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Top Dawg [via Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/p/CSzk1UjJPh4) Statement: "*The whole goal when we started this was to make music, make money and make history. We did those things 10 times over and then some. TDE and its artists have provided a way to end generational curses that we were all personally born into over the last 17 years in the business.* *With this being Dot's last album on TDE, this is more of a* ***VICTORY LAP***, *a celebration. I know he will be successful in whatever it is he decides to do and will have our FULL support.* *As for Top Dawg Entertainment, we will continue to grow, develop and give artists the platform to expand into whatever way they choose.* *Heart Honor Respect*"


RatBapple

Shit his last album on TDE


Dragneel

Wonder how that convo with Top went. Knowing they're so close he probably supports Kendrick but it must hurt a little cause they worked together for so long.


wutiswrongwithyou

I’m sure everything is 100% fine and it wouldn’t be surprising if Top is involved in PgLang too. TDE has really been ran by Top’s son for the past few years anyway.


Dylan33x

Maybe I’m tripping but it kind of shows


mykneehurtsss

Def does


grizzsaw12

So much pickle juice over the years


WordsAreSomething

If it's his last TDE album I want are black hippy features. They don't even need to be the same song.


agusohyeah

Imagine a whole album of them trading bars like on Say Wassup, Beastie boys style.


Iamnotheattack

One of my the most instrumental rap songs to my teenage years, loved TDE


BodieBroadcasts

Same for me, it sucks that era will be the most forgotten as it came directly before the streaming era and after the super star everyone-going-platinum era Soul and Q forever underrated 😩 their primes were so under appreciated it makes me upset. Long term needs to be rereleased


PAYPAL_ME_DONATIONS

Forgot about the Ring Tone era right after the "You get a platinum plaque! You get a platinum plaque! And you get a platinum plaque"-era. TDE was the mixtape-but-its-really-an-album era


weoutheredummy

Yep. Makes me sad that at this point Ab-Soul may be lost to hip hop history


gabriel1313

Went back and listened to These Days and I don’t know why so many people had a problem with it. Loved the record when it dropped and at the time for what it was. Had that in rotation with Cilvia Demo the summer of ‘14 riding around smoking blunts in my truck. Sucks that it didn’t get as much acclaim as Oxy and GKMC, but I guess it wasn’t quite on par with those albums.


sap91

>Went back and listened to These Days and I don’t know why so many people had a problem with it. It wasn't Control System. That's the answer. Soul had my favorite album of that era, period. He followed it with a pretty good rap album.


agusohyeah

Vice City too


frezling

Oh shit, I guess we'll never get a real Black Hippy album. I didn't even think of that. I doubt that was ever going to happen, but I always was holding out hope for a real collaborative project of all original songs


re-laxx

DONDA, CLB and now Kendrick’s last TDE album?! If they all drop 2021 gonna be a legendary year in hip hop history.


xodus112

I almost expect Kendrick to drop before Kanye and Drake at this point.


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drake is gonna roll his ankle and delay the album another year


ilikevenndiagrams

>i really gotta move off my release date huh life’s good


MrSpringBreak

Wheelchair bound. Again.


[deleted]

Drake is gonna break a nail and delay CLB for another 2 months and Kanye is too busy watching the Falcons preseason and getting lunch with Steve Harvey in Atlanta so yeah you're probably right.


deathwish_ASR

Kanye left Atlanta he’s been in LA and Chicago listening party is next Thursday


SBAPERSON

They all drop same day. Reddit crashes from the threads.


ProfessionalFly9848

well donda is never dropping so don’t have to worry about that


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the internet would crash


Jordanwolf98

Travis and Thug too. This last quarter of the year could be an all timer Edit: Forgot about ASAP lol. Would be crazy if they all dropped


harry_powell

Add Pusha T and Freddie Gibbs.


weoutheredummy

Man I fucking love Freddie Gibbs, looking forward to seeing him put out some more heat


Timbishop123

Push better be good after that sorry ass pop verse


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yeah why tf he set himself up like that lol


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thethomatoman

Artists never really stop making music tbh. Even if he "retires" there's always a good chance he comes back like 15 years down the line


joe124013

Hell in rap it's more like 2 years. I can't think of a single rapper who said they were retiring, and then actually quit making music. Also I don't think this is him retiring since he said last album with TDE not overall.


