He told HipHopDX that he did not want to work with high-profile producers, but with those he had established himself with, mainly producers from Top Dawg's in-house production team, Digi+Phonics. Lamar wanted to discuss life in his native Compton, California, on the album.Īfter the release and success of his debut studio album Section.80 (2011), Lamar signed a major label record deal with Interscope Records and Dr. Lamar also went on a world tour between May and August 2013, featuring the other members of the hip hop collective, Black Hippy. All five singles achieved chart success, of varying degrees. The album's release was supported by five singles – 'The Recipe', 'Swimming Pools (Drank)', 'Backseat Freestyle', 'Poetic Justice', and 'Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe'. By April 2018, the album had sold 1.7 million copies domestically. It was later certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 2018. The album was also named to many end-of-the-year lists, often topping them. It became Lamar's first album to enter the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 16, and entering the UK R&B Albums Chart at number two. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 242,000 copies in its first week – earning the highest first-week hip hop album sales of 2012 from a male artist, along with the best-selling debut from a male artist of the year.
It earned Lamar four Grammy Award nominations at the 2014 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year.
The album received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its thematic scope and Lamar's lyrics. Billed as a 'short film by Kendrick Lamar' on the album cover, the concept album follows the story of Lamar's teenage experiences in the drug-infested streets and gang lifestyle of his native Compton.
Dre, Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, Hit-Boy, Scoop DeVille, Jack Splash, and T-Minus, among others, contributing to the album. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City was recorded mostly at several studios in California, with producers such as Dr. The album is Lamar's major label debut, after his independently released first album Section.80 in 2011 and his signing to Aftermath and Interscope the following year. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, and Top Dawg Entertainment. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (stylized as good kid, m.A.A.d city) is the second studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. At My Mama's Studio (Los Angeles, California).Beside his solo career he is also member of the hip hop group called “Black Hippy”. Good kid maad city free download mp3 Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, but in music industry he is called simply Kendrick Lamar, is an American hip hop artist from California. Find release reviews and credits for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City - Kendrick Lamar on AllMusic - 2012 - Hip-hop debuts don't come much more 'highly.
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