Kendrick Lamar has released a new album. It’s called GNX, and it’s an absolute surprise that arrived just minutes after Lamar posted a “GNX” video. Listen to the new album below; scroll down for the “GNX” video.
On the first GNX song, “Wacced Out Murals,” Lamar addresses his feud with Drake, mentioning the AI-assisted diss track “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The second song, “Squabble Up,” was previewed in the music video for “Not Like Us.” And, track three, “Luther,” features Lamar’s former Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate SZA.
SZA appears again on “Gloria,” a track that also features regional Mexican musician Deyra Barrera and Ink. She’s also on “Luther,” with Ink and Red Hearse’s Sam Dew.
Red Hearse figures prominently on GNX, as Sounwave worked on every song, and Jack Antonoff is credited as a producer on every track but “Peekaboo.”
Additional guests on GNX include Kamasi Washington, Dody6 (on “Hey Now”), AzChike (on “Peekaboo”), Sie7e and Wallie the Sensei (on “Dodger Blue”), and Hitta J3, Peysoh, and Young Threat (on “GNX”).
Notably, GNX features a song called “Heart Pt. 6,” the sixth entry in Lamar’s “The Heart” series. Drake, at the height of the beef, taunted Lamar with a song of his own called “The Heart Part 6.”
The new album follows May’s “Not Like Us,” The Compton rapper is due to perform the halftime show at the Super Bowl, in New Orleans, in February.
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