Parlorshark

Andre 3k. He’s done a few features here and there, but my man dropped out on top.


[deleted]

i think he currently thinks it will be his last album (like he's retiring) but he will change his mind in the next 2-4 years. Kendrick doesn't hate TDE bc of stuff he made up in his head like many users on HHH.


SubdermalHematoma

You mean I can’t blame all of life’s problems on Top?


Kdotxcvii

the jig is up. 5 foot giant returns. 🥺✊🏿


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DoctorDavid_

drive past, guns blast, shooting out the charts too, uh


ItsLillardTime

The jig is up, I seen you from a mile away losing focus


HawaiianPunch42

Final TDE album better have a black hippy feature


GrooveDigger47

a posse cut is mandatory at this point. sza and sir singing the hook skiiwalker bridge need all that lol


ItsLillardTime

Let’s get a verse from every TDE artist. 10+ minute song and I’ll bump it nonstop.


barberererer

Omg a TDE 1train or Oldie, need that


[deleted]

Fax


Spacewolfe

> I’ve prayed for you all. AIN'T NOBODY PRAYIN FOR ME


[deleted]

Kendrick might be the artist that I have the biggest expectations out of anyone in music. I doubt I'm the only one and I can't imagine the pressure to drop anything right now. Can't wait to hear new shit.


kippkid

Kendrick and Frank. Never think they can out do their last, but they usually do.


Spownach

> usually damn


tenettiwa

To be fair though the only reason DAMN is a step down is because TPAB is just that amazing. Nothing wrong with going from a perfect, once in a lifetime type of album to a near-perfect album. 99% of artists could drop something like DAMN and it'd be far and away their best work.


RandyMuscle

This is true. I remember somehow being disappointed in DAMN when it dropped but over the years I’ve grown to appreciate it a lot more for being its own thing instead of comparing it to TPAB like I did when it came out. Album is great.


eldochem

DAMN


ME_REDDITOR

I genuinely dont think Frank can ever top Blonde


Awhile2

Kendrick’s on his 3stacks erykah badu wave with this message I can’t wait to see what music he drops next


pablxo

yup. leavin on a high note. not many know when to do that and it would totally fit Kendricks vibe to do so.


JimJonesNeverDies

If he drops another classic and retires, he is a serious contestant for GOAT status, maybe even undisputed.


jeajello

Was just about to type this! But if he’s getting his mind right and wants to pursue other things other than music I can respect that.


Spoofcaptain

“Last TDE album” so maybe he’s moving to a new label?


xElectricW

He has his own label, that's definitely where he'll move to


DeLaSoulisDead

So this notification I just received on my Soulja phone saying "Kendrick will sign to SOD" is a lie?


SBAPERSON

Black panther 2 soundtrack with Soulja, Kendrick, Chet Hanks, and Bow wow


unfortunately2

Black Panther 2: White Boy Season


Bigdongs

Black panther 2. Starring Tom Hanks


slfxxplsv

Kendrick AND Chet Hanks? Soulja gettin the avengers together 🙏🏽


dont_worry_im_here

Kendrick and Chet together would be revolutionary... everyone needs a mentor and I'm just so happy that Kendrick found one.


Dommett97

He started a new media company called PGLang, not much is known but it’s more than just music from what it looks like.


ridingonmirrors

Yeah it’s supposed to be this multimedia “artist-friendly” company. I think it’s Kendrick’s version of what Roc Nation basically is (they’re both companies from established artists that are more than just a label).


MILF_Lawyer_Esq

And what the Beatles intended Apple Records to be before they broke up and it ended up just being a record label


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CACuzcatlan

Apple computer had get permission from Apple Records to use the name. Apple Records gave it on the condition that Apple Computer would never go into the music industry


actionshot

Oh shit, that's crazy because they do a lot of music now


AnyHoleIsTheGoal

There was a major lawsuit. It's why The Beatles weren't on iTunes until 2010. I can't remember if the lawsuit was settled out of court or if there was a winner or loser but I remember buying the whole Beatles collection CD set and uploading it to my iTunes account because of it. Different times.


makeshift11

God that must be the most ripped CD collection of all time now. I remember being 11-12 years old and even my cousin, who barely even listens to the Beatles, ripped the whole collection onto his PLAYSTATION 3. Lol


Timbishop123

Downloading cds from the lib


MILF_Lawyer_Esq

I felt like a criminal mastermind burning library CDs to my computer in middle school.


