Kendrick Lamar has shocked followers with an early Christmas current: a brand new album.
The rap king launched GNX on Friday. It options 12 tracks, primarily produced by frequent collaborator Sounwave and hitmaker Jack Antonoff, whereas SZA seems on the soulful tune “Luther.” The album comes months after his profitable chart run with the Drake diss monitor, “Not Like Us,” which topped the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart and earned 5 Grammy nominations, together with tune and report of the 12 months. He additionally topped the pop charts with “Like That,” his collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin.
Lamar’s final album was 2022’s Mr. Morale & the Huge Steppers, which gained a number of Grammys. His 2017 album, DAMN, gained the Pulitzer Prize for music, making him the primary non-classical or jazz artist to win the distinguished honor. He has gained 17 Grammys and was nominated for the very best unique tune Oscar in 2019 for “All of the Stars” from Black Panther. He has been a important and business success since he launched his 2011 mixtape Part.80 and his major-label debut, 2012’s good child, m.A.A.d metropolis.
The brand new album comes months earlier than the 37-year-old will headline the Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LIX halftime present on Feb. 9, 2025, on the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Lamar beforehand carried out on the 2022 halftime present with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent. Together with Jay-Z and Jesse Collins, he and the performers gained the excellent dwell selection particular Emmy for the epic efficiency.
“Rap music remains to be essentially the most impactful style thus far. And I’ll be there to remind the world why. They received the fitting one,” Lamar stated on the time.
Lamar raps in regards to the large recreation on the brand new album, and even references how Lil Wayne — who some felt ought to headline the halftime present since he’s from New Orleans — expressed he felt harm when it was introduced that Lamar was the occasion’s performer.
On “wacced up murals” Lamar raps: “Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud / Irony, I believe my laborious work let Lil Wayne down / No matter although, name me loopy, everyone questionable / Flip me to an eskimo, I drew the road and decimals.” He later provides: “Received the Tremendous Bowl and Nas the one one congratulated me / All these n—as agitated, I’m simply glad they showin’ they faces.”
