Kendrick Lamar Sounds Rejuvenated On Fun New Snippet Shared By Sounwave

We do not know when Kendrick Lamar is dropping extra new music. Nor can we anticipate to have new music anytime quickly. That being mentioned, it looks like the GNX era was so vital that he has loads of materials to work on for the long run, in response to his predominant producer Sounwave.

As caught by Kurrco on Twitter, he not too long ago posted a video of him with fellow producer Jack Antonoff as they have been engaged on the album. In it, Antonoff performed the TDE affiliate two distinct snippets of unreleased Okay.Dot music, and requested for Sounwave’s enter on the manufacturing aspect of issues. The clip encompasses a pattern of The Jones Girls’ “Nights Over Egypt.”

When it involves the sound of those new snippets, the primary is kind of energetic, funky, and speedy. It options Kendrick rapping in his calm, informal tone with a bouncy circulate, which contrasts rather a lot with the second snippet. This one is slower, nonetheless funky, however far more hazy by comparability. It’s unclear if Lamar himself is the high-pitched voice on the monitor. Either means, it acquired a number of followers excited for 2026, and we’ll see if one thing truly manifests…

While we’ve not gotten many new snippets from the Comtpon lyricist within the aftermath of GNX, he is been understandably busy. There’s nonetheless an enormous demand for extra from Kendrick, particularly given how a lot he normally takes in between albums. Fans hope they will not have to attend lengthy, however at the least that they had his tour and have verses to take pleasure in in 2025, on high of the big Grammys and Super Bowl moments.

Elsewhere, Sounwave’s made more revelations about Kendrick Lamar’s GNX. “The starting of it was throwing paint on the wall,” he informed Variety. “And it began to kind this huge funky West groove that we love as a result of [Kendrick and I are] from Compton. I noticed the individuals who we must always herald to push it even additional. I used to be lucky to have pals who’re very gifted.”