{"id":18514,"date":"2024-11-23T15:48:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18514"},"modified":"2024-11-23T15:48:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:48:22","slug":"kendrick-lamar-drops-surprise-new-album-gnx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18514","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar drops surprise new album GNX"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US rapper Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise new album called GNX.<\/p>\n

The 12-track album, which is the performer’s sixth studio release, dropped on his social media pages<\/a> at around 17:00 GMT on Friday.<\/p>\n

It features contributions from American R&B star SZA as well as Kamasi Washington, among others.<\/p>\n

GNX is Lamar’s first album since 2022\u2019s Mr Morale & The Big Steppers, and comes ahead of his headlining performance at the Super Bowl halftime show in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There had been rumours for months that Lamar, who has won multiple Grammys and the Pulitzer Prize for Music, was working on a new project.<\/p>\n

Early reviews of the album have been mostly positive, with fans also taking to social media to praise his new offering.<\/p>\n

“Whatever comes next, the Pulitzer Prize winner has written another thrilling chapter in what remains the most fascinating longform story in hip-hop,” wrote AP News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The news outlet called Lamar “an ambitious and searingly talented poet from Compton working through his – and the world\u2019s – contradictions on the biggest stage, forever discomforted by his crown”.<\/p>\n

Rating Game Music said<\/a> the album “reminds us why he\u2019s one of the greats”, but added: “Overall, this album doesn\u2019t feel like a monumental release – it\u2019s more like a creative purge, a way for Kendrick to get a few ideas out of his system.”<\/p>\n

“My guess? The real project is on the horizon”.<\/p>\n

Some had speculated that Taylor Swift would make an appearance, but the pop sensation does not appear to have made it on.<\/p>\n

The pair have worked together before, when the rapper appeared on Swift’s track Bad Blood from the album 1989.<\/p>\n

However, SZA lends her voice to two tracks, luther and gloria.<\/p>\n

Lamar and SZA recently sat down for an interview with Harper’s Bazaar, which covered a wide range of topics from spirituality to mental health.<\/p>\n

Other tracks include tv off, dodger blue, peekaboo, and gnx.<\/p>\n

On the opening track, wacced out murals, Lamar refers to his upcoming Super Bowl performance.<\/p>\n

The coveted gig takes place in the middle of the NFL season finale and has a massive audience among Americans. However, it caused some upset among Lil Wayne fans who thought he should have been picked instead.<\/p>\n

“I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down,” the Compton rapper sings.<\/p>\n

“Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me.”<\/p>\n

The new album also follows a long-running spat with Drake, which goes back years, but it escalated to new levels earlier this year, as the two rappers traded insults in a flurry of new songs.<\/p>\n

The feud resulted in some huge tracks, notably Lamar’s Not Like Us.<\/p>\n

Powered by an irresistible DJ Mustard beat, Not Like Us broke Spotify records, becoming the hip-hop song with the most plays in a single day.<\/p>\n

It went on to top the US charts, and reached number six in the UK – making it Lamar’s biggest hit as a solo artist.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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