![]() Kendrick is heading in the direction he wants to, without restraint, but also realizing that he can still be a figurehead for rap. On TPAB, Kendrick raps "You Ain't Gotta Lie", which serves as a microcosm for the entire album. ![]() It seems people are prone to not comprehend what it means to be musically experimental. Kanye West released Yeezus to split opinion. Radiohead released Kid A to split opinion. TPAB is not easy listening, and it's exactly the kind of album not only rap music needs, but music as an art form needs. Artists at the peak of their powers such as Flying Lotus and Thundercat. Musical legends such as George Clinton and Ron Isley. The track-list alone is enough to make you salivate. Question is, how do you top that? The answer is "To Pimp a Butterfly". GKMC was rightfully hailed as one of the best rap albums in recent memory. There is no **** Don't Kill My Vibe, no Swimming Pools and no m.A.A.d city. GKMC was rightfully hailed as one of the best This is not GKMC. This is the story of a good kid in a mad city.This is not GKMC. This is the story of angels on angel dust, the story of the dysfunctional bastards of the Ronald Reagan era. So grab a 40, ignore your voicemails, and borrow your mother’s van if you have to, because we’re going to take a ride down the wicked streets of Compton with King Kendrick Lamar. When an album this significant drops, it’s only right that Complex document its creation. If you think those comparisons are lofty, consider the fact that the people involved in the making of this album compared Kendrick to everyone from Bob Dylan to John Coltrane (no, seriously). ![]() The album will surely catapult Kendrick into the upper echelons of rap, where his debut will have to be compared to the likes of Jay-Z, Snoop Dogg, and Nas. good kid, m.A.A.d city follows a day in the life of a teenage Kendrick riding around the streets of Compton as he hooks up with a girl, does a house lick, and goes through numerous other misadventures. The artist formerly known as K-Dot has done something that didn’t seem possible in this day and age: He's made an album without any artistic or commercial concessions, an album that speaks for a generation, an album that’s worthy of being called a classic.Īnd it’s not just a collection of masterful records, it’s a conceptual album-a "short film," as the subtitle puts it. And it’s every bit as good we all hoped it would be-and then some. Kendrick Lamar’s major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. ![]()
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