Kendrick Lamar Changed Into Nipsey Hussle, Will Smith And Other Black Stars In Music Video For Surprise Song, ‘Heart Part 5’

Kendrick Lamar surprised fans with a new song release after a five-year-long break.

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“The Heart Part 5” was released on Sunday night with a music video that saw Lamar’s face change into some popular black men.

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Celebs he morphed into were O.J. Simpson, Will Smith, Kobe Bryant, and Jussie Smollett.

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Fans believed that Lamar standing to the left and dancing in the video represented a heartbeat with the red background adding to the symbolism.

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This surprise song arrived before the release of Lamar’s fifth studio album, “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers,” to be released in a few days.

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Lamar thanked fans for waiting so long to hear the album in a document announcing it.

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This project will be Lamar’s last one with Top Dawg Entertainment, his long-time label.

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This followed the start of his own company, phLang, which he co-founded with his manager, Dave Free.

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His last project, “DAMN”, earned 5 Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize for Music, and was 7x platinum verified.

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