It is what makes this kid so "good" as he navigates his "mad" city (Compton) with experience and wisdom beyond his years (25). Here, Kendrick is living his life like status and cash were extra credit. Dre, and MC Eiht) and attractive production (from Pharrell, Just Blaze, Tabu, and others). City would be a milestone even without the back-story, offering cool and compelling lyrics, great guests (Drake, Dr. Dre, and the "biggest debut since Illmatic" stuff starts to flow, but Good Kid, M.A.A.D. Top it off with a pre-release XXL Magazine cover that he shared with his label boss and all-around legend Dr. A series of killer mixtapes displayed his talent for thought-provoking street lyrics delivered with an attention-grabbing flow, and then there was his membership in the Black Hippy crew with his brethren Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, and Jay Rock all issuing solo releases that pleased the "true hip-hop" set, setting the stage for a massive fourth and final. Hip-hop debuts don't come much more "highly anticipated" than Kendrick Lamar's. “good kid, m.A.A.Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs. The deluxe version, shown here, contains the aforementioned “The Recipe,” “Black Boy Fly”, and “Now or Never”. It is supported by 5 singles, “The Recipe,” “Swimming Pools (Drank),” “Backseat Freestyle,” “Poetic Justice,” and “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” It also contains features by various artists, with popular ones being Dr.
16, 2019, it has charted every week since its release except the chart dated Dec. 16, 2019, the album became the longest- charting hip-hop studio album in Billboard 200 history, passing The Eminem Show. In the US, it has since sold 1.72 million copies, and has been certified x3 platinum by the RIAA, for combined sales, streams, and track-sales. It debuted at #2 on the US Billboard 200, with first-week sales of an amazing 242,000.
It enjoyed universal acclaim by critics, with an example being a score of 91 on Metacritic. This is also his second overall album, following 2011’s Section.80. Good kid, m.A.A.d ( my Angry Adolescence divided) city is Kendrick Lamar’s first major label debut, after his signing to Aftermath and Interscope, released on October 22nd of 2012.
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