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Kendrick Lamar Named Number One Pop Star

todayDecember 24, 2024

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(GEMS RADIO)—Kendrick Lamar has something else to be happy for besides his new album GNX doing so well on the charts. The rapper was named the best pop star of the year by Billboard magazine.

The magazine touted Beyoncé at No. 8, Drake as an honorable mention, and Shaboozey as Rookie of the Year.

“What made Kendrick Lamar’s 2024 so remarkable was that he didn’t just remind us of all the reasons why he was so big at his commercial and cultural peak – he showed that he could do things we’d never even seen from him before,” Billboard‘s Andrew Unterbeger wrote. “He showed that he was capable of hitting heights no other rapper had reached this decade, a period that had otherwise marked something of a downturn for the once seemingly indomitable genre’s mainstream prospects.”

You can check out the entire list here.

Written by: Robert Frezza

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