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good kid, m.A.A.d city

Studio album by Kendrick Lamar Released October , !" !""#" $ At %y %ama&s 'tudio ()os Angeles*, +ncore 'tudios (,urbank*, Recorded PatchWerk -ecording 'tudios (Atlanta*, T.+ -ed -oom (/arson* Genre Length Label West /oast hip hop,0"1 gangsta rap0 1 23:"2 Top .a4g, Aftermath, 5nterscope

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good kid, m.A.A.d city

Section.80 ( !""*

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Deluxe edition cover

Singles from good kid, m.A.A.d city 1. 7The -ecipe7 -eleased: April @, !"
2. 7'4imming Pools (.rank*7

-eleased: 9uly @", !"

3. 7,ackseat Freestyle7

-eleased: 9anuary A, !"@

4. 7Poetic 9ustice7

-eleased: 9anuary "B, !"@ B. 7,itch, .on&t :ill %y >ibe7 -eleased: %arch "C, !"@ Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (styli=ed as good kid, m.A.A.d city* is the second studio album by American rapper :endrick )amar. The album 4as released on October , !" , by Top .a4g +ntertainment, Aftermath +ntertainment, and 4as distributed by 5nterscope -ecords. The album ser?es as )amar&s maDor label debut, after his signing to Aftermath and 5nterscope in early !" . 5t 4as preceded by the release of :endrick&s first studio album Section.80 ( !""*, released e6clusi?ely through the iTunes 'tore independently. The album 4as recorded mostly at se?eral studios in /alifornia 4ith producers such as .r. .re, 9ust ,la=e, Pharrell Williams, ;it<,oy, 'coop .e>ille, 9ack 'plash and T<%inus, among others.

,illed as a 7short film by :endrick )amar7 on the album co?er, the concept album follo4s the story of )amar&s teenage e6periences in the drug<infested streets and gang lifestyle of his nati?e /ompton, /alifornia. Upon its release, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City recei?ed ra?e re?ie4s from music critics, 4ho praised its thematic scope and )amar&s lyrics. Good Kid M.A.A.D City earned )amar four 8rammy A4ard nominations at the B2th 8rammy A4ards including Album of The Eear. The album debuted at number t4o on the Billboard !! chart, selling F ,!!! copies in its first 4eek G earning the highest first<4eek hip hop album sales of !" from a male artist, along 4ith the best<selling debut from a male artist of the year. 5t became )amar&s first album to enter the U: Albums /hart, peaking at number "2, and entering the U: -H, Albums /hart at number t4o. The album 4as also met 4ith ra?e re?ie4s from music critics, being named to many end<of< the<year lists. 5t 4as certified platinum by the -ecording 5ndustry Association of America (-5AA* and, by February @, !"F, had sold o?er ","C",F!3 copies, according to Iielsen 'ound'can. The album&s release 4as supported by fi?e singles G 7The -ecipe7 featuring .r. .re, 7'4imming Pools (.rank*7, 7,ackseat Freestyle7, 7Poetic 9ustice7 featuring .rake, and the remi6 of 7,itch .on&t :ill %y >ibe7 featuring 9ay<J. All fi?e singles recei?ed ?aried chart success. )amar also 4ent on a 4orld tour bet4een %ay and August !"@, featuring the other members of the hip hop collecti?e ,lack ;ippy.

Contents

" ,ackground -ecording and production @ %usic and lyrics F 'ingles B Promotion 2 /ritical reception
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2." Accolades

A /ommercial performance 3 /ontro?ersy C Track listing "! Personnel "" /harts

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""." Weekly charts

"". Eear<end charts

" /ertifications "@ -elease history "F 'ee also "B -eferences "2 Further reading "A +6ternal links

