Kendrick Lamar Excavates the Contours and Complexities of His Psyche on Revelatory ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ | Review

May 18, 2022 Matt Koelling

An artist fairly unconcerned about temporally stepping steps into the fray to bless and curse us with a body of work that feels like his most time-sensitive yet.

Kendrick Lamar Defies Convention, Delivers Masterpiece with ‘DAMN.’ | Album Review

April 19, 2017 Matt Koelling

Kendrick Lamar’s latest watershed is arguably his finest song suite of his career to date, and by extension, the first bona fide classic album of 2017.

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