Kendrick Lamar posted another song snippet to social media today, leading to another round of fans wondering when he was going to drop the damn album. Turns out the answer is right now. Lamar surprise-released GNX,

Everyone suspected a new Kendrick Lamar album was coming soon — between a Super Bowl halftime show slot next year and a haul of Grammy nominations for “Not Like Us,” the time was as ripe as could be. Yet fans woke up Friday to the startling release of “GNX,” Lamar’s followup to 2022’s ruminative “Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.”

Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present Friday with the surprise drop of a new album. The Grammy winner's 12-track GNX is his first release since 2022's Mr. Morale & The Big Stepper s and his sixth studio album overall. It also comes just months after his rap battle with Drake.