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Kendrick Lamar appeals to both formulas, as good kid, m.A.A.d. City alludes to previous works (primarily Section.80's 'Keisha's Song' and 'Poe Man's Dreams') without needing them and follows a very specific structure with a beginning, middle and end as implied by the cover art's subtitle 'A Short Film by Kendrick Lamar'.
Top Dawg Entertainment Like finding a short line at the DMV or entering a political Facebook debate, ranking the songs on Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d. City is a futile exercise. Widely regarded as one of the best hip-hop records of the decade to date, separating these dozen tracks is splitting hairs. Each song is fantastic in its own right. Rankings these tracks comes down to how much they mean to the album’s greater storyline (, in case you’re unfamiliar), the depth, sonic appeal, and lasting effect on the genre. The most popular songs are not necessarily ranked near the top, and some of the deep cuts are, well, deep cuts for a reason. Here are all 12 of GKMC’s songs, ranked: 12.
“Poetic Justice” (feat. The Drake feature certainly helped move some extra units, but this love song is one of two of the most dispensable tracks on the LP.
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While Drake is a bit of an antithesis to Kendrick’s West Coast-conscious style of rap, he fits like a glove here. However, this track feels a bit forced, as if Kendrick wanted to check off the “ballad” box to round out his album. This track does little more than emphasize his crush on Sherane; remove it and the story still makes perfect sense. “Compton” (feat. Oh Boy.this will be a fun thread of comments. I guess the premise of this list to spark debate, so its all good (in terms of intent). Plus, the first sentence more or less mentions how difficult and futile the exercise would truly be to rank all these songs. For me (given how much I replayed the album when it came out while I was in college and needed quite the reprieve), instead of doing a re-ranking, I’ll argue that ““Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” is the best song on the project and will probably go down as arguably his best song to date (although “Alright” may take the crown for me down the road).
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EDITORS’ NOTES West Coast hip-hop elders like Snoop and Dre have virtually anointed Kendrick Lamar to carry on the legacy of gangsta rap. His second studio album good kid, M.A.A.d city, conceptual enough to be a rock opera, certainly uplifts the genre with its near-biblical themes: religion vs.
Violence and monogamy vs. Verbally nimble, Lamar experiments with a variety of different lyrical styles, from the Bone Thugz-type of delivery on “Swimming Pools (Drank)” to the more straightforward orthodox G-funk flow on “m.A.A.d. MC Eiht.” Like prog rock, Lamar’s tracks have songs within songs—sudden tempo changes with alter egos and embedded interludes, such as unscripted recordings of his parents asking for their car back and neighborhood homies planning their latest conquest.
These snippets pepper the album providing an anthropological glimpse into his life in Compton. The deluxe version of good kid, m.A.A.d. City features five bonus tracks. EDITORS’ NOTES West Coast hip-hop elders like Snoop and Dre have virtually anointed Kendrick Lamar to carry on the legacy of gangsta rap. His second studio album good kid, M.A.A.d city, conceptual enough to be a rock opera, certainly uplifts the genre with its near-biblical themes: religion vs. Violence and monogamy vs.
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Verbally nimble, Lamar experiments with a variety of different lyrical styles, from the Bone Thugz-type of delivery on “Swimming Pools (Drank)” to the more straightforward orthodox G-funk flow on “m.A.A.d. MC Eiht.” Like prog rock, Lamar’s tracks have songs within songs—sudden tempo changes with alter egos and embedded interludes, such as unscripted recordings of his parents asking for their car back and neighborhood homies planning their latest conquest. These snippets pepper the album providing an anthropological glimpse into his life in Compton. The deluxe version of good kid, m.A.A.d. City features five bonus tracks.