Kendrick Lamar’s surprise-released new album, GNX, has debuted atop the Billboard 200. It offered 319,000 equal album models, Billboard experiences by way of Luminate. GNX is now the rapper’s fourth consecutive studio album to debut at No. 1, following Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Damn., and To Pimp a Butterfly. Lamar’s Untitled Unmastered. and Black Panther: The Album additionally made chart-topping debuts.
Lamar launched GNX on November 22. He made the album with producers Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, Kamasi Washington, and extra. He additionally adopted the LP’s launch with a music video for standout music “Squabble Up.”
“Squabble Up” has additionally given Lamar his third No. 1 music of 2024, Billboard experiences. The rapper beforehand summited the chart with “Not Like Us” and “Like That.”
Try Pitchfork’s “The 100 Best Songs of 2024,” that includes “Not Like Us” at No. 1.