Kendrick Lamar’s album GNX is headed for a blockbuster opening on the Billboard 200, now projected to land at No. 1 with an expected 310,000-325,000 units earned in its first… The post Kendrick Lamar’s GNX Targets No.

While SZA and saxophonist Kamasi Washington are the only cameos on “GNX” that pop music fans are likely to recognize, the album is a comprehensive roster of SoCal scene-beloved veterans like Wallie the Sensei, AzChike and Hitta J3, and fast-rising local acts like Dody6 and YoungThreat.

Asserting his place in a broader lineage of Black music on the polarizing “Reincarnated,” Kendrick attacks Drake's bona fides one more time—without ever saying his name.

GNX, which was a surprise digital-only drop last Friday (physical copies are set for release in early 2025), has soared to Number 1 to become the American rapper’s second chart-topper in the UK, following 2015’s To Pimp A Butterfly.

Despite his massive success, the Southern California rapper who took on Drake and won still has a lot to complain about

Rapper Kendrick Lamar released his latest project, a 12-track album titled " GNX " on Friday. It's his first full-length studio album since 2022, and it came as a complete surprise. Just minutes before the full release Lamar posted a teaser video for the album's title track.

There are multiple aspects to the Kendrick Lamar/Drake beef of late-spring that were unpredictable (the sheer force of hostility towards one of the 21st century’s most successful artists, the disproportionate role played by Taylor Swift) but perhaps the most improbable was Kendrick being willing to spark all this in the first place.

Got some stuff… I know he’s got a deluxe version coming out.” A release date for GNX (Deluxe) is unclear. You can watch the interview here. A few months before GNX came out, Lamar spoke with SZA for Harper’s Bazaar.