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Kendrick Lamar good kid, m.A.A.d city Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (stylized as good kid, m.A.A.d city) is the second studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The album was released on October 22, 2012, by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, and was distributed by Interscope Records. The album serves as Lamar's major tag debut, after his signing to Aftermath and Interscope in early 2012. It was preceded by the of Kendrick's debut studio album Section.80 (2011), released exclusively through the iTunes Store independently. The album was recorded mostly at several studios in California with producers such as Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, Hit-Boy, Scoop DeVille, Jack Splash and T-Minus, among others. Billed as a Inchshort film by Kendrick LamarInch on the album cover, the concept album follows the story of Lamar's teenage experiences in the drug-infested streets and gang lifestyle of his native Compton, California. Upon it's , Good Kid, M.A.A.D City received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised it's thematic scope and Lamar's lyrics. Good Kid M.A.A.D City earned Lamar four Grammy Award nominations at the 56th Grammy Awards including Album of the Year. Album Tracks 1. Sherane A.K.A Master Splinter S Daughter 2. B*tch, Don't Kill My Vibe 3. Backseat Freestyle 4. The Art of Peer Pressure 5. Money Trees Feat. Jay Rock 6. Poetic Justice Feat. Drake 7. Good Kid 8. M.A.A.D City Feat. MC Eiht 9. Swimming Pools (Drank) [Extended Version] 10. Sing About Me, I M Dying of Thirst 11. Real Feat. Ana Wise of Sonnymoon 12. Compton Feat. Dr. Dre 13. B*tch, Don't Kill My Vibe [Remix] Feat. Jay-Z
