Kendrick Lamar stamped his 2024 rap MVP campaign with a brand new album when GNX hit streaming services without any sort of warning on Friday (Nov. 22) around noon ET.
Initially, a GNX teaser arrived on YouTube in the form of a one-minute snippet, and fans hoped it meant the start of a rollout. But that wasn’t it, as Kenny went back to back and didn’t waste any time in following up with the 12-track GNX album via pgLang. SZA joins her former Top Daw Entertainment for a soothing collaboration on “Luther,” while Dot bounces off a sample of Debbie Deb’s “When I Hear Music” for “Squabble Up,” which was initially teased as “Broccoli.”
There were rumors Kendrick was working on an album in the wake of his feud with Drake, and the Compton native came through before 2024 expired. GNX serves as Lamar’s official follow-up to Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in 2022, which topped the Billboard 200 with 295,000 total units earned in the first week.
Kendrick namedropped called out many artists through the album, including Snoop Dogg and Lil Wayne. Check out the reactions from hip-hop world below, including Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Tyler the Creator, ScHoolboy Q, Kid Cudi and more!
NOTE: THE ARTICLE IS BEING UPDATED, STAY TUNED FOR MORE REACTIONS!
K dot new album GNX 💥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤 It was the edibles 🤦🏾 😆👊🏿 west west king 🔥🎶💫
— Snoop Dogg (@SnoopDogg) November 22, 2024
Man wtf I do?!
I just be chillin & dey still kome 4 my head. Let’s not take kindness for weakness. Let this giant sleep. I beg u all. No one really wants destruction,not even me but I shall destroy if disturbed. On me. Love— Lil Wayne WEEZY F (@LilTunechi) November 23, 2024
hey now
— T (@tylerthecreator) November 22, 2024
Paintin and vibin’ 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/k9J4jT9q4U
— The Chosen One (@KiDCuDi) November 23, 2024
GNX
— ScHoolboy Q (@ScHoolboyQ) November 22, 2024
So much love and honesty in this album.
Love for city.
Being in love.
Love for friends.
Love for that GNXAll love https://t.co/0mV08KMUnS
— the Old Man Ebro (@oldmanebro) November 22, 2024
Kendrick dropped a modern day west coast classic …
word to King T and CMW
— Peter Rosenberg (@Rosenbergradio) November 22, 2024
Joe Budden Pod finds out in real time like the rest of the world that Kendrick Lamar releases new album GNX pic.twitter.com/awCaMYYeVN
— Johnny (@johnnyflash__) November 22, 2024
I know niggas who planned a whole roll out on these type days are pissed.
— Sonny (@SonnyDigital) November 22, 2024
Lot of up and coming Cali artists on this album, so that whole narrative that Dot don’t do nothing for west coast artist is over right? Lol
— Rob Markman 💭 (@RobMarkman) November 22, 2024
Tell em HITTA Did it!!! #GNX pic.twitter.com/w7S6dz8k7P
— Hitta J3 (@Hittaj3tml) November 22, 2024
inspiration
— Hit-Boy (@Hit_Boy) November 22, 2024
Kendrick is the best rapper alive. Period.
— Ray Vaughn (@rayvaughn) November 22, 2024
🐐
— smi (@smino) November 22, 2024
KENDRICK DROPPED THE ALBUM
— Swamp Princess🐊 (@officialdoechii) November 22, 2024
“Before I’ll ever truce I’ll take him to hell with me” – Dot
CWA
— JasonMartin (@PROBLEM354) November 22, 2024
I ain't gone lie this new tape is kdot not Kendrick or Kenny he came kdot on that tape 🔥and he got some 🏆s on there 🫡
— RalfyThe Plug (@RalfytheP) November 22, 2024
GNX
— MADMAN 37.563936, -116.85123 (@CardoGotWings) November 22, 2024
WAYNE SHOT ON TRACK 1 this is not a drill
— Frazier Tharpe II (@The_SummerMan) November 22, 2024
I feel like you can feel Kendrick’s mood in his albums.
In this one HE’S PISSED.
— Kevín (@KevOnStage) November 22, 2024
no lil wayne disrespect allowed
— gnarski (@lilgnar) November 22, 2024