Kendrick Lamar – Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers (2022)

Kendrick Lamar continues to rap at Pulitzer level with variable flows and complex storytelling. The mirror-image concept of the double album works, because after the darkness of »DAMN.« he not only reveals his traumas here, but also works through them in a positive way, now seemingly capable of self-love. Although it’s not all bull’s-eyes, »Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers« impresses with some of the best beats of his career and surprising special guests like Beth Gibbons. Despite the crown of thorns on the cover, Lamar seems to have shed his messiah complex.