Despite his massive success, the Southern California rapper who took on Drake and won still has a lot to complain about

While SZA and saxophonist Kamasi Washington are the only cameos on “GNX” that pop music fans are likely to recognize, the album is a comprehensive roster of SoCal scene-beloved veterans like Wallie the Sensei, AzChike and Hitta J3, and fast-rising local acts like Dody6 and YoungThreat.

Asserting his place in a broader lineage of Black music on the polarizing “Reincarnated,” Kendrick attacks Drake's bona fides one more time—without ever saying his name.