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Kendrick Lamar releases surprise new album, 'GNX'

Without any advance warning, Kendrick Lamar released a new album called GNX. Rodney Carmichael has been following all year and shares his impressions.

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Rodney Carmichael is NPR Music's hip-hop staff writer. An Atlanta-bred cultural critic, he helped document the city's rise as rap's reigning capital for a decade while serving on staff as music editor, culture writer and senior writer for the defunct alt-weekly Creative Loafing.