{"id":678032,"date":"2025-07-01T01:35:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kendrick-lamars-gnx-becomes-longest-running-number-one-rap-album-ever\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T01:35:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T22:35:27","slug":"kendrick-lamars-gnx-becomes-longest-running-number-one-rap-album-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kendrick-lamars-gnx-becomes-longest-running-number-one-rap-album-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendrick Lamar&#039;s &#039;GNX&#039; Becomes Longest Running Number One Rap Album Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"body-copy js-entry-text \" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Kendrick Lamar now has the longest running number one album of all time on the Billboard\u2019s rap charts.<\/p>\n<p><em>GNX<\/em>, which was originally released last November, has been number one on the chart for a record breaking 22 weeks, highlighting the longevity of the project.<\/p>\n<p>The previous record holder was Pop Smoke for his posthumous album <em>Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon<\/em> which held on to the number one spot for 21 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Lamar also looks set to continue lengthening his run as he continues to break records left and right.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kendrick Lamar\u2019s \u2018GNX\u2019 becomes the longest-running #1 album in history on Billboard\u2019s Top Rap Albums chart. (22 weeks)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Surpassing \u2018Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon\u2019 (21 weeks) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wgo5OEAvPp\">pic.twitter.com\/Wgo5OEAvPp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kendrick Lamar Updates (@KendrickChart) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendrickChart\/status\/1939407512962318482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He and SZA can also boast about having the highest grossing co-headlining tour of all time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-player\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ad-background\" src=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/assets\/img\/DX-City_Silhouette.png\" alt=\"HipHopDX | Rap &amp; Hip Hop News | Ad Placeholder\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-indicator-container\">\n<div class=\"ad-indicator\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"border\">\n<div class=\"ad-border-top\">\n<div class=\"left-border\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-loading-text\">\n<p>AD LOADING&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"right-border\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-border-bottom\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"vc-player\" class=\"video-player-ad\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-indicator\">AD<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the North American leg of the Grand National tour nears a close, the two TDE heavyweights have been a huge success on the road.<\/p>\n<p>Through just 23 shows across America and Canada, Kendrick and SZA have grossed more than $256 million.<\/p>\n<p>The duo\u2019s average gross per show has been $11.1 million and they have sold a total of 1.1 million tickets across the record breaking run.<\/p>\n<p>The average concert on the tour has been attended by 48,000 fans.<\/p>\n<p>SZA gave Kendrick Lamar his flowers on the latest stop of their Grand National tour\u00a0in Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>During the portion of the concert where both stars are on stage, SZA reflected on how valuable her former TDE labelmate has been to her career so far.<\/p>\n<p>Getting emotional, SZA said: \u201cHe put me onto the biggest moment of my life. This is also the biggest moment of my life\u2026 I\u2019m so thankful, and I\u2019m so thankful to y\u2019all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The two \u201cLuther\u201d collaborators then shared a close hug before continuing to perform.<\/p>\n<p>SZA previously revealed she had doubts\u00a0over the co-headlining tour with the rap superstar.<\/p>\n<p>Sitting down for a chat with Ch<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ell Roan for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.interviewmagazine.com\/music\/sza-gives-chappell-roan-the-divine-answer\"><em>\u00a0Interview Magazine<\/em><\/a>, SZA has confessed to suffering from anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cEvery time I had to go on stage, every time I had to get on a carpet, I\u2019d have full-on panic attacks. I used to not show up to something because it was like, \u2018I\u2019m never going to win. No one cares that I\u2019m here. Why would I go?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The TDE singer said those issues spilled over into her tour with Kendrick: \u201cSame thing with the Kendrick tour. Everybody\u2019s going to see Kendrick. I don\u2019t even know if I have anything to show these people that\u2019s exciting and new.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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