Kendrick Lamar shares first new single in four years, ‘The Heart Part 5’

On Wednesday, Kendrick Lamar unveiled the cover of his fifth studio album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers featuring himself wearing a crown of thorns, with a gun tucked into his pants, alongside his family.The 34-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winning musician and his fiancée of seven years - Whitney Alford - quietly welcomed a baby sibling for their two-year-old daughter, whose name has not been disclosed.Renell Medrano photographed the longtime couple for the cover of Mr.

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Kendrick Lamar isn’t like other rappers. Let every other artist competing for rap’s throne jockey for position via social media campaigns, mixtapes, cheap co-branding, and market-tested singles: King Kunta floats above it all like a hip-hop mystic, descending from his mountain a couple of times a decade to bless the masses with scripture.

Oscars script.The actress and comedian co-hosted this year's ceremony with Wanda Sykes and Regina Hall and admitted organisers wouldn't let her tell one of her racier gags.As she couldn't share it then, she decided to tell it while she was onstage for a recent performance."This was a bit that the Oscars did say no I couldn't say," she told the crowd."And I loved it, so, here it is. I don't know why they said no."She then started telling a joke which saw her mentioning various movies and shows as she told a tale about her and her husband."So my husband was going down on me, or as he calls it, Squid Game," she said."So he's in my Nightmare Alley.

Kendrick Lamar‘s music video for ‘The Heart Part 5’ has launched a partnership with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.Although Lamar directed and executive produced the video himself, it features a deepfake blending his face into those of OJ Simpson, Jussie Smollett, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant and Kanye West.The deep fake was brought to life by Deep Voodoo, Parker and Stone’s studio specialising in the technology, according to Variety.Take a look at the video for ‘The Heart Part 5’ here:It marks the first collaboration between Lamar and Deep Voodoo, which made its first major steps with Sassy Justice in 2020, with the publication suggesting more projects to follow.In a five-star review of ‘The Heart Part 5’, NME wrote: “Lamar’s comeback takes a political stance, which is similar to his second album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ — hence the reference Obama, who was in the White House when it was released.“Like the 44th president, Kendrick is an emotive speaker and ‘The Heart Part 5’ finds him trying to get his crime-riddled neighbourhood to change.” Meanwhile in South Park news, the show announced a 25th anniversary live concert featuring performances from Primus and Ween.The special “one night only” event will take place at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado on August 10.The show is set to “celebrate 25 years of the music of South Park” with Parker and Stone also due to be in attendance on the night.“We’re so excited to go home and play at Red Rocks, a place that’s been known for hosting the most legendary artists and musicians.

Denzel Curry has said that he’s “the best rapper alive”.The Florida MC was speaking about his new album ‘MELT MY EYEZ SEE YOUR FUTURE‘ in an interview when he made the confident assertion at the end.He told XXL: “Just look out for me,” he said when asked if he’d like to add any thoughts when the conversation concluded. “Look out for any of the next projects that’s ’bout to come out. I’m ’bout to shake the whole game up.

Nipsey Hussle – has shown her support for Kendrick Lamar‘s new video for ‘The Heart Part 5’, which includes a tribute to Hussle.Using deepfake technology, Lamar changes his face several times throughout the video, reflecting the people he is referencing or portraying when the transformations take place. Amongst those that Lamar turns into are Kanye West, Will Smith and OJ Simpson.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt took a village to create Kendrick Lamar’s mind-melting new video for his song “The Heart Part 5,” which on the surface is just him performing in front of a red backdrop until you realize that his face deepfakes into those of OJ Simpson, Jussie Smollett, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant and Kanye West (who, ironically, himself dropped a video the same day using deepfake technology).While the video was directed and executive produced by Lamar and longtime collaborator Dave Free and features a host of creative collaborators (listed below), the deep fake is credited to Deep Voodoo, a studio launched by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to specialize in the technology — and the “The Heart Part 5” video appears to be the first fruit of a partnership between Lamar’s PGLang company and the “South Park” founders’ Park County banner to produce a new feature film for Paramount Pictures. (While Lamar, Parker, Stone and reps for PG Lang and Deep Voodoo all declined Variety’s requests for an interview about.) The Deep Voodoo studio — the name of which almost certainly was chosen in part for its phonic similarity to the term “deep doodoo” — made its first major splash late in 2020 with “Sassy Justice,” a spoof of a television investigative report on deep fakes done in collaboration with actor Peter Serafinowicz.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers finally arrives this Friday, and he kickstarted his rollout on Sunday with a new song and video for “The Heart Part 5," a new entry in the series of songs he began back in 2010.

