Life | REVIEW | Kendrick Lamar's surprise album 'GNX' proves even at his weakest, he towers above the rest
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Meet the Emerging California Rappers Who Appeared on Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Album
Kendrick Lamar surprised the rap world when he delivered his GNX album last week (Nov. 22). Dot’s sixth LP is a shimmering 12 tracks filled with commercial appeal alongside egotistical, haterade-filled raps over glossy production from a collective that includes Mustard, Sounwave and Jack Antonoff to name a few. The project also feels very connected to Los Angeles — like Kendrick had a point to prove he hasn’t forgotten about his Compton roots …
Kendrick Lamar's new album, 'GNX', drips with blood, hatred, anger and revenge, but is also a declaration of love - and a tribute to his hometown Compton's originals, raw voices and geniuses.
Album review: For Kendrick Lamar, spite is an engine on the exhilarating ‘GNX’
Indignation remains a valuable motivator of Lamar’s art; his writing and rapping on “GNX” are as razor-sharp as they were in the brutal diss tracks he released one after another this past spring.
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