good kid, m.A.A.d city (reimagined by Rashid Johnson)

~ Release by Kendrick Lamar (see all versions of this release, 73 available)

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter
recording engineer:
Dee Brown (engineer, producer and DJ) and Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri (task: mix engineer)
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Tha Bizness
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
bass guitar [live bass guitar]:
Demonterious Lawrence
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
produced for:
Tha Bizness Productions, LLC
recorded at:
Patchwerk Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States and TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Sherane a.k.a. Master Splinter’s Daughter
writer:
Chris Whitacre (Chris Whitacre), Justin Henderson (hip hop producer) and Kendrick Duckworth
Kendrick Lamar3.24:34
A2Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe
recording engineer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Sounwave
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional guest violin:
Mary Keating
guest guitar:
J. Valle and Marlon Williams (LA-based US songwriter & session guitarist, aka Mar Dawg)
additional guest vocals:
JMSN
guest background vocals:
Anna Wise of Sonnymoon (member of Sonnymoon)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
samples:
Tiden flyver by Boom Clap Bachelors
music videos:
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe by Kendrick Lamar
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 51)
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 Lamar3.855:11
A3Backseat Freestyle
recording engineer and mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Hit‐Boy (US hip‐hop producer/rapper Chauncey Hollis)
guest background vocals:
Michael Young (background vocals on “Backseat Freestyle”)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
samples:
Good Good Night by Roscoe Dash (American hip hop rapper and record producer) and Yo soy cubano by Chakachas (Belgian funk/groove band)
music videos:
Backseat Freestyle by Kendrick Lamar
part of:
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 37)
recording of:
Backseat Freestyle
writer:
Chauncey Hollis (US hip‐hop producer/rapper Chauncey Hollis) and Kendrick Duckworth
publisher:
Hard Working Black Folks Inc., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI), Top Dawg Music, U Can’t Teach Bein’ the Shhh, Inc. and WC Music Corp.
Kendrick Lamar3.453:33
A4The Art of Peer Pressure
recording engineer and mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Tabu (hip-hop producer)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
The Art of Peer Pressure
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Rune Rask and Jonas Vestergaard
Kendrick Lamar3.555:25
B1Money Trees
recording engineer and mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
DJ Dahi
guest background vocals:
Anna Wise of Sonnymoon (member of Sonnymoon)
guest vocals:
Jay Rock (US rapper)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
samples:
Silver Soul by Beach House
part of:
BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Money Trees
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Johnny McKinzie (US rapper), Kendrick Duckworth, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally
Kendrick Lamar featuring Jay Rock3.856:27
B2Poetic Justice
recording engineer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
additional producer:
Sounwave
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Scoop DeVille
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
guest vocals:
Drake (Canadian rapper)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
samples:
Any Time, Any Place by Janet
music videos:
Poetic Justice by Kendrick Lamar feat. Drake (Canadian rapper)
instrumental versions:
Poetic Justice (instrumental) by Kendrick Lamar featuring Drake (Canadian rapper)
recording of:
Poetic Justice
writer:
Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Elijah Molina, Janet Jackson, James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Kendrick Duckworth and Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner)
Kendrick Lamar featuring Drake3.75:00
B3good kid
recording engineer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Mike Larson (recording engineer)
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Pharrell Williams
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
additional guest vocals:
Chad Hugo
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
good kid
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Pharrell Williams
Kendrick Lamar3.653:34
B4m.A.A.d city
recording engineer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and James Hunt (engineer)
additional producer:
Terrace Martin
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Sounwave
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
guest bass guitar and guest guitar:
Marlon Williams (LA-based US songwriter & session guitarist, aka Mar Dawg)
guest violin:
Mary Keating
guest vocals:
MC Eiht (MC 8, Eiht, Tony Smallz)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
samples:
Chains and Things by B.B. King and Don't Change Your Love by The Five Stairsteps & Cubie
recording of:
m.A.A.d city
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Axel Morgan, Ricci Riera and Aaron Tyler (US rapper aka MC Eiht)
Kendrick Lamar featuring MC Eiht4.255:50
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C1Swimming Pools (Drank) (extended version)
recording engineer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
T‐Minus (Canadian record producer)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Swimming Pools (Drank)
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Nikhil Seetharam and Tyler Williams (Canadian record producer)
publisher:
Brother Bagz Publishing (BMI-affiliated) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Kendrick Lamar3.955:14
C2Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst
recording engineer and mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
additional producer:
Sounwave
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Skhye Hutch and Like (US West Coast rapper, member of Pacific Division (Pac Div))
guest piano:
Gabriel Stevenson
guest violin:
Mary Keating
additional guest vocals:
Anna Wise of Sonnymoon (member of Sonnymoon), Camille “Ill Camille” Davis and JMSN
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
samples:
Maybe Tomorrow by Grant Green (jazz guitarist)
music videos:
Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst, Part 1 by Kendrick Lamar
part of:
The Gummy Awards: Your Top 20 Tracks of 2012 (number: 19)
recording of:
Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst
writer:
Alan Bergman (American lyricist), Marilyn Bergman, Derrick Hutchins Jr., Quincy Jones, Kendrick Duckworth and Gabriel Stevenson
is based on:
Maybe Tomorrow
Kendrick Lamar3.7512:04
D1Real
recording engineer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and James Hunt (engineer)
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Terrace Martin
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
guest guitar:
Marlon Williams (LA-based US songwriter & session guitarist, aka Mar Dawg)
violin:
Mary Keating
additional guest vocals:
Anna Wise of Sonnymoon (member of Sonnymoon)
guest background vocals:
JMSN
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
At My Mama’s House Studio in Los Angeles, California, United States and TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
Real
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Terrace Martin
Kendrick Lamar featuring Anna Wise of Sonnymoon3.057:23
D2Compton
recording engineer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer), Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri and Andrew Wright (US hip hop-oriented recording engineer)
engineer:
Mauricio “Veto” Iragorri
associate producer:
Dave Free, Kirdis Postelle and Terrence “Punch” Henderson (US rapper & producer, TDE)
executive producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
producer:
Just Blaze
additional mixer:
Just Blaze and Andrew Wright (US hip hop-oriented recording engineer)
mixer:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
guest vocals:
Dr. Dre (Andre Young, rap producer)
vocals:
Kendrick Lamar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Aftermath (Aftermath Entertainment, US rap) (in 2012, in 2013), Interscope Records (part of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 2012, in 2013) and UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations) (in 2012)
recorded at:
Encore Recording Studios in Burbank, California, United States and TDE Red Room in Carson, California, United States
mixed at:
No Excuses Studio in Santa Monica, California, United States
samples:
What’s This World Coming To by Formula IV (1970s US soul band)
recording of:
Compton
writer:
Rich Cason (US soul keyboardist), Sly Jordan, Justin Smith and Kendrick Duckworth
is based on:
What’s This World Coming To
Kendrick Lamar featuring Dr. Dre3.054:08

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associated singles/EPs:Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (remix) by Kendrick Lamar ft. Jay‐Z (US rapper)
Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (remix) by Kendrick Lamar feat. Emeli Sandé
County Building Blues
Poetic Justice by Kendrick Lamar featuring Drake (Canadian rapper)
Swimming Pools (Drank)
Swimming Pools (Drank) (Black Hippy remix)
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)
Stereogum Readers’ 10 Favorite Albums of the 2010s (number: 7) (order: 7)
The Gummy Awards: Your Top 20 Albums of 2012 (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)
Pitchfork: Best New Album (number: 2012.10.23) (order: 432)
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]
other databases:https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/kendrick_lamar/good_kid__m_a_a_d_city/ [info]
https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-205717 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002421248 [info]
Wikidata:Q1930676 [info]