good kid, m.A.A.d city

~ Release by Kendrick Lamar (see all versions of this release, 35 available)

Tracklist

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1The Recipe
recording engineer:
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
producer:
Scoop DeVille
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional guest keyboard:
Andre Brissett, Andrew "Drew" Clifton and Eric Hudson (producer, songwriter)
guest drums (drum set):
Trevor Lawrence (R&B/hip hop drummer/musician)
additional guest vocals:
Gabby Jayne and Sly "Pyper" Jordan
guest background vocals:
Anna Wise of Sonnymoon (member of Sonnymoon)
guest vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
recorded at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States and TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
samples:
Meet the Frownies by Twin Sister (Indie lo-fi group from Long Island, NY)
recording of:
The Recipe
writer:
Andre Young (Andre Young, rap producer), Andrea Hernandez (singer), Eric Cardona (guitarist-singer), Gabel D'Amico (bassist), Elijah Molina, Udbhav Gupta, Kendrick Duckworth and Bryan Ujueta
Kendrick Lamar feat. Dr. Dre4.355:53
2Black Boy Fly
recording engineer:
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
co-producer:
Dawaun Parker
producer:
Rahki
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
recording of:
Black Boy Fly
writer:
Columbus Smith, Kendrick Duckworth, Brock Korsan and Dawaun Parker
publisher:
Alien Status Music, Almo Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc., Producer Pizza Publishing, Psalm 144 Verse 1 Music, Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Top Dawg Music, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and WC Music Corp.
Kendrick Lamar4.14:39
3Now or Never
recording engineer:
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Jack Splash
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
producer:
Jack Splash
mixer:
Derek Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
guest vocals:
Mary J. Blige
arranger:
Jack Splash
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
recording of:
Now or Never
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Jack Splash and Jazmine Sullivan
Kendrick Lamar feat. Mary J. Blige54:16
4Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (Remix)
recording engineer:
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
producer:
Sounwave for TDE Music
mixer:
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
guest guitar:
Marlon Williams (a.k.a. Bling Dawg & Ricky Rudie)
additional guest vocals:
JMSN
guest background vocals:
Anna Wise of Sonnymoon (member of Sonnymoon)
guest vocals:
JAY‐Z (US rapper)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
remix of:
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (explicit) by Kendrick Lamar
samples:
Tiden flyver by Boom Clap Bachelors
recording of:
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Lykke Schmidt, Mark Spears, Robin Braun and Ronni Vindahl
publisher:
Beat Bully Productions, Edition MFD Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Denmark, Hard Working Black Folks Inc., Sony/ATV Allegro, Top Dawg Music and WC Music Corp.
Kendrick Lamar4.754:41

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associated singles/EPs:Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (remix) by Kendrick Lamar feat. Jay‐Z (US rapper)
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (remix) by Kendrick Lamar feat. Emeli Sandé
Swimming Pools (Drank)
The Recipe by Kendrick Lamar featuring Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
part of:Rolling Stone: The 50 Greatest Concept Albums of All Time (2022-10-12) (number: 1) (order: 1)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2012 (number: 2) (order: 2)
NME’s Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s (number: 5) (order: 5)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 6) (order: 6)
Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 6) (order: 6)
Apple Music: 100 Best Albums (number: 7) (order: 7)
Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 8) (order: 8)
Pitchfork: The 100 Best Rap Albums of All Time (number: 12) (order: 12)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 15) (order: 15)
Musikexpress – Die 100 besten Alben des 21. Jahrhunderts (2025) (number: 15) (order: 15)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 18) (order: 18)
The Wire: 2012 Rewind (number: 23) (order: 23)
Billboard 200: 2022‐02‐12 (number: 28) (order: 28)
Vice: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 28) (order: 28)
Nuorgam: Maailman parhaat levyt vuonna 2012 (number: 45) (order: 45)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 66) (order: 66)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2014) (order: 92)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 115) (order: 115)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 115) (order: 115)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2014) (order: 257)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/484590 [info]
lyrics page:https://genius.com/albums/Kendrick-lamar/Good-kid-m-a-a-d-city [info]
https://genius.com/albums/Kendrick-lamar/Good-kid-m-a-a-d-city-deluxe-version [info]
https://genius.com/albums/Kendrick-lamar/Good-kid-m-a-a-d-city-physical-deluxe [info]
reviews:https://chorus.reviews/albums/kendrick-lamar-good-kid-maad-city [info]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/b4nv [info]
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https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-205717 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002421248 [info]
Wikidata:Q1930676 [info]