Background

)amar 4anted to discuss life in his nati?e /ompton, /alifornia on the album. After the release and success of his !"" studio album Section.80, )amar signed a maDor label record deal 4ith 5nterscope and .r. .re&s Aftermath. ;e told ;ip;op.K he did not 4ant to 4ork 4ith high<profile producers, but 4ith those he had established himself 4ith, mainly producers from Top .a4g&s in<house production team .igiLPhonics.0@1 5n an inter?ie4 for XXL, )amar said that the album 4ould not sound like Section.80, but 4ill return to his /ompton, /alifornia roots: 75 couldnMt tell you 4hat type of sound or 4here 5Mma be in the ne6t fi?e years as far as music ... 8oing back to the neighborhood and going to different spots, chilling 4ith my homeboys, put me back in that same space 4here 4e used to be, bringing back them thoughts, reminiscing ho4 5 4as feeling. 5 got myself right back in that mode and 5 got inspired by that. 'o this album 4onMt sound like Section.80. /ompletely nothing like it.N0F1 )amar also said that the album 4ill sho4case the influence of his hometo4n: 7The kid thatMs trying to escape that influence, trying his best to escape that influence, has al4ays been pulled back in because of circumstances that be7.0@1 ,efore the album&s title 4as officially re?ealed, fans had already been calling )amar&s maDor label debut Good Kid, Mad City or Good Kid in a Mad City, as it 4as a nickname of some sort that )amar had gi?en himself. The album&s title mainly refers to )amar&s childhood innocence and ho4 the notorious city of /ompton, /alifornia affected that and his life. After keeping the album title&s acronym concealed, )amar later

re?ealed M.A.A.D is an acronym 4ith t4o meanings: 7My Angry Adolescence Divided7 and more importantly 7My Angels on Angel Dust7, 4ith )amar stating: 7That 4as me. 5 got laced. The reason 4hy 5 don&t smoke, and it&s in the album. 5t&s in the story. 5t 4as Dust me getting my hands on the 4rong thing at the 4rong time, being obli?ious to it.70B1 The co?er art4ork for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City fits to the concept of the album. The album co?er features :endrick )amar, t4o of his uncles, and his grandfather, 4ith the elders& eyes censored. Though there is no confirmed e6planation for 4hy :endrick chose to do this, he e6plained that the reason 4hy he had not censored his o4n eyes 4as that the story 4as told through his eyes, and the story is based around his e6periences. The uncle 4ho is holding )amar also is displaying the /rips gang sign 4ith his hand, 4hich also fits the story of the album, and ho4 :endrick 4as stuck in a lifestyle of gangs and drugs. The poster abo?e the head of :endrick features him and his father.021

Recording and roduction

Aftermath +ntertainment founder .r. .re e6ecuti?e produced the album. -ecording sessions for the album took place at PatchWerk -ecording 'tudios in Atlanta, +ncore 'tudios in ,urbank, T.+ -ed -oom in /arson, and 7At 0:endrick )amar&s1 %ama&s 'tudio7 in )os Angeles.0A1 )amar stated Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 4ould sound OnothingN like Section.80, his pre?ious album: O5 couldn&t tell you 4hat type of sound or 4here 5Mma be in the ne6t fi?e years as far as music,N he said. O5tMs a big difference from the ne6t proDect compared to the last. And thatMs 4hat happened 4ith this album. 8oing back to the neighborhood and going to different spots, chilling 4ith my homeboys, put me back in that same space 4here 4e used to be, bringing back them thoughts, reminiscing ho4 5 4as feeling. 5 got myself right back in that mode and 5 got inspired by that. 'o this album 4onMt sound like Section.80. /ompletely nothing like it,N he told XXL maga=ine.0F1 The first song )amar and .r. .re e?er 4orked on together 4as 7/ompton7, the t4elfth track on the album, 4hich ser?es as the standard edition&s closing track.031 On August "B, !" , )ady 8aga announced ?ia T4itter, that she had collaborated 4ith )amar on a song entitled 7Partynauseous7, for good id, !.A.A.d city, and that it 4ould be released on 'eptember 2, !" . ;o4e?er, on August @, !" , 8aga announced that the song 4as no longer

being released on that date and apologi=ed to fans for the delay. 0C10"!1 +?entually, it 4as confirmed that )ady 8aga 4ould not be featured on the album due to timing issues and creati?e differences. 0""1 The song 4as later re?ealed to be re<titled 7,itch, .on&t :ill %y >ibe7. On Io?ember 3, !" 8aga released the ?ersion she 4as featured on, 4hich had her singing the chorus and a ?erse.0" 1 )amar e6pressed he 4as surprised and happy that 8aga released her ?ersion of the song, as it sho4ed confidence in their 4ork together.0"@1

!usic and lyrics

The accuracy of its intimate autobiographical details is irrele?ant#4hat matters is that this album helps you feel the internal struggles of a good kid 4ho may not be good enough as he risks derailing his life by succumbing to the kneeDerk loyalty, petty criminality, and gang 4arfare of the hood he calls home. Iobody is heroic here, including )amar#from /hristian stri?ers to default sociopaths, all the players are confused, 4eary, bored, ill<informed.

