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Kendall Jenner Says Current Rap Sounds 'Repetitive,' Praises Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, the Creator

The model and influencer says the genre is "not doing it" for her at the moment.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: Tyler, The Creator and Kendall Jenner attend the Renell Medrano and WePresent opening preview of PAMPARA Photographic exhibition on February 17, 2020 in London, England. 

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 09: Kendrick Lamar attends the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Renell Medrano & WeTransfer/Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET

Kendall Jenner has high standards for the rap artists she'll listen to.

The model and The Kardashians star appeared on the Friday (January 9) episode of podcast In Your Dreams With Owen Thiele, where she spoke to the host about her music tastes. Around the 55-minute mark of the video below, Jenner shared her take about the current state of rap music.

"Rap right now is like not doing it for me. I love rap. I do. I love the genre and when it's great, it's great, but everything is sounding really repetitive to me," she admitted.

The 30-year-old added that Kendrick's latest album, GNX, was "great." You can judge for yourself by copping the project on CD, vinyl and cassette format via Complex Shop.

"I love Kendrick and people who are...Tyler's album [Don't Tap the Glass], I think, is amazing," Jenner continued. "I think there's people that are really pushing boundaries. ... There's a lot of intention."

Jenner counts Tyler, the Creator as a friend and called him "the most fun person to be around" and one of her "favorite people" in a question submitted to GQ in 2024.

"'I just wanted to know when you go home at the end of the day and you sit with yourself, how does it feel?'" Jenner's question read in the clip below. This got a laugh from the two-time Grammy winner, who called Jenner "the bro" but was confused about how she wanted him to respond.

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