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Benedict Cumberbatch returned to host for the second time over the weekend, and the celebrated actor kicked things off poking light fun at Will Smith's Oscars controversy.«I really am thrilled to be back hosting . It's been a really fun, great week. I have to be honest though, because most of the sketch writers pitched me sketches every day, and most were about ,» Cumberbatch shared as he stood on the iconic Studio 8H stage. «Which is great, I love the guy, I love playing the character… but I have been in other films.»Cumberbatch joked that Executive Producer Lorne Michaels then asked him, «Like what?»«And I said, 'Well, like .' And he said, 'Nobody saw it,'» Cumberbatch recalled.

Kendrick Lamar has revealed the first track from his new album ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’, ahead of that record’s release later this week. That track is titled ‘The Heart Part 5’.The video for the track – directed by Lamar and longtime collaborator Dave Free – uses deepfake technology to morph Lamar into Kanye West, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant, OJ Simpson, Jussie Smollett and Nipsey Hussle.Set for release on Friday, the album will be Lamar’s last for Top Dawg Entertainment, and is a co-release with his own label PGLang.

Kendrick Lamar returned today with comeback single ‘The Heart Part 5’ – see what they’re saying below.The new single is part of a series of songs titled ‘The Heart’ that Kendrick has released over his entire career, with ‘Part 4’ coming in 2017. All five editions of the song have arrived immediately before a full-length album, and Kendrick will release fifth album ‘Mr.

Oscars in March.“So my husband was going down on me, or as he calls it, Squid Game,” Schumer began. “So he’s in my Nightmare Alley, my House Of Gucci, and I say C’mon C’mon.

Kendrick Lamar shared a music video for his new song The Heart Part 5 on Sunday.The five-minute-long clip showcased the entertainer rapping in a white t-shirt as his face morphed into Kanye West, Will Smith, OJ Simpson, and more.The Los Angeles-raised rapper, 34, surprised fans with the fresh music, which he teased with a post that read, 'I am. All of us.' New content:Kendrick Lamar shared a music video for his new song The Heart Part 5 on SundayThe same statement was used to open the video, and it was 'signed' with his new alias Oklama.The artist - full name Kendrick Lamar Duckworth - had previously teased his forthcoming album with a rare Instagram post last month.

Kendrick Lamar dropped a transformational music video for his new single, «The Heart Part 5,» off his hotly anticipated new album,, which comes out on Friday.In the video, which was released on Sunday, Kendrick Lamar performs the track solo in front of a dark red backdrop.After a few moments, as Lamar raps, the video them employs some impressive Deepfake visual trickery, as the artist's face visually morphs into a number of other public figures, beginning with O.J. Simpson.Throughout the track, Lamar morphs from Simpson to Kanye «Ye» West, then into Jussie Smollett.

Kendrick Lamar has shared a new song and music video. "The Heart Part 5" is the latest installment in a series of non-album singles that began in 2010, though there's a possibility that it could be included on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, the new Kendrick Lamar album out on May 13.

Kendrick Lamar has a new song out!

Fans waiting patiently for Kedrick Lamar’s next album just got a big taste.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorKendrick Lamar dropped his first new solo single in nearly four years on Sunday night, called “The Heart Part 5.” The song arrives just days before the long-awaited release of his fifth solo album, “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers” on May 13.The song’s video begins with Lamar rapping by himself in front of a red screen, but occasionally has the faces of other rappers and controversial public figures photoshopped over his: Kanye West, Nipsey Hussle, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant, OJ Simpson and Jussie Smollett are six that we noticed after one screening.  Lamar unveiled the long-awaited “Mr.