Kendrick Lamar's New Album to Arrive in September, Speaks on Macklemore's GRAMMY Apology

After the cover of the next issue of the Billboard magazine has been unveiled, details of the cover story on Los Angeles’s Top Dawg Entertainment have arrived. As expected, the editorial brings some interesting news to the public. According to CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Kendrick Lamar‘s highly-anticipated new album will arrive in September. In addition TDE president Dave Free shared that the long-awaited Black Hippy album is “likely” to be released in 2014:

In 2014, TDE hopes to lock and load its most ambitious slate of releases: Rashad and the label’s first nonrap signing, New Jersey-based female singer-songwriter SZA, will be coming with albums, as will original team members Jay Rock and Ab-Soul. Meanwhile, Free thinks the long-awaited debut from Black Hippy – the supergroup featuring Lamar, Q, Rock and Ab-Soul – is likely to appear in 2014; Tiffith indicates that TDE is planning to release a new Lamar album this coming September, too.

Kendrick himself shared some words on Macklemore’s GRAMMY apology text message:

“That text surprised me, but Macklemore is a genuine dude,” reflects Lamar. “However it panned out, I wish him much success. He touched people’s souls, and no one can take that away. Really, the whole Grammy moment was incredible. Not everyone gets that shot.”

You can read the full story here.

Photography: Aleksandar Jason