Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (studio album) by Kendrick Lamar
Best album of 2012 (Kendrick Lamar bestography
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is ranked 2nd best out of 9 albums by Kendrick Lamar on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Kendrick Lamar is To Pimp A Butterfly which is ranked number 18 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 36,006.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 89 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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95/100  | 3 hours ago |  uncaria | | 93/100 |
75/100 | 4 days ago | dukeboxkool | | 73/100 |
100/100 | 5 days ago | NeonOctifish | | 91/100 |
65/100 | 09/11/2024 18:55 | paperwhites62 | | 80/100 |
70/100 | 09/11/2024 13:47 |  paladisiac | | 65/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 88.1/100, a mean average of 85.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 88.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 18.7.
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TPAB is better but I enjoy this one more
Beyond the amazing storytelling and unique achievement of this album, the songs are just tight and nearly perfect. The album is perfect to listen straight through but also you can pull out any song and it's still a jam.
A musically impressive album with fantastic storytelling that runs through the whole release. This makes for a cohesive listen as all the songs tie together nicely both in style and lyrics. Kendrick Lamar is also experimental with his sound on this release which results in some exciting moments that utilises violins, guitars and pianos. There is also some very strong beats on here which are infectious and work well with Kendrick Lamar's delivery. This results in a solid experience across the whole run time with no real weak moments. Overall, one of the best modern hip hop albums that has a lot of fantastic songs scattered across the track listing.
Un álbum interesante y bien logrado en su concepto, Kendrick Lamar se desnuda con letras autobiográficas, la atmósfera que se crea en cada canción te hace sentir como si te adentraras en los suburbios de Los Ángeles, California. Bien merecido tiene su lugar en lo más alto del Hip-Hop.
My favorite album by Kendrick Lamar. So many good songs that just click well with me. I love Backseat Freestyle, Money Trees, and Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst.
Heavy, smothering hip-hop that violates the senses in a good way.
What an album! Only bangers. The storytelling is 10/10, and songs like Money Trees, SAMIDT, Maad City, Swimming Pools, even Drakes feature on Poetic Justice. Not TPAB level, but still top 10 ever in my book.
Favs:
SAMIDT, Money Trees, Swimming Pools
Least favs
Backseat Freestyle
The story telling on display on this album is absolutely incredible and shows the start of Kendrick's dominance within the hip-hop genre.
C_Krug2009 04/05/2022 19:17
I like this album for its vocal performance in like every way. The flow, rhythms of vocals and lyrics are all sick. Kendrick was hungry on this project and he really went for it. The album far as rap albums go is in the A tier list (the highest). Its a huge project with huge songs. I wish this album had more artistic creativity among its beats but its an arbitrary opinion. I would rank it higher if so. But its an album everybody loves for a reason. Between this, Illmatic, and Marshall Mathers LP, it's like the 3 best rap albums for flow. I listen to Illmatic, then GKMC, then MMLP in that order for the most listens, but in terms of quality of music, its tough
Great stuff!
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