Kendrick Lamar Aiming For Greatest Hip-Hop Album Streaming Debut Of 2024 Since Drake

Kendrick Lamar‘s new album GNX has already been an enormous success, particularly when contemplating that it arrived with out discover. The Compton rapper unleashed the mission this Friday (November 22), taking supporters without warning. It has been rumored for months that he had one thing on the best way, however regardless, practically everybody was caught off guard.

In line with Speak Of The Charts on X, the mission is anticipated to have the second largest hip-hop streaming debut within the U.S. this yr, with roughly 350-400 million projected streams. This might put Kendrick simply behind Drake, whose album For All The Canine earned 514 million streams in its opening week. That is ironic contemplating their viral lyrical battle a number of months again, which by most accounts, Kendrick received.

With that being stated, Kendrick followers did not even know GNX was coming, whereas Drizzy spent loads of time selling FATD. Regardless, these are spectacular accomplishments for each performers and positively one thing to brag about. Kendrick’s sudden drop has had social media customers in shambles in latest days, as numerous followers, critics, and friends give their opinions. This contains TDE‘s High Dawg, who took to his Instagram Story this weekend to situation a cryptic warning. “Dot is a harmful man proper now,” his publish started. “All the things I believed he can be at 16 years previous is right here proper now. All people stand down. I promise you.” 

Lil Wayne, however, appeared confused that he bought referred to as out for his response to Kendrick’s upcoming Superbowl Halftime Present efficiency. “Man wtf I do?! I simply be chillin & dey nonetheless kome 4 my head. Let’s not take kindness for weak point. Let this big sleep. I encourage u all. Nobody actually needs destruction, not even me however I shall destroy if disturbed. On me. Love,” he wrote on X.