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

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

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl
2▼12" Vinyl
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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]