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Kendrick Lamar Hypes Up Fans By Announcing International 'The Big Steppers' Tour

With his new 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' album already being a hit among fans, Kendrick Lamar is ready to go on a worldwide tour.

by Nick Fenley

May 13, 2022 at 6:30 pm

On the heels of his highly anticipated Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers album, Kendrick Lamar has announced a worldwide tour that’s kicking off later this year.

The Big Steppers Tour https://t.co/LgMFiWPbWT pic.twitter.com/2txiUEwM5g
— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) May 13, 2022

Lamar will be joined on the tour by Baby Keem and Tanna Leone. Notably, both artists are affiliated with Lamar’s media company — pgLang — and featured on his new album.

It’s also worth acknowledging that the two young stars shouted out Lamar on both Twitter and Instagram.

Forever grateful to be a Big Stepper ♠️

— Tanna (@TannaLeone) May 13, 2022

🌊 🌊 🌊https://t.co/dbxQyAlzPD

— baby keem (@babykeem) May 13, 2022

The Big Steppers Tour will kick off July 19 in Oklahoma City, and the North American leg will conclude in Los Angeles on Sept. 15. This will be followed by the European leg, which is going down from Oct. 7 to Nov. 16.

The rapper will then be in Australia and New Zealand for five shows in December, giving tons of fans from all over the globe the opportunity to see Lamar live.

You can check out the complete list of tour dates and learn about ticket information here.

This announcement notably comes just hours after Lamar dropped Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers — his first full-length solo project since 2017’s DAMN, which spawned beloved hits like “HUMBLE.” and “LOYALTY.”

As Blavity previously reported, diehard fans have been buzzing about this long-awaited album all month long, and they’ve been manifesting it for much longer. Check out what people had to say about the project down below.

This Kendrick Album is not an album at all. It is Humanity’s therapy session.

— Adonis Ortiz🌙 (@AoTraGic) May 13, 2022

Kendrick knows how to make an album, his artistic ability is absolutely insane

— Debating Hip-Hop / Future AOTY (@DebatingHipHop_) May 13, 2022

Listening to the new Kendrick Album pic.twitter.com/VBJojYTtWF

— partna ˣ (@onIychloexhalle) May 13, 2022

Honestly, if you’re called the new Kendrick album ‘mid’, you’re a fucking idiot.

— Mr. Morale (@JonDenton) May 13, 2022

We also have to acknowledge that tons of big-name stars gave Kendrick Lamar his flowers for Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, including Lil Durk, IDK, and Lupe Fiasco.

Kendrick just made it scary 🔒

— THE VOICE (@lildurk) May 13, 2022

New Kendrick Lamar is mixed very well. Top notch engineering.

— IDK (@IDK) May 13, 2022

Reporting from Hawaii.

Exceptional work Mr. Lamar

☺️

— TAPE TAPE & HOUSE EP NOW PLAYING (@LupeFiasco) May 13, 2022

What do you think about the album, and are you hyped for the upcoming tour?