{"id":1086219,"date":"2022-05-13T14:17:25","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/rapper-kendrick-lamar-spotted-in-ghana-ahead-of-album-release-watch\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T14:17:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T14:17:25","slug":"rapper-kendrick-lamar-spotted-in-ghana-ahead-of-album-release-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/05\/13\/rapper-kendrick-lamar-spotted-in-ghana-ahead-of-album-release-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapper Kendrick Lamar spotted in Ghana ahead of album release [Watch]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n            <!-- image --><br \/>\n            <!-- content --><br \/>\n <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<h3>Grammy award-winning artiste, Kendrick Lamar has landed in Ghana ahead of the release of his upcoming album, Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers.<\/h3>\n<p>A photo of the American rapper and his team enjoying dinner in Ghana has gone viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE :How Genevieve Nnaji treated me in Nollywood -Tonto Dikeh bare it all<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123412\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123412\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-123412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Kendrick-Lamar-album.jpeg\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\"   title=\"Kendrick Lamar spotted in Ghana ahead of album release [Watch] 1\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123412\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kendrick Lamar album, Kendrick Lamar new album, Kendrick Lamar in Ghana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"td-all-devices\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/1650190712_304_Ad-banner.jpg\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to a series of tweets by Citi FM\/TV\u2019s entertainment journalist, Olele Salvador, Kendrick is in the country for a listening party for his new album, \u2018Mr. Morale &#038; The Big Steppers\u2019 and also shoot a documentary for the album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKendrick Lamar is indeed in Ghana. Deep throat sources confirm to me that he\u2019s been here for a while ahead of his album launch. This is part of a partnership with a giant streaming platform. The viral picture is from this video of him &#038; his team eating at K\u014dzo, Accra.<\/p>\n<p> <!-- A generated by theme --> <\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><noscript id=\"td-ad-placeholder\"\/><\/p>\n<p> <!-- end A --> <\/p>\n<p>Kendrick Lamar will have an album listening \u2018party\u2019 with a selected few music executives &#038; culture enthusiasts on Saturday at an undisclosed location. This is in addition to a documentary he\u2019s shooting here in Ghana to activate the global release of his album.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>See the tweets below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Kendrick Lamar is indeed in Ghana. Deep throat sources confirm to me that he\u2019s been here for a while ahead of his album launch. This is part of a partnership with a giant streaming platform.<\/p>\n<p>The viral picture is from this video of him &#038; his team eating at K\u014dzo, Accra. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7YCSUpB5Iw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pic.twitter.com\/7YCSUpB5Iw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Africa&#8217;s &#8216;Larry King&#8217;\ud83c\udf99\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udded (@OleleSalvador) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OleleSalvador\/status\/1524736927693426689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In April Kendrick Lamar tweeted a new link to his Oklama website announcing the release date for his much anticipated album.<\/p>\n<p>On the micro-blogging platform , the rapper revealed his new album\u2019s title and release date: Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers is out May 13.<\/p>\n<p>Lamar teased the record\u2014his \u201cfinal TDE album,\u201d as he described it\u2014on a website launched in August 2021. \u201cMay the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. As I continue to pursue my life\u2019s calling,\u201d he wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s beauty in completion. And always faith in the unknown.\u201d He signed the note, \u201cOklama.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Morale &#038; The Big Steppers follows Lamar\u2019s Pulitzer-winning 2017 album Damn. Since then, he\u2019s curated and helmed the Black Panther soundtrack, headlined Coachella and Top Dawg Entertainment\u2019s Championship Tour, won a bunch of Grammy Awards, and been nominated for an Oscar.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ :KiDi gifts GH5K to taxi driver who returned passenger\u2019s GH8K left in his car [watch]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read all the Latest News, Entertainment News and gossips <strong>here<\/strong>. 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