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# -obert /hristgau0"F1

Good Kid, M.A.A.D City has a lo4<key,0"B1 do4nbeat production,0"21 4ith atmospheric beats and subtle, indistinct hooks.0"F1 5t esche4s contemporary hip hop tastes,0"A1 and generally features tight bass measures, subtle background ?ocals, and light piano.0"31 Writers dra4 comparisons of the music to Out:ast&s "CC3 album A"ue!ini.0"C10 !10 "1 Andre4 Iosnitsky of S#in cites the music&s 7closest point of reference7 as 7the cold spaciousness of A$Liens<era Out:ast, but as the record progresses, that sound sinks slo4ly into the fusionist mud of those spra4ling and solemn mid< !!!s -oots albums.70 1 'asha Frere<9ones of $%e &e' (or er finds its use of 7smooth7 music as a backdrop for 7rough7 scenarios to be analogous to .r. .re&s 8<funk during the early "CC!s, but adds that 7)amar often sounds like .rake ... 4hose ?arious dreamy styles ha?e ?ery little to do 4ith the legacy of the West.70 @1 Okayplayer&s %arcus %oore 4rites that its 7e6pansi?e and brooding7 instrumentals esche4 7/alifornia&s glossy West /oast funk7 for a 7.ungeon Family aesthetic.70 F1 )yrically, the album chronicles )amar&s e6periences in his nati?e /ompton, /alifornia and its harsh realities,0 B1 in a nonlinear narrati?e.0 21 The songs address issues such as economic disenfranchisement, retributi?e gang ?iolence,0 A1 and do4ntrodden 4omen,0 31 4hile analy=ing their residual effects on indi?iduals and families.0 A1 )amar introduces ?arious characters and internal conflicts,0 31 including the contrast of his homesickness and lo?e for /ompton 4ith the city&s plagued condition.0 1 .el F. /o4ie of )*clai!+ obser?es a 7transformation7 by )amar&s character 7from a boisterous, impressionable, girl<cra?ing teenager to more spiritual, hard<fought adulthood, irre?ocably shaped by the neighbourhood and familial bonds of his precarious en?ironment.70"21 'lant %aga=ine&s %ark /ollett 4rites that )amar e6ecutes the character&s transition by 7tempering the hedonistic urges of West /oast hip<hop 4ith the self<reflecti?e impulses of the +ast /oast.70 C1 .a?id Amidon of Pop%atters ?ie4s that the album pro?ides a 7sort of semi<autobiographical character arc7,0@!1 4hile %'I %usic&s -obert /hristgau 4rites that )amar 7softspokenly7 enacts a 7rap<?ersus<real dichotomy7.0"F1

The album features naturalistic, ?PritP<like skits that dramati=e the characters& limitations.0"F1 9on /aramanica of $%e &e' (or $i!es finds them to be a part of the album&s 7narrati?e strategy7, 4ith 7prayers and con?ersations and different ?oices and recollections and interludes, all in ser?ice of one o?erarching story: %r. )amar&s tale of ducking /ompton&s rougher corners to find himself artistically.7 0"A1 Pitchfork %edia&s 9ayson 8reene feels that they reinforce the album&s theme of 7the grounding po4er of family7, interpreting 7family and faith7 to be 7the fraying tethers holding )amar back from the chasm of gang ?iolence that threatens to consume him.70@"1 )amar e6hibits a tempered deli?ery on the album,0"A1 and raps 4ith dense narrati?es, internal rhyme,0@ 1 double and triple time flo4,0@@1 and multiple ?oices for different characters.0 21 %usic Dournalist 9ody -osen characteri=es him as 7a storyteller, not a braggart or punch<line rapper, setting spiritual yearnings and moral dilemmas against a backdrop of gang ?iolence and police brutality.70@ 1

