Kendrick Lamar's latest album "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" was released a few months ago and it appears that the rapper is ready to embark on a new era as his collaborator confirmed big news to fans.
Speaking to Complex, the rapper's producer for his recent album, Sounwave, revealed that he already began working on Lamar's upcoming album.
Explaining how they work on new projects, the longtime collaborator claimed that he and the rapper always start working on new music immediately after the previous one was released.
He later added that they're already "starting on the next one."
The reason behind it is that their ideas never stopped and it is one of the significant reasons why he go on tour with him is to work on the next project.
"We can't skip a beat. We have to just keep going. There are no breaks," he added. (via Fader)
As of this writing, Lamar has not confirmed whether the information is true. He has also not revealed an official release date for his next album.
Sounwave is a popular producer who worked on numerous hits released by several artists in the past. He works for Top Dawg Entertainment, meaning he contributed to major music projects like the "Black Panther" official soundtrack.
He also collaborated with big artists like SZA, Schoolboy Q, Chloe x Halle, Beyoncé, and many more.
For his recent project with Lamar for "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, he was credited on 13 of the 18 songs in the tracklist.
Speaking about the recent album, he revealed that the record took over five years to complete and it featured a vulnerable side of the rapper because of his emotions and experiences over that period.
The past five years were rough for them as there were mixed emotions about what happened within the society and the industry.
"We went through so much from the five year gap. We lost very key figures in our culture in Nipsey [Hussle] and Kobe [Bryant] within less than a year of each other, which can bring anybody down," he added.
The album amassed critical success as many critics praised the rapper for the way he evoked emotions through his lyricism.
"Mr. Morale" also became successful on the Billboard 200 chart as it debuted at No. 1, making it his fourth chart-topping album in the US.
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