Stereogum — Our first big-statement album of 2025 has arrived. Atlanta rap star Lil Baby was relatively quiet in 2024. He got namechecked on Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” which he didn’t like, and he lost a lot of money gambling. There was a weapon ... more info

Stereogum — Both Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, The Creator kept hip hop interesting in the latter half of the year with GNX and Chromakopia respectively. Today, Tyler released “That Guy,” a freestyle over the GNX track “Hey Now.” more info

Stereogum — Last month, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, and Nas reacted to their namechecks on Kendrick Lamar’s surprise album GNX , and now Lil Baby has a delayed response to being mentioned on the rapper’s mega-hit from May, “Not Like Us.” more info

Stereogum — The Grammys are slowly approaching with the ceremony taking place on Feb. 2. Beyoncé leads all nominees, followed by a tie between Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone. Today, the Recording Academy revealed the Special Merit... more info

New York Post — Here are the top 10 tracks that rocked our world in 2024. more info

Magnet Magazine — MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1) Kendrick Lamar GNX (pgLang/Interscope) 2) Joey Valence And Brae No Hands (self-released)3) Doechii Alligator Bites Never Heal (Top Dawg/Capitol)4) ScHoolboy Q Blue Lips (Top Daw... more info

Stereogum — Young jazz great Kamasi Washington got a shoutout on Kendrick Lamar’s recent #1 hit “squabble up,” and he co-produced Kendrick’s GNX bangers “tv off” and “luther.” That’s a strange new position for Washington. Even if he’s wo... more info

Stereogum — Every year, Top Dawg Entertainment throws an annual Christmas concert and toy drive in the Nickerson Gardens, the Watts housing project where label founder Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and rapper Jay Rock both grew up. It’s a free show and a c... more info

Stereogum — From the moment he popped out for a guest verse on Future & Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” 2024 belonged to Kendrick Lamar. After declaring and winning a war against Drake — and landing a couple #1 singles in the process — that much was cle... more info

Stereogum — Kendrick Lamar and SZA are tight. They used to be Top Dawg Entertainment labelmates, and they’ve continued to collaborate since Kendrick launched his own pgLang label, including two tracks on his new zeitgeist-seizing GNX LP. They did one of t... more info