City is as intricate, strange and thoroughly addictive an album as anyone could have hoped to hear from Kendrick Lamar. Lamar even makes his seemingly heavy-handed 12-minute “Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” work, given its starting casualness - the gunshots that cut him off from finishing his “if I die before your album drop” line are so matter-of-fact and quick, they ring louder and truer than a hundred other hip-hop tracks utilizing the overused gun shot effect. City continues developing its addictive world of sound, moving into the affecting, detailed account of troubled youth, “The Art of Peer Pressure,” rapping over a Janet Jackson sample with Drake on “Poetic Justice” and taking a dip into the narcotic haze of “Swimming Pools,” evoking the weary, head-spinning world of partying night after night.
Its first two tracks set the stage introducing Lamar as a kid from Compton as devoted to religion as he is to girls - “I am a sinner who’s probably gonna sin again,” he says on “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe.” That’s before tearing into “Backseat Freestyle,” a blistering, Lil’ Wayne-style track with production from Hit-Boy, known for his work on such tracks as Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “Ni**as in Paris.” From there, Good Kid M.A.A.D. City is how relaxed and assured it sounds. Given that pressure, the most remarkable thing about Good Kid M.A.A.D. Dre, before releasing this, his major-label debut. City is the sound of extraordinary promise achieved, as Kendrick Lamar, who rapped as an independent artist for years, releasing his acclaimed Section.80 mixtape last year and working with the likes of Drake and Dr. Select text to change formatting or add links. Begin typing in the editor to write your post. King's Dead (with Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake) 10. Bloody Waters (with Anderson.Paak & James Blake) 9. Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By. “good kid, m.A.A.Friday, February 9, 2018. 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.
Artist : Kendrick Lamar Album : good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe Edition) Genre : Rap, Hip Hop Year : 2012 Format : MP3 Quality : 320kbps Track list: 01.
This is also his second overall album, following 2011’s Section.80. The second album single 'Swimming Pools (Drank)' was released as a digital download on July 31, 2012, although the music video premiered on August 3, 2012. 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.