Here’s How Fans Reacted to Kendrick Lamar’s "Mr Morale and The Big Steppers" Cover Art

After five long years, Kendrick Lamar is ready to release his follow up to 2017’s “DAMN.” “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” is the name of this new project and there is still a lot that we do not know about it. There are rumours that this could be a double album, but the feature list and production team remains anonymous.

The prolific rapper has always been particular when it comes to his artistry, mastering the art of building tension.

He released “The Heart Part 5” just a couple of days ago, and in just over 24 hours from now, Kendrick will be coming through with a whole body of work that promises to be album of the year worthy worthy.Kendrick released the cover art for the highly anticipated project on May 11, sending fans into a guessing game with it’s artistic depiction.

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Taking to Twitter and Instagram, Kendrick posted the album’s cover. As you can see from the picture below, the pgLang founder is holding a child in his arms while wearing a barbed wire crown. From there, we can see a woman in bed holding a baby. It is clear that Kendrick is trying to say something about family here, however, some of the details are certainly open to interpretation.

Kendrick Lamar on Twitter: “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers pic.twitter.com/tLcJDyNxVe / Twitter”
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers pic.twitter.com/tLcJDyNxVe

Here’s what some fans had to say about the album art for Kendrick Lamar’s “Mr Morale and The Big Steppers.”

Watching the Throne on Twitter: “General concepts you get from this image:Crown of thorns = Jesus = preaching, persecution, sacrifice, redemptionFamily = responsibility, generations, more than the selfState of the apartment = trying to get by, making due with what you have, looking for more / Twitter”
General concepts you get from this image:Crown of thorns = Jesus = preaching, persecution, sacrifice, redemptionFamily = responsibility, generations, more than the selfState of the apartment = trying to get by, making due with what you have, looking for more

steven depaschalis on Twitter: “pic.twitter.com/5Au1WwOwWH / Twitter”
pic.twitter.com/5Au1WwOwWH

King Wow on Twitter: “Crown of thorns on his head this nigga literally preachin pic.twitter.com/CqVp81cCvY / Twitter”
Crown of thorns on his head this nigga literally preachin pic.twitter.com/CqVp81cCvY

yb giannis on Twitter: “Bro no one getting this shit album cover / Twitter”
Bro no one getting this shit album cover

#2022AufarSIP 🎓 on Twitter: “Mr. Morale represents the older generation. You know things are not going well right now: gun fight, racism, etc. As the wiser one, Kendrick is trying to provide a better life & culture for the next generation. Even though it’s different from what society told us to do. / Twitter”
Mr. Morale represents the older generation. You know things are not going well right now: gun fight, racism, etc. As the wiser one, Kendrick is trying to provide a better life & culture for the next generation. Even though it’s different from what society told us to do.

Lite on Twitter: “That’s cool and all but Kendrick should calm down on his Messiah complex / Twitter”
That’s cool and all but Kendrick should calm down on his Messiah complex

Mike Jones on Twitter: “I work at a store were Kendrick and his girl shop at all the time. Im not gonna say were because I dont wanna put his business out like that. But im glad that he and this girl have been together for a long time and they are the nicest people you would ever meet. They say hi to ev / Twitter”
I work at a store were Kendrick and his girl shop at all the time. Im not gonna say were because I dont wanna put his business out like that. But im glad that he and this girl have been together for a long time and they are the nicest people you would ever meet.

Re-Up Gang RVA on Twitter: “I much prefer the Heart Part 5 cover even though I know that can only go so far in communicating the album narrative as this photo can. But what this cover does tell me is we’ll get hella personal, which I’m always down for / Twitter”
I much prefer the Heart Part 5 cover even though I know that can only go so far in communicating the album narrative as this photo can. But what this cover does tell me is we’ll get hella personal, which I’m always down for

Tade Jamal on Twitter: “Exactly what I thought. We are looking at an instant classic! https://t.co/5bhzE5YZMR / Twitter”
Exactly what I thought. We are looking at an instant classic! https://t.co/5bhzE5YZMR

Kendrick’s Big Stepper on Twitter: “Is Kendrick hinting that he could get crucified for the contents of this album? He was already on some “final goodbyes” tip on the heart part 5. I dont like that cover art 😭 its giving me very family on the run. Especially that gun in his pants. / Twitter”
Is Kendrick hinting that he could get crucified for the contents of this album? He was already on some “final goodbyes” tip on the heart part 5. I dont like that cover art 😭 its giving me very family on the run. Especially that gun in his pants.

Emmanuel Nathan Zulu on Twitter: “Notice the Glock? Or how active he is looking out the window? He is fighting every battle for his family, waking up everyday to protect them. / Twitter”
Notice the Glock? Or how active he is looking out the window? He is fighting every battle for his family, waking up everyday to protect them.

Kanye Lamar on Twitter: “idk if it’s intentional but the main colors are brown and white/beige which might represent race?? or is it just a random color scheme / Twitter”
idk if it’s intentional but the main colors are brown and white/beige which might represent race?? or is it just a random color scheme