Kendrick Lamar has dropped another visual from his Grammy-nominated album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Lamar released the video for “Count Me Out” on Friday, making it the fifth released video from the album.
Lamar brought in Hollywood icon Helen Mirren to play the part of his therapist in the video. The visual opens up with Mirren and Lamar at a therapy session as he sits at a piano.
If you were lucky enough to attend one of the sold-out shows for the album’s tour, Mirren’s voice might sound familiar. She is heard “speaking” to Lamar throughout the show, parodying therapy sessions.
Forever embodying the “move in silence” mantra, Lamar did no heavy promotion or rollout in preparation for the visual.
The only warning that fans had was an Instagram post from his manager, Dave Free.
Free posted a picture of him and his artist, captioned “tmw.”
Since its release, Lamar has replaced all posts on his Instagram with a video clip. Within an hour of its release, the video gained over 300,000 views on YouTube.
The release of the video for “Count Me Out” rounds out the year for Lamar after the releases of “The Heart Part 5,” “N95,” “We Cry Together” and “Rich Spirit.”
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The first of Lamar’s creative efforts for the album, “The Heart Part 5,” was nominated for best music video at the 2023 Grammy Awards.
“The Heart Part 5″ was not a song featured on the album, but the single made an impact when Lamar released the symbolic video in May.
Lamar raps in front of a blank background, wearing a white T-shirt and bandana. During the video, his face transforms into some of the most notable Black men that affected the culture over the past decade.
Faces included O.J. Simpson, Kanye West, Jussie Smollett, Will Smith and Nipsey Hussle.
