Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ Becomes a Billboard Favorite With a One-Of-A-Kind Record That Has Fans Totally Fanatic

Published 12/18/2024, 1:24 AM EST

Kendrick Lamar’s back-and-forth navigation between fan favoritism and criticism has him walking toward the horizon unseen. While critics can contest citing the fear of the unknown, K-Dot aims to counter the concerns with ‘GNX.’ Despite legal trouble hovering over his lyrical fireworks, none has the potential to jail his 2024 claim to fame. ‘GNX’ snuck into playlists almost secretly, giving Lamar the recipe for revolution. While his accomplishments have filled history pages, Billboard just pulled the curtain from a majestic monument, engraved with his name alone, leaving fans gasping for air.

Drake may have thrown Kendrick Lamar’s diss tracks to legal corridors, but ‘GNX’ refuses to be trapped by anything under the sun. Even after dropping a surprise album, Lamar shocked the world with unrelenting streams and record-breaking achievements. However, a golden Billboard trophy is being polished just for him since ‘GNX’ is the only rap album ever to have all its 12 tracks on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks non-stop. 

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Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX,’ his sixth studio album was released last month via PGLang and Interscope Records. Featuring high-end guest appearances, ‘GNX’ has SZA, Dody6, Left Gunplay, Wallie the Sensei, Siete7x, Roddy Rich, AzChike, Hitta J3, YoungThreat, and Peysoh. The lineup is nothing less than star-studded, but the star power has nothing on Lamar’s record, which has yet to take a break from the book of records, the charts, alongside the people’s playlist. 

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Though Kendrick Lamar’s fans have been merciless in their jabs for Drake, this Billboard achievement gives them another chance to scream ‘Not Like Us.’

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX achieves new highs with its Billboard record, leaving fans in a frenzy

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘GNX’ may have been a surprise drop fans did not see coming. But after its release, the frenzy has eclipsed from fans to A-listers playlists, becoming the warm-up jam for the top dogs of every industry from sports to Hollywood. So much so that James Gunn’s pushback for the Superman trailer was hilariously reasoned with the director’s ‘GNX’ streaming until he came up with a more believable clarification

Many fans filled the thread with a welcome mat of GOAT emojis while some sniffed if the throne was emptied to have Lamar seated. 

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Meanwhile, Drizzy's fans were summoned from the vacuum who were busy seeking a “thank you Drake” mention. However, Lamar’s fans were a little too caught up in bringing out the party poppers because their idol’s festive flaunt calls for a banger celebration. Lamar has had his fair share of skeptics, but his last page of the playbook turned out to be a Bible on how to make a believer. 

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Anushka Bhattacharya

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I'm Anushka Bhattacharya, an entertainment journalist at Netflix Junkie. Armed with a degree in literature, I once wielded my words to catalyze change within society through my work with NGOs. However, as I stumbled into the exuberant hole of crime thrillers and documentaries on Netflix, it was love at first sight and pushed me into entertainment journalism.

Edited By: Aliza Siddiqui

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