Kendrick Lamar Morphs Into Will Smith, Kanye West, and More in Deepfake Music Video for 'The Heart Part 5'

The name of everybody's lips is, unsurprisingly, once again, Kardashian. Last week, all eyes were on Kourtney Kardashian, the eldest sister of TV's reality monarchy, who tied the knot with her Blink-182 drummer beau Travis Barker, 46, in an intimate Italian ceremony on the island of Portofino. Despite this technically being the pair's third wedding - having enjoyed a just-for-fun ceremony in Las Vegas and an intimate legal ceremony in Santa Barbara, California earlier this month - it seems they certainly saved the most elaborate for last.

Kendrick Lamar earns his first ever Number 1 on the Official Irish Albums Chart with Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor“We Cry Together” is probably the most conversation-stopping song on Kendrick Lamar’s brilliant and challenging fifth album “Mr. Morale & the High Steppers” — a horrifyingly realistic recreation of an argument in an abusive relationship that finds Lamar and actress Taylour Paige saying absolutely horrible things to each other, with her delivering an entire verse while sobbing, and apparently culminates with the two of them having sex.The most commonly cited precedent for “We Cry Together” is Eminem’s 2000 song “Kim,” an even more horrifying scenario in which he murders his real-life ex-wife.

Florence + The Machine and Kendrick Lamar are battling it out for this week’s Number One album in the UK.Florence Welch’s band’s fifth studio album ‘Dance Fever’ is currently ahead of Lamar’s ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’ after clocking up over 26,000 chart sales so far in the midweek album chart, according to the Official Charts Company.The Black Keys are not far behind at Number Three with their new LP with ‘Dropout Boogie’ and Bear’s Den are currently at Number Four with ‘Blue Hours’.If Florence + The Machine do go to Number One it’ll be their fourth chart topper after 2009 debut ‘Lungs’ follow up ‘Ceremonials’ and 2015’s ‘How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful’.Reviewing the record, NME awarded it four stars and described it as “the triumphant sound of a singer reborn”.If Lamar scores this week’s Number One album, it will be his first since 2015’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’. His current record ‘Mr Morale & The Big Steppers’ his first in five years, was awarded a whopping five stars by NME and was described as a “cathartic, soul-bearing autobiography”.Welch also received a writing credit on the record for the song ‘We Cry Together’ for its use of a Florence + The Machine sample.Elsewhere, in the UK singles chart, Sam Ryder has climbed up to Number Three following his success in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.

Kendrick Lamar keeps the buzz going for his latest album with the release of a stunning new video for standout track ‘N95’ – watch it below.The rapper dropped his fifth album ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ on Friday (May 13), arriving five years after the release of his last studio LP, 2017’s ‘DAMN.’.Earlier this week Kendrick shared a video using deepfake technology to accompany the fifth instalment in his long-running ‘The Heart’ series, and now he’s back with another impressive set of visuals.Directed by Kendrick and longtime business partner Dave Free, there’s a lot to unpack in the video for ‘N95’.

Kendrick Lamar surprised fans on Saturday by dropping the first visual for his upcoming album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA day after his released his dense and complex “Mr.

Kendrick Lamar released Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, his fifth studio album and first multi-track project in half a decade, Friday at midnight. And today, he's announced a five-month, international journey to promote the record, with support from Baby Keem and Tanna Leone.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.There was more than one major return in the music world this week, as Kendrick Lamar dropped his long-anticipated new album,, Post Malone shared the first single — a collab with Roddy Ricch -- off of his upcoming fourth studio album, and My Chemical Romance shocked fans with the surprise drop of «The Foundations of Decay,» their first new single in more than seven years!Friday also saw the release of new albums from Florence + The Machine, The Chainsmokers, Mandy Moore and The Black Keys, as well as new tracks from Becky G, Måneskin, Tate McRae, MIKA and more.Read on to check out some of our favorite recommendations for new songs and albums to listen to this week — plus, where you can stream them now!Stream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it now: Apple / SpotifyStream it

Kendrick Lamar is being showered with praise for his latest single “Auntie Diaries”, in which he shares his support for the trans community.