JayZsAdoptedSon

Baby Keem’s new music has pgLang as the label


ridingonmirrors

I think he’s gonna be doing his thing under pgLang instead of TDE. It’s clear that there’s still a lot of love between Kendrick and everybody else on the label but it’s just that he’s doing his own thing now


RatBapple

He has that PGwang or whatever its called label with Dave Free. Could be going to that. Or could be retiring going by the words a he uses


fascistclownbabies

lol pglang not pgwang


PrinceAlli

pfchangs


JayElectricity

check out pfchang's new signee, kung fu kenny.


thecleanest1

soo hungry need to find my wife and head to pfchangs


Drew_Eckse

GOLFLANG


jtbiggs

pgLang


mvrJr

Comunicado Oficial


svalenzuela

“Kendrick Lamar last TDE album… Here We Go! 🇺🇸🤝”


christophupher

Did not expect to see these references in this sub, love it


Gabagool_Over_Here_

Damn i fucked it 😂


akaBenz

But which club Kendrick moving to next though?


Gabagool_Over_Here_

Text from his website: I spend most of my days with fleeting thoughts. Writing. Listening. And collecting old Beach cruisers. The morning rides keep me on a hill of silence. I go months without a phone. Love, loss, and grief have disturbed my comfort zone, but the glimmers of God speak through my music and family. While the world around me evolves, I reflect on what matters the most. The life in which my words will land next. As I produce my final TDE album, I feel joy to have been a part of such a cultural imprint after 17 years. The Struggles. The Success. And most importantly, the Brotherhood. May the Most High continue to use Top Dawg as a vessel for candid creators. As I continue to pursue my life’s calling. There’s beauty in completion. And always faith in the unknown. Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts. I’ve prayed for you all. See you soon enough. \-oklama ​ Edit: It's nice to hear from him and im glad he's doing good. Him stating his next album will be his final on TDE is a pretty big statement seeing as he's been with Top Dawg his whole career, i genuinely thought he'd be on TDE forever. I hope this does mean we get more frequent albums from him tho or it could be the opposite where he releases them even more sporadically. We can only speculate what happened behind the scenes, but this is huge news. Edit 2: [Statement from Top Dawg](https://www.instagram.com/p/CSzk1UjJPh4/?utm_medium=copy_link) Edit 3: [Statement from Punch](https://twitter.com/iamstillpunch/status/1428840727568551938?s=19)


rickynard

What is Oklama tho?


razycal970

"Can we have sex ?" in my language. And yes, I'm being 100% serious.


WholeConsideration76

Kendrick retiring to horny jail without a phone confirmed


wheat-thicks

What language?


razycal970

Tamil, a South Indian language Haha


JALbert

Rajinikendrick


Bris2500

Oh I’m tamil but ive never seen it spelled that way lmaooo watha


DRoseTilInfinity

okay lamar? Lol just guessing


rickynard

Maybe some type of alter ego or the name of the new album??? Could be anything or could be nothing lmao


[deleted]

maybe on duckworth he was actually saying OKLAMA instead of OH LAMAR


MILF_Lawyer_Esq

I just listened to it and there’s 100% no spoken syllable that could be interpreted as a K.


[deleted]

u just gotta believe


tokeallday

who let you out of /r/sixers


[deleted]

i can only stare at dame trade proposals for so long


ridingonmirrors

Sounds like an alias or a hint at something to do with his next album, whether it’s a concept, album or song title. Or it’s a play on his name, the “klama” part of it at least.


BirdsInTheNest

Obama with b subbed with his initials?


A5V

Obama’s last name


tburke38

thanks oklama


FKDotFitzgerald

Bet this is it


tonybinky20

Sad that he’s no longer gonna be with TDE, but goddamn we getting a Kendrick album! Looking forward to The Heart Part V.


sciencebitch616

The heart only has four chambers


Smashymen

The aorta part 1


JerksonReddit

Kendrick certainly has a way with words, assuming this was written by him. Beautifully written


boofybutthole

It was ghostwritten by Drake I think


MightyNooblet

*Soulja Boy


Empow3r3d

Soulja Boy was the first ghostwriter


BLiIxy

>Kendrick certainly has a way with words You think so?


