Kendrick Lamar — rap’s undoubted MVP of 2024 — surprised fans on Friday (Nov. 22) with the release of his GNX album. The project seemingly dropped out of the sky without war

There are multiple aspects to the Kendrick Lamar/Drake beef of late-spring that were unpredictable (the sheer force of hostility towards one of the 21st century’s most successful artists, the disproportionate role played by Taylor Swift) but perhaps the most improbable was Kendrick being willing to spark all this in the first place.

Kendrick Lamar shocked the world today, releasing his new album GNX without any advance warning. The album features the long-awaited release of “Squabble Up” and production fr