I don’t have up-to-the-minute access right now, but I can share what’s publicly known about Kendrick Lamar’s EP releases and recent activity up to mid-2024–2025.
Direct answer
- There is no widely recognized, current Kendrick Lamar EP released under that exact title “The Kendrick Lamar EP” in 2026. The most notable and officially documented EP in Kendrick Lamar’s catalog remains his 2009 Kendrick Lamar EP (K.Dot era) and his later full-length albums, with no recent official release specifically titled “The Kendrick Lamar EP” as of the latest widely reported information.
Context and key points
- Kendrick Lamar has released several projects over the years, including his 2009 EP (early career), and major albums such as Section.80 (2011), good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012), To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), DAMN. (2017), and Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022). There hasn’t been an official, widely documented new EP titled “The Kendrick Lamar EP” released in 2025 or 2026 in the mainstream discography.[3][4]
- There are occasional rumors or fan-made compilations and leaks discussed in media or forums, but these are not official Kendrick Lamar releases. For example, historical discussions around leaked or unreleased material surfaced around 2018, but those were not official EP releases from Kendrick’s label.[1]
- In interviews and press, collaborators have discussed work on future material, suggesting ongoing activity toward new Kendrick Lamar projects, but concrete details and release dates remain unconfirmed publicly as of the latest reported coverage.[2]
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Sources
Kendrick Lamar EP is the eponymous debut extended play (EP) by Kendrick Lamar. It was released on December 31, 2009, through Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), as a free digital download. It is Lamar's first project to be released under his birth name; he previously released music under the stage name K.Dot from 2003 to late 2009. Sample credits "Is It Love" contains a sample of "Don't Look Back" by Telepopmusik and Angela McCluskey. "Celebration" contains a sample of "Hummin'" by Roy Ayers...
kendricklamar.fandom.comThe rapper released "untitled unmastered" today.
abcnews.go.comKendrick Lamar is the debut extended play (EP) by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on December 31, 2009, through Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), as...
www.wikiwand.comKendrick Lamar's longtime collaborator Sounwave has revealed that they've already started working on his Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers follow-up.
www.thelineofbestfit.comThe EP is called Bad Kid Chill City. http://hiphop-n-more.com/2018/09/8-new-kendrick-lamar-songs-surface-online/ Gang Member’ (GKMC) ‘Heroin’ (Feat. SZA, Jay Rock, Isaiah Rashad & Punch) (BH) ‘Look Over Your Shoulders’ (Feat. Busta Rhymes & Michael Jackson) (TPAB) ‘Loved Ones’ (Feat. SZA) (TPAB) ‘Own This City’ (GKMC) ‘Swimming Pools (Extended)‘(GKMC) ‘The Only N*gga’ (GKMC) ‘Want In Life’ (KLE) I just listened to it. The whole thing is pretty good. Some of the best lyricism coming from...
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