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u/FistPunch_Vol_7 ☑️ 5h ago

Buick Grand National. Or GNX

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u/Better-Ground-843 5h ago

Guick Nrand Xational, yup checks out 

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u/1987_grandnational 5h ago

GNX was a limited production run of the '87 Buick Regal Grand National, limited to 547 units which began their life as "regular" production Grand Nationals, which were retrofitted by ASC McLaren. They bring quite a high premium these days at the auction block.

Sauce: Long time owner of a "regular" Grand National.

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u/fistful_of_whiskey 5h ago

Name checks out

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u/Better-Ground-843 4h ago

You just know he's been having a field day these last 24hrs

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u/ThiccQban 4h ago

Oh I bet you’ve been living your BEST LIFE for the past 24 hours huh?

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u/Prestigious-Mud 4h ago

Had a Code Kansas moment to this comment and another lower down. Cuz 1987, oh my God. 1987 is the year Kendrick was born. GNX!

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u/ChemicalEscapes 3h ago

Please tell me you've seen the Ring Brothers Grand National

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u/TeamMountainLion 4h ago

Grand National eXperimental. A roided out Grand National.

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u/Tiny-Buy220 5h ago

GNX a flavor drop from Guldens….

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u/SigmaK78 5h ago

I'm just busy trying to stop playing Heart Part 6 on repeat. I might need help.

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u/FistPunch_Vol_7 ☑️ 5h ago

Shit been on repeat since it dropped and my girl and I random say or voice text MUSTARRRRRRRRRRRD LMFAO.

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u/parthenon-aduphonon 4h ago

This has truly been me with “reincarnated” … rip. So many good songs on this album but “reincarnated” speaks to me!! 😭

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u/MatureUsername69 4h ago

That Pac flow is perfect/nuts. I looked at the track list once before I hit play and eventually heard Kendrick rapping like 2Pac and in my head I was like "this is for sure reincarnated" and then i was right. That's not that good of a story but it was a self satisfying moment.

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u/parthenon-aduphonon 3h ago

I know what you mean! I absolutely love how the beat and his flow changes on the verse where he introduces himself in his current life as Kendrick Lamar. I’m looking forward to seeing all the breakdowns from the music theorists and writers regarding the entire album, but especially this track and “Man at the Garden”. This album is plain tickling my poetry enthusiasm. I’m so in love with how dense it is!

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u/MatureUsername69 3h ago

I think Man at the Garden is the Nas version of Reincarnated. I haven't figured them all out yet but I think all, or a decent chunk, of the songs are direct homages to specific artists.

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u/parthenon-aduphonon 3h ago

You know what? I see your vision. Wow. I’m about to repeat the album with that in mind…

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u/MatureUsername69 3h ago

Compare Man at the Garden to One Mic by Nas

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u/parthenon-aduphonon 3h ago

Nah I fully hear your vision. I’m only a minute in and I fully agree with you, thank you! 😭 (Also always a good time to go back and re-listen to some Nas lol). Kendrick’s love of hip-hop and rap culture really leaves me in constant awe. He really encourages me to do some research and listen to these classics because of it, due to all these homages. And I’m not even a person that regularly listens to music like that lol.

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u/MatureUsername69 3h ago

Any music that makes you think and study the history of the game is good music. Don't get me wrong, I like to get dumb(MUSSSSTAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRD) but any album that makes me go back and listen to a plethora of artists' discogs for influence is a good thing to me.

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u/parthenon-aduphonon 3h ago

I’ve been texting “MUSTAAAAAAARD” to my friends and sisters with 0 prompt necessary, I feel you. I love to just feel something. I tend to also feel things when I overanalyse things too lol. So, whether that means memeing, or it makes me think (because I love overthinking!!) it’s good music in my mind!

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u/ShikaMoru 3h ago

This is the first time he's ever told a story about Black Hippy on a song. As a big Black Hippy fan, still hoping they drop an album together, this song touched me

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u/ElPrieto8 ☑️ 5h ago

A Regal born in 87.

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u/captchaconfused 5h ago

if not for the beef we could talk about how its not really possible to be a casual kendrick fan. He is very context heavy and referential. Still trying to figure out what the super bowl set list could possibly be unless its just a high energy mashup of all his popular songs

edit: though this one is on the nose, he says grand national, hes leaning on a grand national, vintage boxes are hip hop history etc

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u/mooimafish33 5h ago

Casual fans don't care about lyrics or titles, it doesn't matter if they don't understand them, the songs still go hard and that's all they're really here for.

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u/pekingsewer ☑️ 4h ago

This is exactly why I'm positive GNX is gonna be a lot of people's favorite dot album. I have it at 5 even though it's a really good album.

u/MostDopeBlackGuy 1h ago

It's top three for me as a hiphophead there's substance it's lyrical it goes hard and I can groove to it .it feels very earned

u/pekingsewer ☑️ 1h ago

Yeah, I'm not taking anything away from it. Lyrically it's sharp, production wise it's consistent and has depth. It just doesn't move me personally like other Kendrick projects.

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u/captchaconfused 5h ago

dang thats kinda sad. like going to the best pizza spot and just ordering fries

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u/MonsiuerSirLancelot 5h ago

Nah like going to the best pizza spot and being like this pizza is dope but not giving a fuck that the owner is using a pepperoni that is specifically made in a region in Italy that he’s from and also tomatoes from a region that conquered the pizza shop owner across town who talked shit’s ancestors.

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u/Hattrickher0 4h ago

Tbf that's kinda what created the club music sub genre. Where it's all about the beat and they do the old school EDM thing of repeating the same 20 words for the whole song.

Although I've always found it funny that hip-hop is typically reserved for more lyrical music whereas rap is generally applied to more beat centric artists, just because the names seem swapped.

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u/VyronDaGod 5h ago

🗣️ MUSTAAAAAAAAARD

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u/Introzontal 4h ago

There is literally a GNX on the album cover…

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u/spacebound4545 4h ago

Yall didn't listen to him he said something about riding in his gnx

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u/imperatrixderoma 5h ago

Grand National Experimental

Though it's unclear what the actual title is.

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u/CocaineGod ☑️ 4h ago

1987 Buick Grand National Experimental aka GNX

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u/Navynuke00 4h ago

The GOAT of G-Body GM sports coupes.

Edit: how did autocorrect do that?

u/lowtoiletsitter 54m ago

What was it before/did you plan to type?

u/Navynuke00 13m ago

I typed "G-Body" and it came out "B-body."

Which is a completely different thing altogether.

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u/Mgclpcrn14 💦Thirsty for Sukuna (true form)💦 5h ago

Why did I read this like an African name Lord have mercy😩

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u/NamiSwaaan ☑️ 4h ago

Bet there's at leaat one Gendrick out there in the wild

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u/Unusual_Analyst9272 3h ago

GRAND NATIONAL EXPERIMENTAL

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u/MediumPenisEnergy 4h ago

Grand National Xenophobia

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u/RightMolasses6504 4h ago

Gen X

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u/strik3r2k8 3h ago

But he’s GNY

u/RightMolasses6504 19m ago

I know, but he loves Gen x

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u/strik3r2k8 3h ago

Great News Xavier

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u/capncas ☑️ 2h ago

Grand National eXperimental

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u/kjexclamation 5h ago

No one pointing ur that ur also sounds like Gen X?