Hip Hop Nation favorite Kendrick Lamar just surprised the world by announcing his fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. The acclaimed rapper and pgLang co-founder revealed the record will drop on May 13, and will be his final with Top Dawg Entertainment.

In a tweet linking to his Oklama website, Lamar made the announcement in response to a February tweet from a user that read, "Kendrick Lamar is officially retired."

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- Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) April 18, 2022

"The following statement was released today by oklama, through his company, pgLang at 11:00am PT in Los Angeles, CA," the statement reads. "All factual information for this release will come directly from this source only." K Dot also posted the announcement to Instagram.

The album will follow Lamar's Pulitzer Prize-winning project, DAMN., which celebrated its five-year anniversary on April 14. Lately, Lamar has had his hands full with his mysterious pgLang company alongside Dave Free, which has announced two signees, Baby Keem and Tanna Leone, along with a handful of projects involving Yara Shahidi, Brent Faiyaz and Jorja Smith, with brands like Calvin Klein.

In November, Lamar put on a theatrical performance at Day N Vegas, highlighting his musical journey from Section.80 to DAMN.

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