Singles
The album&s first single, 7The -ecipe7, 4as released on April @, !" . The song features his mentor, record producer and fello4 rapper .r. .re and 4as produced by 'coop .e>ille. 5t peaked at number @3 on ;ot -H,Q;ip<;op 'ongs and at number @ on ,ubbling Under ;ot "!! 'ingles. :endrick shot a ?ideo for it featuring .r. .re at a mansion in )os Angeles in %ay !" . ;e also claimed the ?ideo 4ill ha?e a feel of Pac&s /alifornia )o?e clip.0@F1 The album&s second single 7'4imming Pools (.rank*7 4as released on 9uly @", !" , as a digital do4nload, 4hile the music ?ideo premiered on August @, !" .0@B10@21 The song became a hit, peaking at number "A on the Billboard ;ot "!!.0@A1 7'4imming Pools (.rank*7 4as also certified 8old in the United 'tates by the -5AA.0@31 The 4eek of the album&s release, 7,ackseat Freestyle7 debuted on the Billboard ,ubbling Under ;ot "!! 'ingles chart at number "!2.0@C1 5t 4as later re?ealed to be released as the third single in the United :ingdom on 9anuary A, !"@.0F!1 The music ?ideo 4as released on 9anuary , !"@. )amar&s father appears in the ?ideo.0F"1 The song peaked at number C on the U' Billboard ;ot -H,Q;ip<;op 'ongs.0F 1 7Poetic 9ustice7 4as released third single in Iorth America, featuring .rake and production from 'coop .e>ille. The song began to impact American rhythmic contemporary radio on 9anuary "B, !"@.0F@1 The song has since peaked at number 2 on the Billboard ;ot "!!.0@A1 7Poetic 9ustice7 4as also certified 8old in the United 'tates by the -5AA.0@31 On %arch C, !"@, :endrick told ,a#-.# that his ne6t single off the album 4ould probably be 7,itch, .on&t :ill %y >ibe7.0FF1 On %arch "@, !"@, 9ay<J&s engineer Eoung 8uru premiered a snippet of the song&s official remi6, featuring rapper 9ay<J.0FB1 )amar called it an accomplishment to ha?e a song 4ith 9ay<J featured on it.0F21 'hortly after the remi6 premiered he 4ould confirm that, 7,itch, .on&t :ill %y >ibe7 4ould be the ne6t single.0FA1 The full ?ersion of the remi6 4as premiered by Funkmaster Fle6 on %arch "A, !"@.0F31 The remi6 4as released as the album&s fourth single to rhythmic contemporary radio on April C, !"@.0FC1 The song has since peaked at number @ on the Billboard ;ot "!!.0@A1 The music ?ideo for the original ?ersion of the single 4as released on %ay "@, !"@. /omedian %ike +pps makes a cameo appearance in the ?ideo.0B!1

The same day an e6tended ?ersion of the music ?ideo 4as released featuring a cameo from 9uicy 9, and a bonus clip of a ne4 song by 'choolboy R from his o4n respecti?e maDor label debut album, /*y!oron ( !"@*.0B"1

Promotion
,efore and after the album&s release, :endrick toured as a supporting act 4ith other ?arious artists such as .rake and 'te?e Aoki.0B 10B@1 On %ay B, !"@, he begun his first headlining tour 4ith the good id, !.A.A.d city World Tour, in West Palm ,each, Florida. The tour consisted of @ headlining sho4s, international music festi?als, and "B United 'tates music festi?als. The tour ran through August F and also featured the other members of ,lack ;ippy on all the U' dates.0BF1 After titling the album 7a short film7 by :endrick )amar, in an inter?ie4 4ith G0 he said 7he plans on doing a short film to bring his story to life.7 ;e also e6pressed interest in directing this short film too. )amar also thre4 out names like Tristan Wilds to portray him, TaraDi P. ;enson (as his mother* and -ihanna (as 'herane* as potential names he&d 4ant to ha?e if he could choose anybody to 4ork 4ith.0BB1 On .ecember @, !"@, the music ?ideo for the song 7'ing About %e7, 4as released. The ?ideo 4as directed by .arren -omanelli.0B21

