Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
- Kendrick Lamar
- Band Name: Kendrick Lamar
- Record Label: Aftermath Records
- Release Date: Oct 22, 2012
- Summary: The official major label debut studio album for the Compton rapper features guest appearances from Dr. Dre, Drake, Jay Rock, And MC Eiht.
- Record Label: Aftermath Records
- Genre(s): Rap
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 35
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Mixed: 1 out of 35
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Negative: 0 out of 35
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Oct 25, 2012100Lamar's invincible on good kid, and reveals just how deft his hand is.
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Oct 24, 2012100Every record is both complexly arranged and sonically fitting, foregrounding Kendrick's vivid lyricism and amazing control of cadence. There's not a single loophole.
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Oct 22, 201260It might lack the raw appeal of Kendrick's 2011 mixtape 'Section.80', but it's also a big-budget reminder that the 25-year-old hasn't forgotten his roots.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 65 out of 69
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Mixed: 2 out of 69
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Negative: 2 out of 69
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