Despite his massive success, the Southern California rapper who took on Drake and won still has a lot to complain about

While SZA and saxophonist Kamasi Washington are the only cameos on “GNX” that pop music fans are likely to recognize, the album is a comprehensive roster of SoCal scene-beloved veterans like Wallie the Sensei, AzChike and Hitta J3, and fast-rising local acts like Dody6 and YoungThreat.

A s of early last week, Los Angeles rapper Kendrick Lamar had already had a productive year and a lot of momentum going into 2025. In March, he appeared on a single, “Like That,