Kendrick Lamar Hikes Aussie Trail, Preps Massive Unreleased GNX Vault

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Kendrick Lamar just swapped the stage lights for mountain air in Australia, trading microphones for a quiet hike up the 1000 Steps Trail in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges on Friday, December 5, according to AllHipHop. Dressed in low-key athletic gear, he appeared relaxed, taking in the rainforest with his crew and even stopping to greet a fan on the trail, a rare public moment of calm amid his packed Grand National Tour. That tour hit Melbourne’s AAMI Park on December 3 and 4, where he played a tight set heavy on GNX and recent hits, including Wacced Out Murals, Squabble Up, N95, HUMBLE., DNA., and closing with Not Like Us and Gloria in the encore, per Timeout Melbourne’s setlist report. Schoolboy Q and Doechii split support duties across the two nights, and fans are still scrambling for the few remaining tickets via Ticketek, with merch booths inside the venue doing brisk business.

The Grand National Tour rolls on, with a confirmed date at Victoria Park in Ballarat, Australia, on Saturday, December 6, where setlist data from Ticketmaster shows him opening with Wacced Out Murals, Squabble Up, Reincarnated, tv off, hey now, and Euphoria, among others. He’s also set to appear at the Spilt Milk Festival in the coming days, following back-to-back Sydney shows on December 10 and 11, AllHipHop notes.

Behind the scenes, Kendrick’s 2024 album GNX remains a creative juggernaut. Producers Mustard, Sounwave, and Jack Antonoff recently told Variety that Kendrick recorded between 80 and 100 songs for GNX, with nearly 100 tracks reportedly still unreleased, a staggering vault of material that underscores his intense work pace. VICE reports that the album began as a loose West Coast–inflected experiment before evolving into its final form, with Mustard deliberately avoiding his usual sound to keep things fresh for Kendrick.

Globally, Kendrick’s cultural footprint is massive: Rolling Out cites Google Trends data showing he ranked second globally in 2025, ahead of all other rappers, fueled by his Super Bowl performance and world tour. Axios reports he dominated Kansas City’s 2025 Spotify Wrapped, appearing on three of the city’s five most-streamed songs.

On the film side, the comedy Whitney Springs, developed with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone through Kendrick’s pgLang, has been delayed from July 2025 to March 2026, though AllHipHop notes it’s now been pushed back indefinitely.

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