The screenplay-level detail of Lamar's writing has been enriched by a collective of producers, instrumentalists, singers, and rappers, a high percentage of whom - including inspirations Dr. Each LP found him stretching his rhymes into new. (2017), his three proper major-label albums, have displayed an unmatched mix of inventive wordplay and compelling conceptual narratives, examining internal conflict, flaunting success, and uplifting his community. He followed it in 2014 with the jazz-laced To Pimp a Butterfly and in 2017 with the culturally complex DAMN. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), the Grammy-winning To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), and the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN. I think Damn is a piece of mainstream trash that Kendrick threw together, and I have no love for any of it.
Learn more about Lamar’s career, including his songs, albums, and awards. He first gained major attention after the release of his 2010 mixtape O(verly) D(edicated).In. Kendrick Lamar, American rapper who was one of the most critically and commercially successful rappers of the early 21st century, known for such albums as good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) and To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). After several years of development, Lamar hit his creative and chart-topping stride in the 2010s. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper and songwriter from Compton, CA. Flush with heat rocks like Backseat Freestyle and moody turns like Swimming Pools (Drank), good kid, m.A.A.d city was. City by Kendrick Lamar on AllMusic - 2012 - Hip-hop debuts don't come much more 'highly. In 2014, after Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s The Heist won the Best Rap Album Grammy over Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city, Macklemore posted an apology to Kendrick, reading, in part, 'You got robbed.I wanted you to win. Indisputably the most acclaimed rap artist of his generation, Kendrick Lamar is one of those rare MCs who has achieved critical and commercial success while earning the respect and support of those who inspired him. Find album reviews, songs, credits and award information for Good Kid, M.A.A.D.