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Kendrick Lamar于主流厂牌发行的第二张大碟《To Pimp A Butterfly》，发行即广受赞誉，是继Taylor Swift《1989》后第一张专辑，继Beyonce的《Beyonce》后第一张R&B及嘻哈专辑，连续几周保持冠军位置。专辑被美国《娱乐周报》称赞为“拥有Mixtape的自由，但其制作却可以媲美一部奥斯卡水平的电影”，而著名滚石音乐杂志评论专辑为“炽热愤怒的杰作，完美结合deep jazz及无情的自我评价。”专辑凝聚包括嘻哈音乐制作重量级人物如Dr. Dre、Pharrell Williams和Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith，还有Boi-1da, Flying Lotus, Terrace Martin, Knxwledge, Sounwave, Thundercat等后起新秀来助阵，深度融合funk、jazz及spoken word等风格。专辑呈现的核心是，是以“冒充作为嘻哈音乐人的Kendrick Lamar对自我价值的探索；而第二单曲“The Blacker The Berry”将自我价值扩展至美国黑人种族内部的问题；“King Kunta”取材自小说《Roots: The Saga of an American Family》中的黑奴Kunta Kinte；“Mortal Man”中Kendrick把对于自己的能力和社会角色的疑问，抛给偶像即已故传奇说唱歌手2Pac，并与之“对话”。

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is the upcoming fifth studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. Set to be released on May 13, 2022, it is his first studio album since the release of 2017's critically acclaimed Damn. The album is expected to be released in association with pgLang, Lamar's newly-founded media company, and Top Dawg Entertainment. Lamar has stated that the album will be his last with Top Dawg Entertainment.

It seems the secret to soundtrack success these days is to include as many large name collaborations as possible. We’ve already seen that strategy pay dividends with Kendrick Lamar for Divergent and Pharrell with the entire soundtrack for Despicable Me 2. Considering the killing those two films experienced at the box office, it only makes sense that the heads behind The Amazing Spider-Man 2 came knocking at their doors looking for another blockbuster hit. We think they’ve definitely got one on their hands with “It’s On Again.”
The single opens rather aggressively, as Kendrick rips through another impassioned verse, delivered with a fiery intensity we’ve grown accustomed to hearing through his last few releases. It is an Alicia Keys song after all though, and the blaring electric guitars are swiftly replaced with far mellower production shortly after Kendrick wraps up his portion of the track. There’s still a fair amount of urgency in Alicia’s vocals, but given that Pharrell is behind the boards, you can be assured this is a tune that’s just as easy to groove out to.
Check out the single above, which will be available on iTunes tomorrow, April 1st. The entire soundtrack is set for release on April 22nd, while the film will hit theaters on May 2nd.

2013 version scheduled to include bonus tracks & remixes. Universal

美国说唱歌手Kendrick Lamar助阵SiR新单《Hair Down》发布，单曲将收录在SiR的第三张录音室专辑《Chasing Summer》之中，同时音乐录像带也会随着单曲的发布上线！

On September 23, 2010, he released Overly Dedicated, a highly acclaimed mixtape that included a song titled "Ignorance Is Bliss" in which he glorifies gangsta rap and street crime but ends each verse with "ignorance is bliss" giving the message "we know not what we do."