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Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California. Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, & Free Lunch/AFP/File

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 19: Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out  Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California.   Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, & Free Lunch/AFP (Photo by Timothy Norris / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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The Pop Out  Ken & Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1732337531657AFP__20240820__2158458558__v5__HighRes__ThePopOutKenFriendsPresentedByPglangAndFreeL.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken &amp; Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California. Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, &amp; Free Lunch/AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during The Pop Out – Ken &amp; Friends Presented by pgLang and Free Lunch at The Kia Forum on June 19, 2024 in Inglewood, California. <em>Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon Music, &amp; Free Lunch/AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES -- Rap superstar Kendrick Lamar surprised fans on Friday with the unannounced release of a 12-track album.</p><p>&quot;<a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0hvT3yIEysuuvkK73vgdcW?si=LWe2dA-STR6Db5Xn7mrj2A">GNX</a>,&quot; the performer&#x27;s sixth studio album, appeared on streaming services without fanfare at midday on the US East Coast (1700 GMT).</p><p>The offering from the 37-year-old comes at the end of a year that has seen his music fueled by a feud with Drake, a spat that produced some of the year&#x27;s biggest hits.</p><p>One of them, Lamar&#x27;s &quot;Not Like Us,&quot; grabbed the top spot on Billboard&#x27;s Hot 100 chart and garnered him a number of Grammy nominations for next year&#x27;s gala.</p><p>&quot;GNX&quot; is the first album from Lamar since his mega-selling &quot;Mr. Morale &amp; the Big Steppers&quot; in 2022, which itself came after a five-year wait.</p><p>Friday&#x27;s release is timely for an artist who will headline the Super Bowl halftime show in February, a coveted showcase that takes place in the middle of the NFL season finale, which is routinely watched by around a third of Americans.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/9/9/kendrick-lamar-to-headline-2025-super-bowl-halftime-show-1204">READ: Kendrick Lamar to headline 2025 Super Bowl halftime show</a></div>

<p>Rap superstar Kendrick Lamar surprised fans on Friday with the unannounced release of a 12-track album.</p>

Rap superstar Kendrick Lamar surprised fans on Friday with the unannounced release of a 12-track album.

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Kendrick Lamar drops surprise new album

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Published November 23, 2024 12:53 PM PHT

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