It harkens back to his family.
Kendrick Lamar likes to leave clues. He knows that fans will take second and third looks and the things he says and does, and creates accordingly. Such was the case with his new album, GNX. The album has blown the bulk of the internet away with its meticulous rhymes schemes and bouncy production. The car that the album is named after has posed a bit of a mystery, though. Why that car? Well, fans did a little bit of digging and seemingly came up with the answer.
Kendrick Lamar talked about the importance of the 1987 Buick Grand National Regal GNX during a 2012 interview with Complex. The rapper was in the midst of promoting his label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, and he made explicit reference to the car that graces the cover of his sixth album. “When I was born,” he explained. “I came home from the hospital …