Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

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Lamar credits becoming a father as what made him "question everything the most." When Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers was nearing completion in May 2021, he contemplated scrapping the project because of how personal it was. He ultimately released the album because of how beneficial it would be for his children in the future. [13] Music and lyrical themes [ edit ]

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There are several topical lyrics on Mr. Morale. He talks on “Father Time” about how Drake and Kanye squashing their “beef” last year “confused” him, only to realize that he needs to learn compassion and forgiveness himself. “Guess I’m not as mature as I think/Got some healing to do,” he adds. Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2022/05/18 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 18, 2022 . Retrieved May 18, 2022.Top 100 Álbuns – Semanas 1 a 52 – De 31/12/2021 a 29/12/2022" (PDF). Audiogest (in Portuguese). p.1. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 30, 2023 . Retrieved February 1, 2023. During recording sessions, Lamar shielded the album away from most of his family members because he didn't want their influence or feelings to override his own; had he told them about it, then "them shits would've never came out." Sounwave admitted that there were times during the album's creation where "I was almost ready to give up music. Not going to lie to you. I was that lost and that down 'cause there was nobody dropping music and nothing coming out to inspire you." In an attempt to "stay alive and keep my hope alive in music," he took on an A&R position for both Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers and Baby Keem's The Melodic Blue (2021). [13] [14] Top 40 Rhythmic Future Releases". All Access. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022 . Retrieved July 30, 2022. In December 2020, the Roskilde Festival announced that Lamar would be headlining the festival's 50th anniversary event in 2021, noting that "new material [was] on the way". [7] [8] However, the festival was cancelled in May 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. [9] [10] In an August blog post, Lamar announced that he was in the process of producing his final album under Top Dawg Entertainment, writing: