Kendrick Lamar's Surprise Announcement Has Hip-Hop Fans Going Wild on Twitter

Kendrick's surprise announcement has sent Twitter ablaze with many celebrating the rapper's return, while others are sad this will be his last TDE album.

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After Kendrick Lamar ended his long silence on Friday afternoon and posted aΒ folder titled β€œnu thoughts” containingΒ a written statementΒ containing details on making his β€œfinal TDE album” and what he’s been doing while he’s been away, social media went into a frenzy.

It’s not every day that one of the biggest rappers in the world who has been all but silent for the last few years since the release of his last studio album says anything at all. K Dot opened the letter by talking about what he’s been doing while away.

β€œI spend most of my days with fleeting thoughts,” he wrote. β€œWriting. 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.”

TheΒ statement set social media ablaze, rightfully so, with many fans immediately turning their attention to other rap megastars like Drake and Kanye, wondering if this news would affect their release schedule.

Drake and Kanye checking Twitter and seeing that Kendrick Lamar is about to drop pic.twitter.com/Uwz4Fqu9YM

— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) August 20, 2021

Reactions ranged from ecstaticΒ to somber to downright shocked. Check out what others had to say about Kendricks β€œnu thoughts” down below.

Kendrick Lamar fans hearing the news about Top Dawg announcing his final TDE album. pic.twitter.com/PjMuZp211Z

— NUFF (@nuffsaidny) August 20, 2021

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kendrick putting an end to the shenanigans pic.twitter.com/tx45Xc0g5w

— Saia|Light Pack (@justsaia) August 20, 2021

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Timeline dissecting the Kendrick Lamar letter like a RapGenius lyric, yeah we getting a classic.

— Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡΄ (@big_business_) August 20, 2021

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kendrick lamar: β€œoklama. com”

twitter: pic.twitter.com/H2PcZK4FqE

— Sam King (@SamKingg_) August 20, 2021

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New Kendrick https://t.co/CcyOlNPq7f pic.twitter.com/0v2l82emun

— cryptic incognito (@CrypticNoHoes) August 20, 2021

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Congratulations to Kendrick Lamar for living the American dream by going months without a phone

— Otto Von Biz Markie (@Passionweiss) August 20, 2021

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Kendrick Lamar finna drop the most iconic piece of art of the 21 century pic.twitter.com/7uhkVVcGsR

— UNEDUKATED (@unedukated_) August 20, 2021

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KENDRICK LAMAR IS ACTIVE pic.twitter.com/6wL8m69cJ9

— Hip Hop All Day (@HipHopAllDayy) August 20, 2021

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Kendrick Lamar return to the rap game to interrupt Kanye and Drake release pic.twitter.com/6rqE5Shrcq

— GRCAmoney (@BelieveInAmoney) August 20, 2021

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Kendrick Lamar spending all his time collecting old bikes and ignoring his phone is the most on-brand thing I’ve ever read lmao pic.twitter.com/E7iJlm6euj

— Eric Skelton (@ericskelton) August 20, 2021

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Me when Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West & Drake drop their albums on the same day: pic.twitter.com/OnlKp7Xjji

— π•»π–‘π–†π–žπ–‘π–Žπ–˜π–™ π•Έπ–Šπ–—π–ˆπ–π–†π–“π–™πŸ©· (@NorthMamacita_) August 20, 2021

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