Well, that was fast. Kendrick Lamar has swept the hip-hop world off its feet with his brand-new sixth album, GNX. The astounding release hit the digital airwaves on Friday afternoon, and it’s been all the craze and will continue to be for quite a while. The lyrical content is of course going to shoulder that load. However, Kendrick doing extra things like a “squabble up” music video will also help a great deal. The Compton icon just dropped off the visual for it moments ago, and you can watch it below.
Kendrick Lamar’s “squabble up” was first teased in the “Not Like Us” video, prompting fans to ask for it endlessly. The single arrived on the new GNX album and is immediately running up the streams. The single is expected to end Shaboozey’s streak on top of the Billboard 200 with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).”
The single is projected to debut at No. 1 and be Lamar’s third for the year, following “Not Like Us” and “Like That.”
Kendrick Lamar’s GNX album is projected to be the biggest release in 2024 with his anticipated track, “squabble up,” leading the way. The song, originally teased in July, is on pace to debut at #1 on the Billboard Hip-Hop charts. It has already topped the Apple and Spotify charts after Lamar released the album on Friday (Nov. 22). The song was teased at the beginning of the music video for Lamar’s Grammy-nominated hit “Not Like Us.” Fans couldn’t get enough of rapping the song’s intro verse, “Woke up looking for the broccoli.”
“Squabble Up” has accumulated over 3.2 million views on YouTube and over 14 million streams on Spotify. The song samples Debbie Deb’s 80s classic “When I Hear Music.” The legendary singer would comment on Lamar’s use of the classic on Friday. She tweeted, “I’m excited and honored to be on Squabble Up! Thank you @kendricklamar for keeping Old Skool alive!.” The iconic sample joins others like Luther Vandross’ “This World Was Mine” and 2Pac’s “Made N***as.”
Despite “squabble up” taking center stage, the buzz around the album shows no signs of waning. The album is receiving widespread acclaim for its bold themes and incisive lyricism. The conversations it has ignited—both within the music industry and beyond—demonstrate Lamar’s extraordinary talent for provoking thought and stirring emotion, one line at a time. Lamar’s release follows a huge year for Top Dawg Entertainment that saw the release of new music by Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, and Doechii.
In a single day, GNX accumulated over 44 million streams on Spotify. The addition of “wacced out murals” and “squabble up” has earned Lamar a record-breaking five #1 hits in 2024. The streak began with “Like That,” Kendrick earned #1 hits with “Not Like Us” and “Euphoria.” “Not Like Us” received seven Grammy nominations for the 58th award. The Grammy-nominated hit united Los Angeles hip-hop in July at the iconic Pop-Out concert.
If other rappers are going to want to knock Kendrick Lamar off his pedestal, then they’re going to have to “squabble up.” While there are a ton of stellar tracks on his shocking sixth studio album, this one looks to have the most mainstream appeal. But don’t get it twisted, “squabble up” is mega banger with some great wordplay, slick flows, and some great personality. The chorus is going to be in everyone’s ears, maybe just as much as “Not Like Us.” In fact, it borrows some elements from that Drake diss record. “Thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk, thunk, baby rockin’ it,” sounds reminiscent of “Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, Dot, f*** ’em up / Wop, wop, wop, wop, wop, I’ma do my stuff.”
Most will remember, but in case you forgot, “squabble up” was previewed a few months ago. Just before the “Not Like Us” visual got underway, Kendrick teased a little 20-second snippet. It previewed the entire intro of “squabble up,” and many were clamoring for him to drop the full recording. Well, it’s here now and didn’t disappoint in the slightest. The same can be said for the rest of the tracklist of GNX, which hit streaming platforms out of the blue just moments ago. See what K. Dot did with “squabble up” with the link below.
I got hits, I got bucks, I got new paper cuts I got friends, I got foes, but they all sitting ducks Hit his turf and get crackin’, double back like a deluxe Fifty deep, but it ain’t deep enough F*** a plea, there he go, beat him up Fallin’ from my money tree and it grow throughout the months
Blueface has continued his pursuit of a boxing match against NLE Choppa, going as far as to post a fake promotional poster on his social media. However, Blue also claimed that Choppa was trying to back out of the fight. Per posts on Instagram, Blue appeared to imply that Choppa was unhappy with the presented fight terms and was trying to dip due to not having the opportunity to “negotiate” his terms. Blue also went after Choppa for being a “Muslim, vegan, and a crip”.
However, it was actually Choppa who originally issued the fight challenge. “Let’s box @bluefacebleedem . Who can set up celebrity boxing match in Vegas me and him hit me ASAP. He undefeated vs women ion respect a n-gga that put his hands on em anyway!” the Memphis talent wrote on X on January 4. Blueface replied “Finally got one” with a fishing emoji.
It’s been a busy few weeks for Blue, who has been picking fights with just about everyone. In the run-up to Christmas, Blue reignited his beef with Chrisean Rock. A video emerged of the rapper saying that their child together, Chrisean Jr, looks like “Charles Barkley”. Blue then reshared the video to his X page alongside a string of posts expressing his disdain for Rock and her constant presence in his life. However, Blue also appeared to imply that Chrisean Jr was not his son. “That baby looks nothing like me idk why she keep forcing this on me that’s not my child scientifically proven already ,” Blue wrote. Minutes later, he reshared the video of him making roasting the child.
Despite these claims, fans were unconvinced about Blue’s comments. “Well what was the point of you poppin up to her crib that day claiming your son was at home with no parents?! Now he not your son?” one person noted. Despite repeated claims that he was done with Rock, including later tweeting that he was going to get a restraining order against her, Blue just can’t seem to stop using her to stay in the public eye.