"good kid, m.A.A.d. city" - Kendrick Lamar (Oct. 22nd, 2012)

[Emshady2]

GKMC is by far the best album of the last 5 years

[Trimss]

Black Boy Fly is the best track.

[momentsgolden]

Art of peer pressure. >>>>

I still dont see the big deal with this album.

First part...AGREED!!! Quite possibly one of the best demonstrations of Kendrick's abilities. Coherent storytelling, knack for detail, good standout lines " If you tell me nutrition is good for me i'll tell you to suck my dick and continue eating"

On the second part, tbh... it does seem to be a lil overhyped. By that, i mean... how can GKMC get "universal acclaim" and Section 80 get "its a good album"? I mean,in terms of sheer ambition of execution Section 80 is leaps and bounds ahead of GKMC. Yes, the writtin is more focused and the messages are clearer (arguably deeper) but to me GKMC lacks the STAR power Kendrick clearly possesses.

[LEVITIKUZ]

Black Boy Fly is the best track.

Co-sign.

Hopeful Kendrick Lanar isn't influenced by Dre too much so his next album isn't in 5 years.

[Minimii]

I dont get that dude kendrick. His delivery is horrendous, lyrics pretty simple (including the subject matters he talks about), rhyme scheme boring, beats suck and hooks are crap yet people claim he's one of the greatest of our time like wtf?
I tried to get familiar with his music coz i was planning on going to see him live but maan i dont know.
He doesnt live up to all that hype he's getting.

[King Lance]

he'll be on Dido's album

"Dido is finishing up her forthcoming fourth album Girl Who Got Away. And based on the tracklist she unveiled on Instagram Monday (December 10), the British singer is hoping to rekindle the crossover success she achieved with Eminem on “Stan”: the song “Let Us Move On” features a guest spot by Kendrick Lamar."

[King Lance]

As of December 5, Channel Orange has sold approximately 390,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Good Kid M.A.A.d. city went gold in 5 weeks.

hip hop won

[Trimss]

Hip Hop didn't win at all. Two albums did good but how many flopped? This is a bad year for Hip Hop sales wise.

[King Lance]

Hip Hop didn't win at all. Two albums did good but how many flopped? This is a bad year for Hip Hop sales wise.

yep, you're right

[Kill You]

Black Boy Fly is the best track.

[Trimss]

Next year is going to be huge for Hip Hop though!

[King Lance]

kendrick x lil wayne coming soon for I am not a human being 2

[SliK]

Still bumping this incredible album.

[King Lance]

HipHopDX : Good Kid M.A.A.d. City is the new illmatic


BBC: #1 best album of 2012 (all genre)
Fact Magazine: #1 best album of 2012 (all genre)
Complex: #1 best album of 2012 (all genre)
LA Time: In the "best albums of 2012 (all genre)
Hip-hop DX: #1 best hip hop album of 2012
Rollingout: #1 best hip hop album of 2012
sabotagetimes : #1 best hip hop album of 2012
Complex: #1 best album cover of 2012
Hip-hop DX: #1 best Emcee of 2012
BET: #1 best lyricist of 2012

Spin : 2nd best album of 2012 (all genre)
Time: 2nd best album of 2012 (all genre)
The Needle Drop: 2nd best album of 2012 (all genre)
Consequence of Sound: 3rd best album of 2012 (all genre)
PrettyMuchAmazing: 3rd best album of 2012 (all genre)
Rollingstone : 6th best album of 2012 (all genre)
Metacritic: Among the 100 highest rated albums of all time (all genre)

Complex: Cartoons & Cereals is the 2nd best song of 2012 (all genre)
Pitchfork: Bitch don't kill my vibe is the 4th best song of 2012 (all genre)
Fact Magazine: Cartoons & Cereals is the 4th best song of 2012 (all genre)

Swimming pools stayed 3 months in the billboard hot 100 and is now #17, the song is also #3 @ hip hop charts

TDE Working on Short Film To Complement GKMC

That's not the only visual element Kendrick has planned. Part of good kid's appeal are the cinematic skits that piece the album's music together, so to play off of the album's strengths the TDE crew are working on a film that will complement the LP as well. "We actually started the visuals for this whole project," he said. "I called it a short film before I even started the actual foundation of the music."

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/169906 ... ideo.jhtml

[knockmathers]

Next year is going to be huge for Hip Hop though!

Was about to say that, but you beat me to it