It looks like Kendrick Lamar has a new music project in the works!
The 33-year-old “Humble” rapper filmed what appeared to be a music video on Tuesday (September 1) on the 4th Street bridge in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Kendrick was seen sitting on a crate wearing a white sweatshirt and gold shorts while talking on a payphone. Earlier in the day, Kendrick sported a gray sweatshirt and black sweatpants as he made his way out of a trailer.
Kendrick hasn’t released new music in quite some time. He teamed up with director Ryan Coogler for the Black Panther: The Album soundtrack, which was released in 2018.
His song “All the Stars” on the soundtrack was nominated for Best Original Song at the 2019 Oscars.
His last solo studio album, DAMN, was released back in 2017.
Back in 2015, Sean released his “Me, Myself & I” freestyle, which alleged had subliminal digs at Kendrick, which he later denied.
“One of the people that, especially after Nipsey [Hussle] died was important for me to connect with was Kendrick. Me and Kendrick got a history…a relationship as peers. When this whole Big Sean, Kendrick beef was going on, it was something I wish I would have spoken up [on],” he said.
“I remember going online and seeing like, ‘Oh, is he talking about Kendrick?’ ‘Cause I’m talking about people who rap fast…I wasn’t beefing with nobody. I’m just rapping n–a. It wasn’t like a specific person or else I would’ve said his name.”
He went on to explain that the two continued to generate headlines with alleged digs in their songs.
“Every verse I do, people be like, ‘Oh is this a response? Is this a response?’ And I’m like, ‘Damn I can’t even show no aggression, people think it’s a damn response.’ It got to a point where somehow it was just a weird tension between me and him even though it was already said it wasn’t no beef. People made it that way,” he explained.
“Fast forward, I let this s–t go. He let that s–t go—he never talked about it. And I never talked about it and I should’ve said something, bro. I should’ve just came out and been like, ‘Naw, that ain’t it’…but I didn’t. I was working on this song with Nip and then Nip passed. I have a show for J. Cole‘s festival. I’m sitting next to Punch from TDE. He like, ‘Bro, wassup—you ever holler at Kendrick?’ I damn near [had] put it on the back burner in my brain. I’m like, ‘Damn, no I never did. And he’s like, ‘Man, you should definitely holler at him.’ Got his number and we communicated. The respect is mutual. It was literally nothing.”
Kendrick is notoriously quiet about his private life, and never revealed that his longtime love was pregnant. In fact, he only acknowledged he was engaged during an interview in 2015 on The Breakfast Club.
The two have been dating since they attended Centennial High School together in Compton, Calif. Congratulations to the happy new family!
The duo will not be a part of the show, and the Black Panther song will not be performed by another act, an Academy source confirmed to Variety on Thursday (February 21).
However, all four of the other songs nominated for Best Original Song will be performed, including “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns, “I’ll Fight” from RBG and “Shallow” from A Star Is Born.
There was a previous plan to showcase only “Shallow” and “All The Stars” during the show which was canceled due to backlash and nominee solidarity.
There have been rumors swirling around that only two of the songs nominated for Best Original Song at the 2019 Oscars would be performed during the ceremony in February.
Now, Variety is reporting that all five nominees have been invited to perform!
Jennifer Hudson is confirmed to sing “I’ll Fight” from the documentary RBG and the Academy says a special guest will sing “The Place Where the Lost Things Go” from Mary Poppins Returns. The song is performed by Emily Blunt in the movie, though it’s not known if she’ll sing at the Oscars.
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are expected to perform “Shallow” from A Star Is Born and Kendrick Lamar and SZA will likely do their collaboration “All the Stars” from Black Panther.
The fifth nominee is Willie Watson and Tim Blake Nelson‘s “When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings” from the movie The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
The Oscars will be aired live on February 24 at 8pm EST/5pm PST on ABC.
Anderson .Paak was joined by a special guest during his performance on Saturday Night Live!
During his performance tonight (December 1) on the hit sketch show, the 32-year-old rapper was joined on stage by Kendrick Lamar for a surprise performance of their hit song “Tints.”
In Creed II, Michael B. Jordan reprises his role as Adonis Johnson and must face off against a new opponent, Viktor Drago (Florian Munteanu), the son of Ivan Drago, who was portrayed by Dolph Lundgren in the 1985 film Rocky IV.
Creed II hits theaters on November 21 – watch the trailer here.
You can download the soundtrack off of iTunes here and stream it below!
