{"id":5183,"date":"2012-11-13T18:41:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T23:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=5183"},"modified":"2016-04-06T18:45:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-06T22:45:26","slug":"lamars-first-major-release-causes-spark-in-hip-hop-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/lamars-first-major-release-causes-spark-in-hip-hop-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamar\u2019s First Major Release Causes Spark In Hip-Hop Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My anticipations for Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good kid, m.A.A.d city<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were high, especially after watching his live performance in Miami. For my fellow hip-hop heads, and anyone that appreciates rap music, you&#8217;ll come to understand how exceptionally well-made this album is. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Building a narrative that is consistent throughout the entire concept album, the record puts you in a first-person perspective through events of Lamar&#8217;s life that have shaped him into the artist and person he is today. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different nuances and themes intertwined with transitional story recordings, such as voicemails from the MC\u2019s parents, help further develop the connection of the listener with Kendrick as a person.<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlight tracks include \u201cm.A.A.d city\u201d and \u201cSing About Me, I&#8217;m Dying of Thirst,\u201d the latter of which clocks in at about 12 minutes and is a rap-style opera we haven&#8217;t heard since the glory days of the Wu-Tang Clan. The song takes listeners through two songs compiled into one, touching on the topics of gang violence, prostitution and religion. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An extended version of the album&#8217;s hit single &#8220;Swimming Pools (Drank)\u201d is also included and offers refreshing additional length to the increasingly-popular radio hit as well adding details that make it an essential part of the story\u2019s arc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">good kid, m.A.A.d city <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is an album you need to sit down and listen to in one shot. Lamar\u2019s creative control and collaborations have helped to create a masterpiece. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This musical milestone has put the young rapper from Compton not only on the map, but given him keys to the game for the foreseeable future.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My anticipations for Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s good kid, m.A.A.d city were high, especially after watching his live performance in Miami. For my fellow hip-hop heads, and anyone that appreciates rap music, you&#8217;ll come to understand how exceptionally well-made this album is. 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