It’s been five years since Kendrick Lamar released his Pulitzer winning album DAMN. Having established himself as a modern rap virtuoso whose songs have become anthems fueling social movements, expectations run high for his latest release. So when he dropped his new album Mr Morale and the Big Steppers, people tuned in - it is the biggest album drop of 2022 ... Show More
Jun 27
How Americana helped mainstream country find its soul
As we've been examining over the course of Country Week, country music has found a larger audience, in part by widening its sonic palette. For the final episode of this series, we take a look at a genre on the outskirts of country – Americana music – and how it's being used to co ... Show More
35m 22s
May 2022
Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale And The Big Steppers
It's been five years since Kendrick Lamar released his last album, DAMN. Since then, he's won a Pulitzer Prize, been nominated for an Oscar, and become a parent. His new double-length album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, is anything but a breezy victory lap. Lamar examines gener ... Show More
22m 16s
Oct 2019
S5E5 - DNA. (Part 2) by Kendrick Lamar
In Part 2 of our DNA. analysis, we dissect the song’s dramatic second half. Triggered by the disparaging comments by FOX News, Kendrick goes ballistic in a now icon extended verse. While we may have originally thought DNA. was about Kendrick Lamar, the song ends with the diagnosi ... Show More
33m 30s
May 2022
Kendrick Lamar Album Review Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Ft. Kodak Black, Summer Walker, Baby Keem
What’s up legendaries, it’s Ameenha Lee. In this podcast episode, I analyze and give my thoughts about Kendrick Lamar’s latest album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. With features from Kodak’s Black, Summer Walker, Taylour Paige, and more, this album is definitely taking over 2022 ... Show More
11m 24s
Aug 2016
S1E1 – Compton, K Dot, and Kendrick Lamar
We begin our season-long examination of Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp a Butterfly with the history of Compton, California and Kendrick’s transformation from K Dot, a young mixtape rapper, to Kendrick Lamar, a true artist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch ... Show More
22m 10s