Yes, it’s true. Kendrick Lamar returns with his surprise release untitled unmastered., which went to digital retailers on Thursday night. The project, which follows his 2015 Grammy-winning album To Pimp a Butterfly, is comprised of eight untitled tracks recorded between 2013 and 2016.
TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith announced plans to drop something new from one of his artists this week. Some expected it would be music from ScHoolboy Q, SZA, or Ab-Soul, but instead, he decided to release something from TDE’s golden boy. Prior to this, fans including LeBron James tweeted Tiffith and urged him to release the untitled Kendrick tracks.
untitled unmastered. comes after Kendrick’s explosive Grammy performance last month, where he debuted one of the untitled tracks. He also performed another song on “The Tonight Show” in January and premiered another on Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” in 2014.
Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’ five-year-old son Egypt produced the second half of “untitled 07,” which also features his vocals.
“This is the best Dad moment everrrrr!!!” said his father Swizz. “thx #Kendrick for investing in the future!!!”
Hear King Kendrick’s big surprise via the link below.
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UNTITLED UNMASTERED. TRACKLISTING
1. “untitled 01 l 08.19.2014.”
2. “untitled 02 l 06.23.2014.”
3. “untitled 03 l 05.28.2013.”
4. “untitled 04 l 08.14.2014.”
5. “untitled 05 l 09.21.2014.”
6. “untitled 06 l 06.30.2014.”
7. “untitled 07 l 2014 – 2016”
8. “untitled 08 l 09.06.2014.”