What Is Oklama? Fans Think Kendrick Lamar Has An Alter Ego As He Announced New Album
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Kendrick Lamar has returned to the music industry after a five-year hiatus!
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, the singer’s long-awaited new album, will be released on May 13, 2022.
The news was announced on his website Okalama.com, which he has been teasing his fans with for some time.
Since the rapper’s statement, a number of intriguing speculations have surfaced. According to one idea, Oklama is Kendrick’s alter ego.
Kendrick Lamar (aka oklama) new album "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers" dropping May 13th pic.twitter.com/vAeNXuBEUr
— Modern Notoriety (@ModernNotoriety) April 18, 2022
What is Oklama.com?
Fans have been thinking about Oklama for a long time. They first heard it when he launched his album with a link to his website last year.
The official site is divided into two folders: one contains a note from the rapper outlining his return to music, and the other contains a statement about the release of his fifth studio album.
“The following statement was released today by Oklama, through his company pgLang, at 11:00 a.m. PT in Los Angeles, CA,” the statement states.
Interested to hear this new persona Oklama 🙌🏾 #KendrickLamar
— Slimetođź’š (@brownnsugaaabae) April 19, 2022
Kendrick Lamar’s fans believe he has a second self
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As fans try to figure out what Oklama means, Twitter is flooded with interesting theories and predictions.
“Reminds me of Bob Marley & The Wailers and a lot of reggae bands,” one fan wrote in response to Kendrick’s new album. Mr. Morale is Mr. Morale’s reggae alter-ego, Oklama. That is my forecast.”
Reminds me of Bob Marley & The Wailers and a lot of reggae bands.
— Kiwi 🌟 (@unfulfildestiny) April 19, 2022
Oklama is K Dot’s reggae alter-ego and he is Mr. Morale.
That is my prediction. https://t.co/k1HreWuNEi
“I have a strong suspicion that this next Kendrick Lamar album will tell a story through the eyes of the “Oklama” character rather than Kendrick himself… Another predicted, “He could follow in the footsteps of MF Doom and Eminem and release a great album narrated from the perspective of his alter-ego.”
I have a big feeling this new Kendrick Lamar album will focus on a story told through the eyes of the“Oklama” character rather than Kendrick himself…
— Luca Guerini (@LucaGuerini_NFR) April 18, 2022
He could join the ranks of MF Doom & Eminem and drop a classic album told from his alter-ego’s perspective pic.twitter.com/WgPD4HgNxr
“I thought about this when I read the album name “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” another admirer speculated. Is Kendrick going to release this album as Kendrick Lamar? Or under a pseudonym, such as Oklama? Maybe it’s from Oklama’s point of view? The record title doesn’t scream Kenny…”
Hmm.
— Aakash (@AakashRapz) April 18, 2022
I thought about this when I read the album name "Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers"…
Is Kendrick gonna put out this album under the name Kendrick Lamar?
Or under an alter-ego, like Oklama?
Maybe it's from the perspective of Oklama?
The album name don't sound Kenny-esque…
After a long hiatus, Kendrick is back
Music fans are relieved to see Kendrick return, as it has been a long time since his last album, DAMN, was released.
The Grammy-winning album was a huge hit, but the rapper has been virtually absent from the scene since its release in 2017.
Kendrick did, however, contribute to the Black Panther soundtrack and collaborated with Baby Keem on The Melodic Blue.
Last month, he won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in a Motion Picture for his work in Family Ties.
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