Critical rece tion

Professional ratings Revie$ scores
Source All%usic -obert /hristgau )ntertain!ent 1ee ly $%e Guardian $%e 2ris% $i!es Los Angeles $i!es Pitchfork %edia ,olling Stone 'lant %aga=ine S#in 3Q"!0
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AG0"F1 AG0BA1
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Good Kid, M.A.A.D City recei?ed ra?e re?ie4s from contemporary music critics.0BC1 At %etacritic, 4hich assigns a normali=ed rating out of "!! to re?ie4s from mainstream critics, the album recei?ed an a?erage score of C", 4hich indicates 7uni?ersal acclaim7, based on @2 re?ie4s.02!1 Pitchfork %edia&s 9ayson 8reene felt that 7the miracle of this album is ho4 it ties straightfor4ard rap thrills7 to its 74eighty material7 and narrati?e.0@"1 .a?id Amidon of Pop%atters felt that the album is simultaneously accessible and substantial, as it can appeal to both underground and mainstream hip hop listeners.0@!1 3act maga=ine&s 9oseph %orpurgo called it an autobiographical 7triumph of breadth7 and a 74ide<ranging, far<reaching success7.0 21 'putnikmusic found its reach comparable to :anye West&s !"! album My Beauti4ul Dar $'isted 3antasy, 7but 4ith much subtler shades7.02"1 9aeki /ho of XXL called it 7one of the most cohesi?e bodies of 4ork in recent rap memory7 and 4rote that each song is 7both comple6ly arranged and sonically fitting, foregrounding :endrickMs ?i?id lyricism and ama=ing control of cadence.70@@1 9im /arroll of $%e 2ris% $i!es ?ie4ed it as an important and entertaining that is for4ard thinking, e?en though it echoes the past era of West /oast hip hop.0B31 All%usic editor .a?id 9effries characteri=ed the album as 7some kind of ele?ated gangsta rap7 and 4rote of its subDect matter: ,esides all the great ideas and life, this Dourney through the concrete Dungle of /ompton is 4orth taking because of the artistic richness, plus the attraction of a 4hip<smart rapper flying high during his rookie season. Any hesitation about the horror of it all is Suickly 4iped a4ay by :endrick&s mi6 of true talk, open heart, open mind, and e6tended hand. Add it all up and subtract the hype, and this one is still potent enough to rise to the top of the pile.0 1 5n a mi6ed re?ie4, ;a=el 'heffield of &M) asserted that the album 7might lack the ra4 appeal of7 Section.80, 7but it&s a big<budget reminder that 0)amar1 hasn&t forgotten his roots.702 1 Ale6 %acpherson of $%e Guardian critici=ed 7)amar&s depiction of do4ntrodden 4omen7 as 7unnecessarily prurient and uncon?incing7, but praised his 7ability to pull the listener inside the action 4hile retaining an alienated detachment7.0 31 Although he obser?ed 7some degree of self< indulgence7, Andre4 Iosnitsky of S#in found the album&s production 7surprisingly cohesi?e7 and commented that )amar 7manages to hold e?erything together in the midst of such chaos through sheer craftsmanship.70 1 9ody -osen of ,olling Stone felt that the album 74arrants a place in that storied lineage7 of 7'e?enties bla6ploitation soundtracks and Iineties gangsta<rap bla6ploitation re?i?als7.0@ 1 8reg :ot of the C%icago $ribune commended )amar for gi?ing 7gangsta tropes ... a t4ist, or sometimes upend0ing1 them completely7, and 4rote that the album 7brims 4ith comedy, comple6ity and the many ?oices in :endrick )amar&s head.70"B1 -obert /hristgau of %'I %usic felt that its 7commitment to drama has musical dra4backs7, but stated, 7the atmospheric beats .r. .re and his hirelings lay under the raps and choruses establish a musical continuity that shores up a ner?ous flo4 that&s Dust 4hat )amar&s rhymes need.70"F1

%ccolades
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City appeared on se?eral year<end top albums lists by music critics. 5t 4as named the best album of !" by ,,/, Co!#le*, 3act, &e' (or , and Pitchfork %edia. The album 4as also ranked number t4o by Billboard, the C%icago $ribune, %T>, S#in, and $i!e, number four by 3ilter, 9on Pareles of $%e &e' (or $i!es, and Ann Po4ers of IP-, number fi?e by $%e Guardian, number si6 by ,olling Stone, and number eight by )ntertain!ent 1ee ly.

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5n .ecember !" , Co!#le* also named Good Kid, M.A.A.D City one of the B classic hip hop albums of the pre?ious "! years.02F1 Co!#le* also ranked its album co?er as the best of !" 02B1 4hile Pitchfork %edia included it on its list of the ! best album co?ers of the year.0221 5n April !"@, 5ibe placed the album at number "C on its 7The 8reatest B! Albums 'ince &C@7 list. 02A1 The album 4as nominated for Top -ap Album at the !"@ ,illboard %usic A4ards and the !"@ American %usic A4ards.023102C1 5n October !"@, Co!#le* named it the second best hip hop album of the last fi?e years.0A!1 5t also 4on the a4ard for Album of the Eear at the !"@ ,+T ;ip ;op A4ards.0A"1 Good Kid M.A.A.D City earned )amar fi?e 8rammy A4ard nominations at the B2th 8rammy A4ards, for Album of The Eear, ,est -ap Album, ,est Ie4 Artist, ,est -apQ'ung /ollaboration for Io4 Or Ie?er 4ith %ary 9. ,lige and ,est -ap Performance for '4imming Pools (.rank*.0A 1

