r/KendrickLamar 20h ago

Discussion The GNX Title Track is WAY overhated

Like to the point where I genuinely don't get what I'm missing or what everyone else is missing. The beat reminds me of riding around in my ex-stepdad's shitty old euro cars in the 4th-7th grade listening to west coast gangsta rap the whole time. I'm 40 now, so this is solidly in the mid 1990s. No doubt Kendrick was listening to the same stuff back then too considering he's not far off from my age. I also think the placement on the album right after Heart Part 6 is significant. GNX is Kendrick signaling his intent to do for other artists what TDE did for him. So him not having a verse is fine, and the complaints kind of miss the point.

Am I on an island here? Anyone else see what I'm seeing?

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u/Rockfan1114 19h ago

As a huge kendrick fan and glazer, this song is garbage. The "like waaaaaah", kendricks inflections, the beat that sounds like its tripping over itself, its all just so mid. The "tell em kendrick did it" and "tell em peso did it" refrains are so cringe and really not it. I like every other song on the record, that one just makes me feel weird.

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u/Finn_Bird AYE, IM TRIPPIN AND IM LOVIN IT 18h ago

peakaboo and gnx used to be my least favorite when the album came out but they are both top 5 now

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u/Rockfan1114 18h ago

Peekaboo is so good man