good kid, m.A.A.d city 2012
- hip hop, conscious hip hop, west coast hip hop, gangsta rap
- 15 tracks
- Aftermath Entertainment
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is the second studio album by the American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on October 22, 2012, by Interscope Records, Top Dawg Entertainment and Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Drake, Dr. Dre, Jay Rock, Anna Wise and MC Eiht. It is Lamar's first major label album, after his independently released debut album Section.80 in 2011 and his signing to Aftermath and Interscope the following year.
hip hopconscious hip hopwest coast hip hopgangsta raphardcore hip hoppop rap
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Character
Contemporary, earnest, grave and meticulous.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
10 profiled raters. Loved most by The Empaths.
Reviews
- beatsbyleoThe Formalist★★★★★
A short film you can rap along to. The sequencing is the story; skip nothing.
Tracks
- A1Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter
- A2Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe
- A3Backseat Freestyle
- A4The Art of Peer Pressure
- B1Money Trees
- B2Poetic Justice
- B3good kid
- B4m.A.A.d city
- C1Swimming Pools (Drank) (extended version)
- C2Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst
- C3Real
- D1Compton
- D2The Recipe
- D3Black Boy Fly
- D4Now or Never
About the album
- Artist
- Kendrick Lamar
- Label
- Aftermath Entertainment
- Released
- 2012
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- XE
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
Pairings
Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.
Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
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- In Rainbows 200752% alikeBoth contemporary, earnest, grave; this one is more character-led.
- Abbey Road 196952% alikeBoth earnest.
- Blonde 201648% alikeBoth contemporary, earnest, grave; this one is more character-led.
Insomnia 200278% alikeFilm · Both earnest, contemporary, grave.
Do the Right Thing 198977% alikeFilm · Both earnest, contemporary.
