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Kendrick Lamar Will Battle Until the Apocalypse

“The Heart Part 4” seems to announce a new album while taking aim at rivals, Donald Trump, and the state of the world.
Source: Andrew Kelly / Reuters

“The Heart Part 4,” the song Kendrick Lamar posted online Thursday night, sounds like a preview for two things. One is the acclaimed Compton rapper’s fourth album, whose release date may or may not be tipped in the final line “Y’all got till April the 7th to get ya’ll shit together.” The

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