SZA Harnesses Kendrick Lamar TDE Exit Hype For Music Dump

SZA Drops 3 New Songs Of 'Random Thoughts' Following Kendrick Lamar's TDE Bombshell · Kendrick Lamar wasn't the only TDE artist who had a message ... 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ThesingeractuallyoptedtochanneltheenergyandmystiqueofFrankOcean’sBlonde/Endlessalbumeratopromoteanalternativeversion“Joni”aswellwithacrypticvisualforfanstoexperience,aswell. “Wegot2wegottwooooversions,”SZAplayfulnudgedinthetweet. Wegot2wegottwooooversions.🤓https://t.co/2RfnxsfLby —SZA(@sza)August22,2021 AsidefromSZA’sappearanceonDojaCat’sPlanetHer(Deluxe)albumsingle“KissMeMore,”SZA’s2021releaseshavebeensparse—nottomentionshehasn’tdroppedanalbumsinceheracclaimed2017CtrlLP. SZA’simpulsivemusicdropisyetanotherfallendominowithinthechainreactionofeventsunfoldingatTopDawgEntertainmentoverthecourseofthelastyear.  InMay2020,SZAactuallytrashedthelabelfor“droppingtheball,”onher“GoodDays”single,whichaccumulatedover300millionstreamsonSpotifyfollowingthereleaseofthetrackinDecember2019.  “Ireallyhatemylabel,”shewroteintheinitialtweetofarant.“Somuch.” #FreeSZAistrendingaftertweetingherrelationshipwithherlabelis“hostile”👀pic.twitter.com/VrHCAWHSTC —HipHopDX(@HipHopDX)August20,2020 ThoughSZAwentontoexplainherremarksweren’tgearedtowardhermanager,TDEPresidentPunch,theywerepoignantenoughtopromptaresponsefromPunch. “Iamapersonandyouguysarehurtingmyfeelings,”Punchwroteinatweet.“I’mgonnarememberyoun-ggasoncethemeetandgreetspopoffagain.” relatednews TopDawgReactsToKendrickLamar'sTDEDeparture August20,2021 GiventhenewsofKung-FuKenny’sexitfromTDEandlabelownerAnthony‘TopDawg’Tiffith’sInstagrammessagedetailingthenextchapterforTopDawgfollowingKendrickLamar’sabsence,fanscanonlyhopemorenewmusicfromSZAwillbeapartoftheWestCoastimprint’sfutureplans. 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