Explaining Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Albums

After 5 years, Kendrick Lamar has released Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, his long-awaited follow up to DAMN. Like its predecessor, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is 2 albums in one and loaded with hidden references. On this week's episode of AFH's What's The Headline, we explain the meanings behind the two albums--Mr. Morale AND The Big Steppers--and explore Kendrick Lamar's career of complex works of art.   0:00 Intro 7:47 Kendrick Lamar started the rollout for Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers in August 2021 15:20 The meaning of Kendrick Lamar’s Oklama nickname 18:11 AFH’s personal relationship with Kendrick Lamar 28:00 AFH was among the first publications to report that DAMN was really 2 albums in 1 37:50 “The Heart, Pt. 5” contained a number of hidden clues about Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 45:00 Kendrick Lamar is looking in the mirror in the video for “The Heart, Pt. 5” 51:15 The meaning of the artwork for Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers 1:01:56 Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers are 2 separate albums with different artwork and themes, and they are in reverse order 1:11:00 Kendrick Lamar’s Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers is not in the order in which we are supposed to listen 1:24:00 Explaining the Mr. Morale album 1:24:12 Count Me Out 1:25:35 Crown 1:28:30 Silent Hill 1:31:40 Savior Interlude 1:37:20 Savior 1:42:28 Auntie Diaries 1:46:00 Mr. Morale 1:51:10 Mother | Sober 1:55:00 Mirror 1:57:20 Explaining The Big Steppers album 1:57:48 United In Grief 1:59:24 N95 2:01:50 Worldwide Steppers 2:03:40 Die Hard 2:06:36 Father Time 2:10:25 Rich Interlude 2:12:00 Rich Spirit 2:15:40 We Cry Together 2:20:00 Purple Hearts 2:23:40 What is next for Kendrick Lamar