Commercial erformance
The album debuted at number t4o on the U' Billboard !! chart, 4ith first<4eek sales of F",!!! copies.0A@1 The album also entered the U: Albums /hart at number "2 on October 3, !" ,0AF1 as 4ell as entering at number t4o on the U: -H, Albums /hart.0AB1 The album also peaked in the top ten of the album sales charts in /anada,0A21 Ie4 Jealand0AA1 and the Ietherlands.0A31 5n its second 4eek it sold 2@,!!! more copies in the United 'tates.0AC1 Then o?er the follo4ing four 4eeks it sold "A2,!!! more copies bringing its total sales to F3",!!! in the United 'tates.03!1 On 9une C, !"@, the album 4as certified platinum by the -ecording 5ndustry Association of America (-5AA*, ha?ing shipped and sold one million copies in the United 'tates.03"1 As of February @, !"F, the album had sold ","C",F!3 copies, according to Iielsen 'ound'can.03 1

Controversy
On October @, !" , after recei?ing much critical acclaim from the hip hop community, outspoken rapper 'hyne took to T4itter to run do4n on the album, calling it 7trash7 and the production horrible.03@1 West /oast rappers Iipsey ;ussle, 'choolboy R and 8ame Suickly took offense to this, 4ith 8ame calling :endrick non<confrontational in that he 4ouldn&t respond to 'hyne.03F103B10321 :endrick responded to 'hyne&s comments on October 2, saying that he is not a sensiti?e person and 4as unfa=ed by his comments. 5n addition he said Good Kid, M.A.A.D City 4as not necessarily a 7classic7 as some ha?e called it, but 7classic 4orthy7 if enough time passed.03A1 :endrick also referred to 'hyne in his song 7The 9ig 5s Up7 saying, 75 pray to 8od this beat good enough for 'hyne7.0331 After this 'hyne stood by his comments and called 8ame his 7little son7. 8ame responded 4ith a freestyle calling out 'hyne, titled 7/ough Up a )ung7.03C10C!1 'hyne then responded 4ith his o4n diss track, to4ards 8ame named 7Psalms 23 (8uns H %oses*.70C"1

&rack listing
'o( &itle )riter*s+ Producer*s+ Length

". 7'herane a.k.a. %aster 'plinterMs .aughter7 . 7,itch, .on&t :ill %y >ibe7

:endrick .uck4orth, Tha ,i=ness /hristopher Whitacre, 9ustin ;enderson .uck4orth, %ark 'pears, -obin ,raun, >indahl Friis, )ykke 'chmidt 'oun4a?e

F:@@

B:"!

@. 7,ackseat Freestyle7 F. 7The Art of Peer Pressure7

.uck4orth, /hauncey ;it<,oy ;ollis .uck4orth, -une -ask, 9onas >estergaard .uck4orth, .acoury Iatche, 9ohnny %c:in=ie, >ictoria 8arance Ali6e )egrand, Ale6 'cally Tabu

@:@ B: F

B. 7%oney Trees7 (featuring 9ay

-ock*

.9 .ahi

2: 2

2. 7Poetic 9ustice7 (featuring .rake* .uck4orth, +liDah 'coop .e>ille %olina, Aubrey 8raham, 9ames ;arris, 9anet 9ackson, Terry )e4is A. 7good kid7 3. 7m.A.A.d city7 (featuring %/
+iht*

B:!!

.uck4orth, Pharrell Williams .uck4orth, 'pears, -icci -iera, A6el %organ, Aaron Tyler .uck4orth, Tyler Williams

Pharrell 'oun4a?e, T;/, Terrace %artin (add.* T<%inus &'ing About %e& produced by )ike of Pac .i? &5Mm .ying of Thirst& produced by 'khye ;utch, 'oun4a?e
(add.*

@:@F B:B!