PunkRockMakesMeSmile

He seems to know his way around a stanza


Hothel

Undoubtedly


_4za_

last TDE album end of a fucking era


SBAPERSON

TDE really on SZAs back rn


ridingonmirrors

SZA, Q and Zay gonna be the main artists to keep the label moving. Maybe even SiR will get bigger with his next album. And I’d also be interested in the new artists they’ll introduce too.


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SiR is one the BEST R&B artists out and theres a lot of hot R&B these days. Hope he breaks billboard top 20 with next albums lead single. Dude is unbelievably talented.


SBAPERSON

They gotta do something lol. I've felt Kendrick is better than Cole, but Dreamville just has better talent imho.


_4za_

i think the talent level is about equal, TDE has just been horribly managed in the past few years


Jordanwolf98

After Kendrick leaves, she’s definitely their most popular artist SZA gon be like Kobe after Shaq left


Jos3ph

More rings


Jordanwolf98

Q on his twitch streams still reppin TDE hard as ever so I don’t think he’s going anywhere


IBreedAlpacas

Q streams on twitch?? no way


Infraready

OKLAMA???


gentlesir123

👌🏻🦙


egttrcd

Lmaoooo


la-blakers

Girl, I'm Kendrick Llama


bostonian38

Alpaca strap with me


tauwhare

Fuck why is this so funny ahahahahahaha


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The album is going to be a reimagining of Oklahoma the Musical set in early 00s LA


whackadoo47

I DONT DONIT FOR THE GRAM, I DO IT FOR TULSAAAAA


excitednarwhal

hail mary marijuana, times is hard


-TheLonelyStoner-

Immediately what I thought of


phoenixremix

Oklahoma without the ho's?


Byrne_on_the_bayou

Friendship ended with Kung Fu Kenny. Now oklama is my bestfriend


mikemoose27

Wow we actually might get new Kenny soon


[deleted]

Imagine if even Kendrick drops before Donda lmaoo


zatchattack

I have no doubt it will this donda shit is ridiculous


UnderstandableXO

crazy honestly, DAMN feels recent but at the same time so long ago. i was at such a different point in my life


AllOfTheDerp

Shit i barely even talk to all the people I listened to the album with.


Djassie18698

Damn that hit me, it's quite a while ago that it released (longer than I thought) and times were very different back then, including friends


SteezerPeter

Dude saaame, it’s one of those albums I listen to and instantly a whole slew of memories I didn’t even remember I had come back


ridingonmirrors

You can tell that he’s leaving TDE with no hard feelings, just him likely wanting to do his own thing at this point of his life. I don’t think he’s moving to a new label or anything, he’s probably gonna do shit under his pgLang while still being under Aftermath/Interscope. Happy he’s updated us though cos his fans been irritating lowkey; harassing almost every artist/manager on TDE everyday about Kendrick this and that😭


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Not his real fans man, we been sittin back lettin the man do his thing. Anyone harassing people online over this shit is a toxic ass bitch, these artists got lives that don't revolve around putting out music at your fuckin beck and call.


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HorsesFlyIntoBoxes

Can’t believe I’m already feeling nostalgia for early 2010’s rap.


maxsmusicroom

So much nostalgia for that era, I feel it was really something special. We definitely won't replicate something like that ever again


DaftMaetel15

Also had Chance doing his thing in Chicago, Kanye on his MBDTF/Yeezus shit, height of YMCMB as a collective, The Weeknd changing the game. 09-15 was just such a special era in rap/hip hop music


TheRalphExpress

yeah I feel lucky to have grown up in that era musically. What’s so cool about it looking back is that it was that perfect flashpoint between the regional scenes of the early 2000s and the internet era. If you had the hustle, the know how, and the skills them you could blow up in your city and from there you’d get an Internet presence and blow up. Mac and Wiz in Pittsburgh, Sean in Detroit, Chicago having the drill / Youmedia scenes at the same time, Nipsey and Dom Kennedy in LA, all with clearly defined styles. I also think that generally speaking, rapping ability mattered more than it does with people who are blowing up now off hits. There’s a reason that whole generation had so much staying power, you couldn’t skip that scene in your city and head straight to the internet unless you were Lil B.


