good kid, m.A.A.d city
by Kendrick Lamar
- Type: Album
- Released: October 22, 2012
- Label: Interscope, TDE, Aftermath
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:12:54
- Community rating: 4.57/5 from 75 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Billed as a 'short film by Kendrick Lamar,' 'good kid, m.A.A.d city' is a concept album that details a non-linear, autobiographical narrative of an adolescent navigating the gang-infested streets and internal conflicts of Compton. The production, handled by figures like Dr. Dre, Hit-Boy, and Sounwave, creates an atmospheric and often downbeat soundscape that eschews contemporary trends in favor of a style reminiscent of 90s West Coast hip-hop and the spaciousness of Outkast. Through a tempered delivery and the use of multiple vocal personas, Lamar explores themes of peer pressure, violence, and spiritual salvation, establishing the album as a landmark of modern musical storytelling.
Genres
Descriptors: rap, storytelling, conscious, gangsta, classic
Tracklist
- Sherane a.k.a Master Splinterâs Daughter (4:33)
- Bitch, Donât Kill My Vibe (5:10)
- Backseat Freestyle (3:32)
- The Art of Peer Pressure (5:24)
- Money Trees (6:26)
- Poetic Justice (5:00)
- good kid (3:34)
- m.A.A.d city (5:50)
- Swimming Pools (Drank) - Extended Version (5:13)
- Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst (12:03)
- Real (7:23)
- Compton (4:08)
- Bitch, Donât Kill My Vibe - Remix (4:38)
Credits
- Kendrick Lamar - primary artist, art direction, vocals
- Drake - featured artist, guest appearance
- Dr. Dre - featured artist, guest appearance, executive producer, producer, mixer
- Jay Rock - featured artist, guest appearance
- Anna Wise - featured artist, guest appearance, background vocals
- MC Eiht - featured artist, guest appearance
- Mary J. Blige - featured artist
- Kent Jamz - featured artist
- Schoolboy Q - background vocals
- Demonterious Lawrence - live bass guitar
- Mary Keating - violin
- J. Valle - guitar
- Marlon Williams - bass guitar, guitar
- Anthony "TOPDAWG" Tiffith - executive producer
- Just Blaze - producer
- Pharrell Williams - producer
- Hit-Boy - producer
- Scoop DeVille - producer
- Jack Splash - producer
- T-Minus - producer
- DJ Dahi - producer
- Like - producer
- Rahki - producer
- Skhye Hutch - producer
- Sounwave - producer
- Tabu - producer
- Terrace Martin - producer
- THC - producer
- Tha Bizness - producer
- Dawaun Parker - producer
- Dee Brown - recording engineer
- Derek âMixedByAliâ Ali - recording engineer, mixer
- Mauricio âVetoâ Iragorri - mix engineer
- Dave Free - associate producer
- Kirdis Postelle - associate producer
- Terrence "Punch" Henderson - associate producer