GNX (2024)

By Kendrick Lamar

Surprise-released in November 2024, this sixth album from the Los Angeles rapper reworks West Coast hip-hop with production from Sounwave, Jack Antonoff and Mustard, plus guests including SZA, Roddy Ricch and Lefty Gunplay. Named after the Buick Regal, it hit number one on the Billboard 200 and won Best Rap Album at the Grammys, while "Luther" took Record of the Year.