good kid, m.A.A.d city

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While the mastering doesn't wow me completely, it does not sound lacking, it didn't make me turn my head towards the streaming. D City’, celebrating its 10th anniversary with new physical version featuring a minimalistic cover and unique colourways. I must say that i prefer the original copy for the quality of "sound"; this last one seems (to my ears) overproduced, with the bass dominating.

All in all, this is the version I am going to keep on the shelf and the other copy I am putting in my archive crate. Every track on here except Poetic Justice is great start to finish, an album you'll throw on often and listen start to finish every time.Compton" contains excerpts from "What's This World Coming To" as performed by Formula IV, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. A2: Contains portions of "Tiden Flyver" (Braun/Vindahl Friis/Lykke Schmidt) published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc. I do think I'd rather have had a non-deluxe edition pressing, just because having songs after Compton kind of ruins the flow of the album, even if I do love the bonus tracks.

In August, Sounwave – a collaborator and producer of Lamar’s – revealed that he and the rapper had begun working on the follow-up to ‘Mr. d City', a deeply personal reflection by Compton, CA-born rapper Kendrick Lamar about, well, life, has grown to command a much wider gravitas today than it did upon its first release. Contains elements of "Silver Soul" ©2010 Chrysalis Music (ASCAP) All Rights Administered by Chrysalis Music Group Inc.Sold my US copy as it was horrendous, and after seeing so many positive reviews about the EU release, decided to check it out myself. d city turns 10 on 22 October, and to mark the occasion, he's reissuing the album on vinyl, cassette and CD with an alternative cover. Killer LP, this guy is a pure talent and Im happy that there is still someone doing real rap music out there nowadays. TDE Music, Hard Working Black Folks Publishing (ASCAP)Jacks Love Emporium, EMI Blackwood Music, Inc.

Over the weekend, Lamar performed a three-song set on Saturday Night Live, appearing as the musical guest for the first episode of its 48th season. D1: "Compton" contains excerpts from "What's This World Coming To" as performed by Formula IV, courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.

Back then, it had enough pop appeal to hype up the mass of its listeners, while also intelligently working enough ironic political commentary about the nature of American hood experience into the lyrics, to have the effect of wisely 'nudging' the average popular international music consumer to wake up and listen up. All image and audio content is used by permission of the copyright holders or their agents, and/or according to fair dealing as per the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. I guess there is no way of knowing your copy has the GZ manufactured records inside without opening it up.

Earlier this week, Kendrick’s longtime producer Sounwave stoked excitement by sharing an Instagram post promising “new creations on the way. d city ranks as last year’s 10th best-selling album on vinyl overall, behind the likes of Adele’s 30, Olivia Rodrigo’s Sour and Taylor Swift’s Red (Taylor’s Version). The vocals are up in the mix which makes me wonder if they didn't remaster the audio as much as doing a slight remix to the album to bring certain elements to the forefront including upping the vocals. Thankfully, the music sounds pretty good, but the poorly made record doesn't inspire much confidence.We can't believe it's been 10 years since the king of hip-hop first laid his claim to the coveted crown and title. While the Clear version is quieter, which is by design to allow for dynamics, this pressing is punchy, and loud with very little surface noise. The original deluxe edition included three extra songs, while additional releases by Target, iTunes and Spotify expanded the 12-song tracklist out to 17 (each with unique bonus tracks). As for the next installment in Kendrick Lamar‘s decorated discography — the follow-up to 2017’s Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN.