Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is the fifth studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, released in May 2022 via Interscope Records, Top Dawg Entertainment and Aftermath Entertainment.

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is Kendrick Lamar’s first album in five years following the release of DAMN in 2017.

The album features narration by Whitney Alford and Eckhart Tolle, and guest appearances from Blxst, Amanda Reifer, Sampha, Taylour Paige, Summer Walker, Ghostface Killah, Baby Keem, Kodak Black, Sam Dew, Tanna Leone, and Beth Gibbons of Portishead. Lamar, who executive produced the album under the pseudonym Oklama, reunited with frequent collaborators Sounwave, J. Lbs, DJ Dahi, and Bekon for the majority of the album's production.

Upon release, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers was met with widespread acclaim from critics, who praised Lamar's lyricism and the album's scope, although a few found it inconsistent.

The album has spawned three singles: "N95", "Silent Hill", and "Die Hard".

It debuted at #1 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, becoming Lamar's fourth US number-one album.

This double album 2LP record set is on 180 gram black vinyl housed in a single pocket sleeve with printed inner sleeves, pressed in France via Interscope Records.