Good Kid: M.A.A.D City

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Contains elements of the master recording "Tiden Flyver" performed by Boom Clap Bachelors. Licensed Courtesy Music For Dreams, Denmark.

Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on February 2, 2016 . Retrieved February 27, 2018. c] "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" contains portions of "Tiden Flyver", written by Robin Braun, Vindahl Friis and Lykke Schmidt, as performed by Boom Clap Bachelors; and contains elements of the master recording "Tiden Flyver", as performed by Boom Clap Bachelors. d] "The Art of Peer Pressure" contains a sample of "Helt Alene", written by Rune Rask, as performed by Suspekt. R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: 2013 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014 . Retrieved March 8, 2014. Aaron M (April 18, 2013). "The Greatest 50 Albums Since '93". Vibe. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015 . Retrieved July 22, 2015.

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a b c Morpurgo, Joseph (October 23, 2012). "Good Kid, m.A.A.d City". Fact. London. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012 . Retrieved October 29, 2012. Is this right? I’ve spent so long typing this up that my cranium has turned to a mush of membrane. So, I’m going to sign out and go listen to good kid, m.A.A.d city again. Cya! Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (2014). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2. Horowitz, Steven. "Game Disses Shyne On 'Cough Up A Lung' Freestyle". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012 . Retrieved November 15, 2012. BET Hip Hop Awards 2013 Winners". MTV News. October 15, 2013. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013 . Retrieved October 15, 2013.

The album's first single, " The Recipe", was released on April 3, 2012. [38] The song featured Lamar's mentor, Dr. Dre, and was produced by Scoop DeVille. [39] It peaked at number 38 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. [40] Lamar and Dr. Dre shot a video for the song at a mansion in Los Angeles in May, although it was never released. [41] The album's second single, " Swimming Pools (Drank)", was released on July 31, 2012, while the music video premiered on August 3, 2012. [42] [43] The song became a hit, peaking at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [44] "Swimming Pools (Drank)" was also certified gold in the United States by the RIAA. [45] g] "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst" contains elements of "Maybe Tomorrow", written by Quincy Jones, Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman, as performed by Grant Green; and an uncredited sample of " Use Me", as performed by Bill Withers. [118]Decade-end charts [ edit ] Decade-end chart performance for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City Chart (2010–2019) Your brother was a brother to me / And your sister’s situation was the one that pulled me in a direction to speak of something that’s realer than the TV screen….. Her personal life, I was like “it need to be told” / Cursing the life of 20 generations after her soul / Exactly what’d happen if I ain’t continued rapping.” Frere-Jones, Sasha (October 29, 2012). "California King". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on November 25, 2012 . Retrieved November 25, 2012. The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. March 22, 2013. Archived from the original on January 23, 2016 . Retrieved January 10, 2016. The album earned Lamar four Grammy Award nominations at the 2014 Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. The album was also named to many end-of-the-year lists, often topping them. It was later certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2020, the album was ranked 115th on Rolling Stone 's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and in 2022, the publication named it the greatest concept album of all time.

On Sep. 16, 2019, the album became the longest- charting hip-hop studio album in Billboard 200 history, passing The Eminem Show. As of Sep. 16, 2019, it has charted every week since its release except the chart dated Dec. 6, 2014.

Notes

On March 10, 2015, Lamar unexpectedly released the song "County Building Blues" to iTunes as a promotional single. [59] Marketing and sales [ edit ] a b c Caramanica, Jon (October 29, 2012). "Storytelling Rappers, Cool and Hot". The New York Times. p.C1. Archived from the original on December 31, 2014 . Retrieved November 23, 2012.