LOS ANGELES – Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album.
The Grammy winner’s 12-track “GNX” is his first release since 2022’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” and his sixth studio album overall. It also comes just months after his rap battle with Drake.
Lamar first teased the album with a cover art and video snippet of “GNX,” which features multi-instrumentalist Jack Antonoff as a co-producer on every track except for “Peekaboo.” Other notable producers include Sounwave and DJ Mustard, who both contributed production on the hit “Not Like Us,” the ubiquitous diss track emanating from the Drake feud.
Lamar’s former Top Dawg Entertainment labelmate SZA appears on a couple songs including “Gloria” and “Luther,” which also …