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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (CD)
Kendrick Lamar's major label debut arrived in October 2012 as a fully realized concept album: a short film in music form, following a teenager navigating Compton's streets and gang culture over a single night. Dr. Dre, Pharrell Williams, Just Blaze, Hit-Boy, and a roster of California producers built the sonic architecture. The result was one of the most acclaimed rap albums of the decade, earning four Grammy nominations including Album of the Year, and establishing Lamar as the defining voice of his generation. Swimming Pools, Money Trees, Backseat Freestyle, and Sing About Me still sound urgent more than a decade later.
CD — Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope, 2013
- Sherane a.k.a. Master Splinter's Daughter
- Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
- Backseat Freestyle
- The Art of Peer Pressure
- Money Trees (ft. Jay Rock)
- Poetic Justice (ft. Drake)
- Good Kid
- M.A.A.D City (ft. MC Eiht)
- Swimming Pools (Drank) [Extended Version]
- Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst
- Real (ft. Anna Wise)
- Compton (ft. Dr. Dre)
- Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix) (ft. Jay-Z)
Top Dawg Entertainment / Aftermath / Interscope | Original Release: October 22, 2012 | CD | UPC: 602537362721