C. 7'4imming Pools (.rank*7

(+6tended >ersion*

B:"@ " :!@

"!. 7'ing About %e, 5Mm .ying of .uck4orth, 8abe Thirst7 'te?enson, .. ;utchins, R. 9ones, Alan ,ergman, %arilyn ,ergman, 'pears "". 7-eal7 (featuring Anna Wise* " . 7/ompton7 (featuring .r. .re* .uck4orth, Terrace %artin .uck4orth, 9ustin 'mith, /harles -ichard /ason, 'ly

Terrace %artin 9ust ,la=e

A: @ F:!3

9ordan &otal length, 1sho$2Deluxe edition bonus tracks 1sho$2i&unes Deluxe edition bonus tracks 1sho$2&arget Deluxe edition bonus tracks 1sho$2S otify Deluxe edition bonus track 1sho$23K Deluxe edition bonus disc 1sho$2/450 re6issue bonus track
T (add.* Additional production T (co.* /o<producer

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Iotes

7The Art of Peer Pressure7 features uncredited ?ocals from 9%'I.0C 1 7m.A.A.d city7 features uncredited ?ocals from 'choolboy R.0C@1

'ample credits 7,itch, .on&t :ill %y >ibe7 contains a sample of 7Tiden Fly?er7 as performed by ,oom /lap ,achelors.0CF1 7The Art of Peer Pressure7 contains a sample of 7;elt Alene7 as performed by 'uspekt.0CB1

7%oney Trees7 contains a sample of 7'il?er 'oul7 as performed by ,each ;ouse.0CF1 7Poetic 9ustice7 contains a sample of 7Any Time, Any Place7 as performed by 9anet 9ackson.0C21 7m.A.A.d city7 contains a sample of 7.on&t /hange Eour )o?e7 as performed by The Fi?e 'tairsteps, 7Funky Worm7 by Ohio Players, and 7A ,ird 5n The ;and7 by 5ce /ube.
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Personnel
/redits for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City adapted from Allmusic.0CA1

:endrick )amar # art direction, primary artist .r. .re # e6ecuti?e producer, featured artist, mi6ing

Anthony 7TOP.AW87 Tiffith # e6ecuti?e producer .erek 7%i6ed,yAli7 Ali # engineer, mi6ing .a?e Free # associate producer, co<ordination, management )arry /hatman # production co<ordination Andre4 >an %eter # production co<ordination Ashley Palmer # co<ordination %ike ,o==i # mastering ,rian 7,ig ,ass7 8ardner # mastering .ee ,ro4n # engineer %ike )arson # engineer 9ames ;unt # engineer %auricio 5ragorri # engineer Archie .a?is # marketing ,arry Williams # marketing .on -obinson # marketing 9ack 'plash # producer ;it<,oy # producer 'coop .e>ille # producer .9 .ahi # producer 'khye ;utch # producer 9ust ,la=e # producer Tha ,i=ness # producer T<%inus # producer Pharrell Williams # producer Terrace %artin # additional production 'oun4a?e # additional production :irdis Postelle # associate producer

Terrence ;enderson # associate producer .rake # featured artist %/ +iht # featured artist 9ay -ock # featured artist :ent 9am= # featured artist Anna Wise # featured artist, background ?ocals /amille 75ll /amille7 .a?is # ?ocals /had ;ugo # ?ocals 9%'I # background ?ocals >indahl Friis # composer P. Williams # composer )ykke 'chmift # composer Amari Parnell # hooks and samples singer %ary :eating # ?iolin %arlon Williams # guitar, bass guitar /harly H %argau6 # composers, ?iolin, ?iola 8abriel 'te?enson # piano .9 %ormile # AH%anny 'mith # AHTunDi ,alogun # AH-ay Alba # publicity Willie )ong # grooming :itti Fontaine # stylist .an %onick # photography Paula Oli?er # photo courtesy .4ane )aFleur # photo courtesy .anny 'mith # photo courtesy

'c;oolboy R # hand4riting, background ?ocals

Charts
)eekly charts
Chart */45/+ %ustralian %lbums Chart17.2 Belgian %lbums Chart *8landers+1772 Belgian %lbums Chart *)allonia+
15442

Aear6end charts
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Canadian %lbums Chart19-2 Danish %lbums Chart15452 Dutch %lbums Chart19.2 8rench %lbums Chart154/2 :rish %lbums Chart15402 'e$ ;ealand %lbums Chart1992 'or$egian %lbums Chart154<2 S$iss %lbums Chart154=2 3K %lbums Chart19<2 3K Do$nload Chart154-2 3K R>B %lbums Chart19=2 3S Billboard /4415492 3S &o R>B?@i 6@o %lbums154.2 3S &o Ra %lbums15472

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