Grammys in January 2018. (POPSUGAR)

Lamar and Alford’s relationship dates back to their high school days.

At the time of his announcement, Lamar and Alford had been dating for about 10 years. Their relationship began when they were both attending Centennial High School in Compton, California. Alford, who has styled her fiancé’s hair for a few performances and photo shoots, graduated from California State University Long Beach with a degree in accounting before she became a licensed aesthetician. (Us Weekly)

Over the past few years, Lamar has let loose a few details about his love for Alford.

“Yeah, yeah, definitely,” he said when asked about his girlfriend. “I’m loyal to the soil. At the end of the day you want to always have real people around you, period–whether male or female.” (“The Breakfast Club”)

Kendrick also explained why he views Whitney as much more than his ride or die.

“I wouldn’t even call her my girl. That’s my best friend. I don’t even like the term that society has put in the world as far as being a companion–she’s somebody I can tell my fears to.” (Billboard)

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