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10.0
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Dork
While ‘Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers’ saw Kendrick retreat into himself, interrogating his relationships with religion, family, and the world over a sprawling hour and 20 minutes, ‘GNX’ instead cleaves closer to ‘DAMN.’ in its catchy, explosive hooks and trimmed down runtime of just 45 minutes
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10.0
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NME
After a year full of scathing diss tracks and unfiltered loathing, Lamar converts that energy into the purest emotion of all – love – while carrying the West Coast on his back
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9.6
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Sputnik Music (staff)
There is no Big Three. There never really was. There’s just Kendrick Lamar, and then there’s everyone else
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9.1
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Paste Magazine
The Compton rapper’s masterful sixth LP is a surreal, hypnotizing, danceable trip through a hip-hop prophet’s own ego death and immediate, braggadocious, finessing renewal
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9.0
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Exclaim
In a discography as impressive as Lamar's, GNX stands as a major highlight, sitting comfortably in the upper echelon of a rarefied body of work
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9.0
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Clash
A truly remarkable feat and already one of the best rap records all year, proving once again that Kendrick continues to operate at a level all to himself
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9.0
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musicOMH
Things get crazy, scary, spooky and hilarious on the Compton rapper’s triumphant new record
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9.0
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All Music
Kendrick's most speaker-knocking set to date
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9.0
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DIY
Able to reach an intensity that’s not been as often touched upon since 2012’s ‘Good Kid M.A.A.D City’
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8.3
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A.V. Club
The emcee’s sixth studio album sees him embrace and expand on his vision of fatherhood
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8.3
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Consequence Of Sound
Burning down the industry with a reinvigorated competitive spirit
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8.3
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Beats Per Minute
It’s a muscular and physical record, occasionally reserving the right to be as however banal as it wants to be, right before turning around and tearing into the culture
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
While some songs on this album get drowned out by the grandiosity of its goals, the project – and the man behind it – are as strong as ever. GNX is the blueprint for a new rap zeitgeist, and all we can do is hope that everyone gets the cue
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8.0
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The Guardian
After his beef with Drake, Lamar expands his list of targets with enthralling rhymes and adventurous arrangements. At this point, he’s deferring only to God
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8.0
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The Observer
Fresh from his feud with Drake, the US hip-hop star’s latest album finds him on imperious form
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8.0
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The Irish Times
It may be album aimed at club or in-car entertainment than listening at home but that doesn’t stop it having a rich and eclectic sound
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8.0
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Northern Transmissions
This collection of songs is well worth your time and another example of a singular voice who doesn’t need any of us to help gas up his GNX
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8.0
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The FT
The rapper seems inspired by his recent feud with Drake in songs riffing on rivalry, loyalty and status
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8.0
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Rolling Stone
He embraces his dual identities of spiritualist and block thumper
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6.6
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Pitchfork
Kendrick’s glossy, hyper-local sixth album arrives after a year of unimpeachable victories. The question is, how much do you enjoy watching him take lap after lap?
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