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Kendrick Lamar, GNX [📷: pgLang / Interscope]

Kendrick Lamar, GNX | 💿 Review

Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar delivers another enjoyable, well-rounded sixth album with the more accessible GNX.

By the musical hype, 1 weekJuly 8, 2025 ago

A Dazzling Drove of D Songs (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; A Roy, Jonathan Goncalves, Niko Twisty, Leonardo Goncalves wild, Vanessa Loring from Pexels; AcatXIo, Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Eugene, Gerd Altmann, LapinVert [AI photo], Ribhav Agrawal [AI photo] from Pixabay]

A Dazzling Drove of D Songs | Playlist 🎧

A Dazzling Drove of D Songs features songs by Kesha, Korn, Omar Apollo, Sebastián Yatra, Victoria Monét, and The Weeknd.

By the musical hype, 1 monthJune 9, 2025 ago

Kendrick Lamar, GNX: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 26 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; pgLang / Interscope; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]

Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

Kendrick Lamar, GNX | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 26th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “GNX” performed by Grammy and Pulitzer Award-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsMarch 30, 2025 ago

11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; AcatXIo, elitedigitalpereira, KoldFlame, Raman Spirydonau, Vanessa SG from Pixabay]

11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue | Playlist 🎧

11 Blue Songs That Won’t Leave You Blue features songs by Billie Eilish, Cigarettes After Sex, Cybertrash, Kendrick Lamar, and Zach Bryan.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsMarch 26, 2025 ago

Kendrick Lamar, dodger blue: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 23 (2025) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; pgLang / Interscope; Bigshow Lamar Campton, Daniel Duarte, Eduardo López from Pexels; AcatXIo, djexpectations, OpenClipart-Vectors, Thai Zeo from Pixabay]

Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

Kendrick Lamar, dodger blue | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 23rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “dodger blue,” performed by Grammy and Pulitzer-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar.

By the musical hype, 4 monthsMarch 22, 2025 ago

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