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Kendrick Lamar's longtime producer, Sounwave, made his return to social media to kickstart 2022, and fans believe it's a sign Kendrick's new album is on the way.

DAMN. , which arrived in April 2017 but fans are hoping that 2022 brings an end to the K. Dot drought. The Compton kingpin revved up the engine for his return in August when he shared a surprise message on social media announcing that his next album will be his last on Top Dawg Entertainment the label hes called home since the beginning of his distinguished, decade-plus career. Sounwave the trusted TDE producer behind Kendrick classics such as Bitch, Dont Kill My Vibe, King Kunta and A.D.H.D. stoked the flames of excitement for a new Kendrick Lamar albumupon his own return to social media on Saturday (January 1). Took a full year off to get realigned with what I love to do, he wrote on Instagram while sharing a photo of his laptop and production equipment surrounded by peaceful wilderness. New creations on the way. A post shared by Sounwave (@sounwave) Sounwave was welcomed back by a number of his cohorts and collaborators including Rapsody, Terrace Martin, Boi-1da, TDEs Ret One, Kenny Beats and BADBADNOTGOOD. Other followers, meanwhile, interpreted Sounwaves post as a sign of Kendrick Lamars imminent return and flooded the comments section with excitement for his albums arrival. New Kendrick soon?? one fan asked, while another wrote, Plz tell Kendrick to drop. All signs certainly point to Kendrick Lamarreturning with a new album in 2022. The 34-year-old superstar is set to perform at the Super Bowl LVI halftime showalongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Mary J. Blige on February 13, which is as good a stage as any to rollout a new record. Read more