Kendrick Lamar - GNX (November 22nd, 2024) Album • Page 8

Just one listen but I think I like this more than his last two records. “The Heart pt 6” is my favorite track here.

also I don’t care for Antonoff much but I think this sounds fine.

 

Kenny why would you release an album while I'm at work? Fridays are already a slog.

 

I’ll have to let this sit a bit more. It feels like a bit of a retread after Mr Morale, but I am enjoying myself. Not sure how well it’ll stick.

heart part 6 is incredible, tho.

 

There are definitely two songs on here that feel in major part like retreads of "not like us"

 

No, I meant like he isn’t pushing as hard as he did on that album.

Also, what do we call this? Is it G-N-X, or Gen-X?

 

I misread that my bad

 

GNX, it’s the car on the cover

 

G-N-X as in the car he references at the top of verse two on the opener

 

The run of man at the garden, hey now, reincarnated and tv off is pretty wild

 

thank you.

 

Tv Off is insane

 

Reincarnated/tv off back to back is insane

 

Misty has already hinted at an album in 2025

Kendricks announcement video of this album contained a clip of a song that's not on this album...

 

This is really good, and immediate in a way I don't think Morale or DAMN were. I really, really like both of those records, but they both took a little bit to connect with me.

 

Started a second listen, wacced out murals really does go off. Perfect opening track for the album.

Squabble Up is great but I can't help but feel like he went "alright Not Like Us popped off, I can do that again but not have it be about Drake" lol

 

DAMN is one of his most immediate records IMO. Mr. Morale is amazing but a total 180 from DAMN and this kind of sound- that was a very complex, introspective album that mined his trauma. This in comparison feels like a celebration.

 

I became a Kendrick fan for life the day good kid dropped and my mind was blown in the dorms. Unreal how good Kendrick fans are eating this year

 

Am I crazy for hearing a similar structure between the two? Feel free to let me know if I am, I don't mean it in a bad way at all as I greatly enjoy both and to be fair, it was only my second listen of the song so far

 

you definitely are not

 

Where it stands, I think it’s a good album and my initial favorite of his in a long time. Immediate tracks, some good hooks, obviously great technical skill. I’m also not the biggest Kendrick stan and don’t think he’s making the most interesting hip hop in 2024. It’s good to see him having some fun on a record, I can see me playing it more than just about anything else from him


Anyway stream that new Harry Fraud x Boldy James tape too

 

seconding this

 

Boldy James is so good

 

Wasn't directly calling you out or anything, more commenting on most of the discourse in general (especially criticisms)