A s of early last week, Los Angeles rapper Kendrick Lamar had already had a productive year and a lot of momentum going into 2025. In March, he appeared on a single, “Like That,

GNX” is easily the most disciplined and direct music Kendrick Lamar has ever made, and if you really let yourself feel it, it might also be his most profound.

After a war of words with Drake that yielded one of the biggest hits of Lamar’s career, the Los Angeles rapper is eager to shift back on his sixth album.