Kendrick Lamar Talks New Album: 'good kid, m.A.A.d. city' Rapper Says Next Album Release Date Will 'Be an Event'
While sitting down with San Francisco-based radio station KMEL earlier this week, Kendrick Lamar discussed his highly anticipated upcoming third album.
There have been rumors swirling around that Lamar's new album would be titled "United States of A.L.A.R.M." However, the Compton emcee made it clear that he does not have a title just yet, adding that he actually is impressed by the Internet's ideas.
"It's one called 'American State of Alarm' -- which was kinda hard, though!" he said. "It was somebody clever. I thought that was cool."
Lamar said he could not reveal the release date for his latest project either because he felt it would not be right to give fans false information.
"It's in the process. We cooking," he claimed. "I couldn't say. I couldn't give a false pretense on where I'm at ... I can't even give a date or a time, but it's going to be an event."
The "Money Trees" rapper also said he did not feel any pressure prior to the release of his debut album.
"Not really pressure. I think it's like fun if anything because it's a challenge not only for myself, my fans and just me creatively," he said. "I think it's more of an anxious type feeling 'cause this word 'pressure' was thrown around right before my album -- every interview I was doing -- and seriously I didn't feel it. I was like 'I'mma go out here and give it my best shot for what I know.' And I'mma do that the second time around."
When asked what Top Dawg Entertainment is doing different from others that may attribute to their success, Lamar said: "I can't speak for other people, but I know we have meeting. Like real meetings."
" We sit down, ad we been doing this for the past seven, 10 years," he continued. "Really like grouping up and having meetings of what we gon' do, you know? And that helps. Communication helps all the way. As far as knowing each individual artist and what they goals are and what they come to do, and that comes with good management."
Lamar previously revealed during an interview with KIIS FM that Dr. Dre would assist the follow up to his 2012 "good kid, m.A.A.d city."
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