★★★★★
After the heralded successes of Overly Dedicated and #Section 80, TDE representer and Dr. Dre protégé Kendrick Lamar will make his Interscope/Aftermath major label debut with the release of good kid, m.A.A.d city. Previously-releases singles "The Recipe," "Swimming Pools (Drank)" and "Compton" will all appear on the LP. Guest features on the 12-track album will include Anna Wise, Dr. Dre, Drake, Jay Rock, Mary J. Blige and MC Eiht.
The album is currently slated to drop on October 22...
- www.djbooth.net
2013-04-02
★★★★★
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" "Sherane a.k.a. Master Splinter's Daughter" The second album by California rapper Kendrick Lamar made big waves across the music world, and upon first listen, it was easy to understand why. Lamar brings a vivid imagination, a sharp wit and intelligence, not to mention a leftfield weirdness that appeals to everyone from hardcore hip-hop heads to indie rock wallflowers, experimental beat enthusiasts, and even the "realness"...
- www.othermusic.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
I have been hearing about Kendrick Lamar for sometime now and I never really paid him much attention, despite the praises that often accompanied his name. The little bit I heard, while good, didn't really do much for me. It was quality rap music but I didn't understand the hype and the talk of him being some sort of west coast savior...
- www.syffal.com
2013-04-02
★★★★★
"Compton, Compton...Ain't no city quite like mine." Like many of the lyrics that constitute Kendrick Lamar's much-lauded good kid, m.A.A.d city¸ this hook seems throwaway at first glance. In fact, as a standalone song 'Compton' is lightweight; divorced of its context, there is little hiding beneath the gloss of Just Blaze's triumphant horns and clattering percussion...
- thequietus.com
2013-01-10
★★★★★
When a heavily anticipated rap album is finally released and meets or exceeds expectations the word "classic" is always thrown around excessively as if the second coming of Illmatic has just emerged from a murky sea of autotune and 808s. Simply put, Kendrick Lamar's major label debut Good Kid, M.A.A.D City deserves the "classic" label moreso than any hip-hop album released in the past few years...
- www.theaureview.com
2012-12-21
★★★★★
Release Date: October 22, 2012 Have you ever listened to an artist/band without even knowing who they were, but soon you listen to a song by said artist/band and realize it's them? That's how I feel about CA rapper Kendrick Lamar. The other day, I was listening to Drake's song "Marvin's Room / Buried Alive (Interlude)" and there's a rap verse on the "Buried Alive (Interlude)" and it turns out, it was by Kendrick Lamar. I was huge into this record last year, and never knew it was Lamar...
- absolutepunk.net
2012-12-13
★★★★★
Kendrick Lamar lacks the magnetic charisma of some of his contemporaries--the captivating braggadocio of A$AP Rocky, the feral energy of Tyler, the Creator--and he occasionally trips over his tongue trying to articulate his complex, socially conscious ideas. But with Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, Lamar has crafted an intelligent and mature album on the theme of his transformation from rambunctious, horny teenager to measured, stable adult, tempering the hedonistic urges of West Coast hip-hop with the...
- www.slantmagazine.com
2012-12-11
★★★★★
Kendrick Lamar is the shining star of new school hip hop. With the critical acclaim of his debut and independently released album, Section.80, stylistic comparisons were drawn between Lamar to Jay-Z, Tupac, Nas and Eminem. good kid, m.A.A.d city is his first major label record and it satisfies the high expectations surrounding its release to the umpteenth degree. Featuring iconic collaborations with Dr. Dre, MC Eiht and Drake, his ear for bold, yet left-of-centre beats have not faltered...
- www.beat.com.au
2012-12-04
★★★★★
You used to know where you were when it came to breaking an artist. They'd maybe release a few singles or EPs and when the album was just about ready, the promotional juggernaut would rumble into life. If just enough excitement had been generated, you'd get a few weeks of people clamouring for the record before its release, hungrily sinking their teeth into any review or snippet of information they could get...
- www.noripcord.com
2012-11-26
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