Kendrick Lamar has said in a new song that he was “confused” by Kanye West and Drake‘s reunion last year.Last November saw West share an image of himself and Drake posing together after seemingly ending their longstanding feud, which is believed to have been ongoing since at least 2009.Earlier that month, Ye extended an olive branch to the Canadian rapper and invited him to perform at a Larry Hoover benefit show in LA in December. Drake obliged, with the pair subsequently appearing on-stage together at the special concert.Lamar released his long-awaited, 73-minute fifth studio album ‘Mr.

Kendrick Lamar has officially released his fifth studio album, ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’.It’s a lengthy affair, spanning 73 minutes of heady, jazz-tinged hip-hop with rapping that, in true Kendrick style, oscillates between soulful and explosive.

Kendrick Lamar just dropped the cover art for his upcoming album, . But, that's not the only thing he dropped.

Kendrick Lamar has revealed the cover art for ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’.Like the artwork for its predecessor, 2017’s Pulitzer-winning ‘DAMN.’, the new cover has Lamar featured front-and-centre with a blank expression.

Kendrick Lamar‘s music video for ‘The Heart Part 5’ has launched a partnership with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.Although Lamar directed and executive produced the video himself, it features a deepfake blending his face into those of OJ Simpson, Jussie Smollett, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant and Kanye West.The deep fake was brought to life by Deep Voodoo, Parker and Stone’s studio specialising in the technology, according to Variety.Take a look at the video for ‘The Heart Part 5’ here:It marks the first collaboration between Lamar and Deep Voodoo, which made its first major steps with Sassy Justice in 2020, with the publication suggesting more projects to follow.In a five-star review of ‘The Heart Part 5’, NME wrote: “Lamar’s comeback takes a political stance, which is similar to his second album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ — hence the reference Obama, who was in the White House when it was released.“Like the 44th president, Kendrick is an emotive speaker and ‘The Heart Part 5’ finds him trying to get his crime-riddled neighbourhood to change.” Meanwhile in South Park news, the show announced a 25th anniversary live concert featuring performances from Primus and Ween.The special “one night only” event will take place at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado on August 10.The show is set to “celebrate 25 years of the music of South Park” with Parker and Stone also due to be in attendance on the night.“We’re so excited to go home and play at Red Rocks, a place that’s been known for hosting the most legendary artists and musicians.

Nipsey Hussle – has shown her support for Kendrick Lamar‘s new video for ‘The Heart Part 5’, which includes a tribute to Hussle.Using deepfake technology, Lamar changes his face several times throughout the video, reflecting the people he is referencing or portraying when the transformations take place. Amongst those that Lamar turns into are Kanye West, Will Smith and OJ Simpson.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt took a village to create Kendrick Lamar’s mind-melting new video for his song “The Heart Part 5,” which on the surface is just him performing in front of a red backdrop until you realize that his face deepfakes into those of OJ Simpson, Jussie Smollett, Nipsey Hussle, Kobe Bryant and Kanye West (who, ironically, himself dropped a video the same day using deepfake technology).While the video was directed and executive produced by Lamar and longtime collaborator Dave Free and features a host of creative collaborators (listed below), the deep fake is credited to Deep Voodoo, a studio launched by “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to specialize in the technology — and the “The Heart Part 5” video appears to be the first fruit of a partnership between Lamar’s PGLang company and the “South Park” founders’ Park County banner to produce a new feature film for Paramount Pictures. (While Lamar, Parker, Stone and reps for PG Lang and Deep Voodoo all declined Variety’s requests for an interview about.) The Deep Voodoo studio — the name of which almost certainly was chosen in part for its phonic similarity to the term “deep doodoo” — made its first major splash late in 2020 with “Sassy Justice,” a spoof of a television investigative report on deep fakes done in collaboration with actor Peter Serafinowicz.

Kanye West has shared the video for his Donda track "Life of the Party." The video utilises deepfake technology with the rapper animating photos from his childhood to sync up with the track. The video was released in conjunction with Ye's Balenciaga Yeezy Gap collection and does not include André 3000’s verse.