Kendrick Lamar has surprise-released his new album “GNX,” featuring contributions from Jack Antonoff, SZA and Kamasi Washington. The 12-track “GNX” is relatively light on features, with the exception of two tracks — “Luther” and “Gloria” — that feature SZA.

US rapper Kendrick Lamar has released a surprise new album called GNX. The 12-track album, which is the performer's sixth studio release, dropped on his social media pages at around 17:00 GMT on Friday. It features contributions from American R&B star SZA as well as Kamasi Washington, among others.

Last month, a Kendrick Lamar collaborator tweeted, “ mood cause new k dot album otwwww ,” and SZA shared the tweet in an Instagram Story. Well, it turns out a new project indeed was on the way: Today (November 22), Lamar, with no advanced promo whatsoever, released a surprise new album, GNX. He also shared a video for the title track.

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The rap superstar released his new album "GNX" Friday on all streaming platforms and wherever else you listen to music. In a year that saw Lamar battle his biggest foe on the mic, earning him seven Grammy nominations for 2025 and headlining Super Bowl LIX, the new album is the cherry on top for his fans.

Less than two months before he's due to perform on the Super Bowl stage, hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar hit fans with a new album. The surprise drop is titled GNX and arrived on streaming on Friday with a one-minute teaser trailer announcing its landing.

Kendrick Lamar doesn’t care about conventions. While most artists announce an album weeks or even months in advance and gradually release new material to build anticipation, the self-proclaimed “ greatest rapper ” doesn’t need any publicity or hype.

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.

Imagine, for a moment, a world where GNX arrived with no industry-shaking feud in its rearview. Kendrick Lamar could probably make an album like it at several points in his career, but there’s no doubt it’s a hard pivot from 2022’s contemplative and messy Mr.