Kendrick Lamar has entered his GNX era with a surprise album, released today.

Two years after Kendrick dropped his fifth LP and final Top Dawg Entertainment release, GNX makes the rapper’s first album on his label and multimedia company, pgLang. The album is accompanied by a minute-long teaser, which shows Kendrick in space with vintage car models. Featured on the 12-track album are SZA (“Luther”), along with an all-star cast of producers Mustard, Rascal, DJ Dahi, Jack Antonoff and more.

GNX may come as a surprise to Kendrick fans who might’ve thought his diss track run against Drake would be his only songs of 2024. Beginning in March, Kendrick joined the feud with his “Like That” collaboration with Future and Metro Boomin, responding to Drake’s disses with “Euphoria,” “Meet the Grahams” and Billboard chart-topper “Not Like Us.”

On February 9, 2025, Kendrick will be the halftime show performer during the Super Bowl LIX at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome. The announcement was made in September, roughly two years after Kendrick joined Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, and guests 50 Cent and Anderson .Paak for the Super Bowl LVI halftime performance.

“My name is Kendrick Lamar, and I will be performing at Super Bowl 59. Will you be pulling up? I hope so,” the 17-time Grammy winner announced. “You know it’s only one opportunity to win a championship–no round twos.”

GNX also comes just one week after Kendrick was nominated in seven 2025 Grammys categories, including Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Song, Best Rap Performance and Best Music Video for “Not Like Us.”