GNX

Kendrick Lamar – GNX: B-Side Breakdown 78 (C+) from 5 critic reviews.

Album cover for GNX by Kendrick Lamar
Artist
Kendrick Lamar
Album
GNX
B-Side Breakdown78Grade: C+
Critics who liked it80%4 of 5 scored it 75 or higher
DivisivenessBroad agreementHow close the scores are: most critics land within 14 points of each other

Early reviews. Based on 5 critics so far. The Breakdown will settle as more outlets weigh in.

020406080100Pitchfork: 66RapReviews: 75Riff Magazine: 80Beats Per Minute: 83Consequence: 88 Breakdown 78
The gist
Consequence B+ 88 “Kendrick Lamar is back with his surprise album, GNX, fueled by a reinvigorated competitive spirit and desire to burn down the industry.”
Beats Per Minute 83% 83 “Music News, Reviews, Interviews, Videos and MP3s”
Riff Magazine 8/10 80 “After a yearlong battle with Drake, Kendrick Lamar is taking a victory lap on "GNX," with guest artists like SZA.”
RapReviews 7.5/10 75
Pitchfork 6.6/10 66 “Read Alphonse Pierre’s review of the album.”

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How the Breakdown works

Every outlet’s score is converted to 0–100 (2/5 is 40, 5.9/10 is 59, a B+ is 88) and averaged. Grades follow the B-Side scale: A is 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69, F below 60. Critics who liked it is the share of outlets that scored it 75 or higher; the Breakdown shows green at 75 and up, red below. Divisiveness asks a different question: not whether critics liked it, but how close their scores are to each other. Five critics who all give it 50 are Unanimous, even though none of them liked it. The labels run Unanimous, Broad agreement, Some debate, Divided, and Contentious. Replay rate comes from listeners, not critics: yes counts fully, a few tracks counts half, no counts zero. The gist quotes each outlet’s own summary of its review. Scores marked est. come from reviews that publish no number.

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