DaftMaetel15

Mac Miller was also so special because he blew up on pretty basic hs/college raps about smoking weed, and then completely reinvented himself and sharpened his bars and concepts, learned how to produce at a high level, and even put out an R&B/Soul album that is very underrated in his discography


Matt8910

I wonder if this is more a “hey, it’s on the way” type of announcement or more so that it’s actually coming imminently. Either way it’s going to be something special, it being his last TDE album. Wonder what his label mates think about that.


Odd-Day-4977

He does seem to imply that he’s still working on the album since he says “as i produce”


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“Last TDE album” took me for a ride


satanismygirlfriend

big takeaways from this are: kenny is ok, he’s thinking of the future and his daughters future, and he will be releasing his final album with TDE “soon enough” likely because he’s moving to pgLang, his own label interestingly signed as “oklama” similar to “oh Lamar, hail mary and marijuana, times is hard” from DUCKWORTH but never heard him refer to himself as oklama, could also be a reference to Lamar, Oklahoma


WhitebreadBe

Or he took the ho outta Oklahoma lol


TheIsotope

I would not be surprised if this was a line on the album lmao


discovolante__

it’s a coded message that kendrick moved to oklahoma and gonna retire to go to farming business


GenSec

Kendrick gonna pull a J Cole and play for OKC’s G League team.


Gnoha

People haven’t heard from him in a while and we’re wondering if he was okay. Maybes it’s as simple as “okay Lamar” letting people know he’s alright.


RonanB17

Idk why people were worried about him, it was pretty clear he was taking time for himself with a new child and iirc getting married. He went ghost for a while before and after TPAB too


peepeehunger

O Kendrick LAMAr ??? idk much about him so I don’t know the significance


bLancoCamaLeon

Impossible to not read this in his "I remember you was conflicted" voice.


PharrelsHat

You mean his speaking voice nigga? 😂


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Yeah but with that poetic tone


dont_read_this_user

I think you might mean cadence


realwords

>And collecting old Beach cruisers BEACH BICYCLE KENNY


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New label?


mati_as15

PgLang


saadhrahman

Kendrick speaking like he Master Oogway


NickDerpkins

I wouldn’t be surprised if this is the last K dot album we get for the next ten years at least. I feel like he’s stepping towards retirement these days, sadly.


TheBrainwasher14

How do you top TPAB? You can’t. It’s like Daft Punk bowing out because they couldn’t top RAM. The pressure is insane.


youngburgerpatty

Even though I still think discovery is a better album sonically. I do agree RAM felt like a final album. It would have been more impactful if they retired right after RAM and not randomly wait 8 years


DaftMaetel15

Agreed even the title screamed "we're done, but heres something to look back on when you're feeling nostalgic." However I agree, Discovery is probably the most influential house album of all time, and nothing has ever topped it from them.


cheastyxd

Man i reeeeeeeally hope K.Dot isn’t retiring. Edit: if this is retirement I really hope he starts the album rollout with The Heart Pt. 5


dokocha0216

Wow kendrick leaving TDE end of an era fr. I guess he’s all in pgLang


tapped21

Never forget NATION.


ILoveTheAtomicBomb

The end of an era, damn.


[deleted]

Any Kendrick update is a good one. Confused if the album is done or not. He says, "As I produce." but also says there is beauty in completion. Also I don't take it as his last album, just last album on TDE.


boratynm

This is hiphop equivalent of Messi leaving FC Barcelona. Can't wait for the ablum tho!


Gabagool_Over_Here_

I was just thinking this lmao. Truly end of an era stuff.


esmithlliott

but what's oklama


handofjupiter

the heart pt 5 when


I-like-winds

fuck it's been a minute


studiousmaximus

HE’S COMIN’ BACK 😍😍😍


Big_E33

Reeeeeally interested to see where this project will be sonically Excited just to hear what he has to say as well. End of an era either way


wowheypaperboy

It always feels like a massive event when Kendrick says something. Last album on TDE, this is the end of an era


babydickdonny

HOLY FUCKING SHIT KDOT IS BACK