Photo by Dave FreeMusic / NewsMusic / NewsKendrick Lamar launches a new, ‘artist-friendly’ company called pgLangFlorence Welch, Jorja Smith, and Kamasi Washington are involved, among othersShareLink copied ✔️March 5, 2020March 5, 2020Text Thom Waite Kendrick Lamar and frequent collaborator Dave Free have released details of a new company, pgLang, that – according to a statement made at its public unveiling – is not a “record label”, a “movie studio”, or a “publishing house”. Instead, pgLang is billed as “a new multi-lingual, at service company”. “pgLang is at service to creators and projects that selflessly speak with, and for, the shared experiences that connect us all,” the statement continues, as reported by Hypebeast. A sort of manifesto has also been published on the company’s website, reading: “Our community speaks music, film, television, art, books, and podcasts – because sometimes we have to use different languages to get the point of our stories across.” Alongside this comes a “visual mission statement”, written and directed by Dave Free and starring Kendrick himself, alongside Dazed 100ers Jorja Smith and actor Yara Shahidi, and Baby Keem. The video’s end music, meanwhile, comes courtesy of Florence Welch and Kamasi Washington. It’s not entirely clear what else is in the works at the company just yet, but so far it definitely seems like one to keep an eye on. 5000 copies all over the city. @latimes x @PGLangpic.twitter.com/50T6QUaZBF— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) March 5, 2020Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.Trending10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaManaging to (mostly) slip under the radar of Instagram’s notorious censorship rules, these are the flesh-baring accounts you need to followBeautyMusicWhy everyone hates the FIFA World Cup halftime showPull&BearFashionSongs Worth Reading: Sophia Stel and PULL&BEAR find dark academia in Paris NothingMusicNothing launches ‘Club Nothing’ nightlife series with a global fundMusicDaughter From Hell: The 5 best tracks on Gracie Abrams’ new albumLife & CultureIs this the most corrupt World Cup ever?Beauty‘I trust my own body’: The rise of the unquantified self Dazed LeagueThe heart and soul of LA’s exploding street soccer sceneFilm & TVRosebush Pruning, an eat-the-rich satire that makes Saltburn look tameEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy