For unknown reasons, the track re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending September 8, 2013, at number 98. The week of the October 2012 release of Good Kid m.A.A.d city, "m.A.A.d City" debuted at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to high downloads. Complex named the song number 25 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012. Andrew Nosnitsky of Spin described MC Eiht's appearance as show stealing. Dre's The Chronic had a love child with Chronic 2001. XXL called "m.A.A.d city" the album's "creative and cinematic climax." David Amidon of PopMatters praised the song's production saying, it "feels like Dr. The song was met with universal acclaim from music critics, praising the production and both rappers' performances. The song features the violent climatic change in the Good Kid, M.A.A.D City story. Lamar also talks about how he saw his uncle being shot at a local burger stand. On "m.A.A.d city", Lamar talks about driving down Rosecrans Avenue in Compton, references smoking the PCP-laced blunt that he smoked in "The Art of Peer Pressure," and talks about being fired from his job for a robbery. It is also known as "My Angry Adolescence Divided." He also explained "M.A.A.D" is an acronym for "My Angels on Angel Dust". The song also features additional background vocals from Lamar's Black Hippy cohort Schoolboy Q, doing his signature ad-lib during the refrain. The song features MC Eiht of American gangsta rap group Compton's Most Wanted. Read: 5 facts about Kendrick Lamar’s album ‘DAMN.In the song, Lamar tells the story of his upbringing in Compton and its results. Jay Rock recorded a follow up to “Money Trees” titled “Money Trees Deuce,” which was released on his album, 90059. Kendrick Lamar mentions Ciara in Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter.īonus fact. She never responded, so he sent it to Kendrick Lamar. Music revealed he originally made the beat for singer Ciara. Backseat Freestyle beat was originally produced for Ciara. “m.A.A.d” is also a reference to 90s Compton based hip-hop group “WC and the Maad Circle.”ġ. Leakers while explaining the meaning behind m.A.A.d. It’s in the story. It was just me getting my hands on the wrong thing at the wrong time, being oblivious to it.” Kendrick Lamar revealed in an interview with L.A. The reason I don’t smoke, and it’s in the album. The first is ‘my angry adolescence divided,’ and the basic standout meaning is ‘my angel’s on angel dust.’ That’s the reason why I don’t smoke,” Kendrick Lamar revealed.
Dot kept a diary so he didn’t forget how he felt at the time of the album’s release. Kendrick Lamar kept a diary after the release of good kid, m.A.A.d city so he didn’t forget how he felt at the time.Īfter the release of his second album, K. His father was in the Backseat Freestyle music video. My parents love the album.” Kendrick Lamar told Complex. And those are my real homeboys being themselves. Those are people that I was raised by, so I decided to put them in the skits as themselves. “Those skits are actually my real mother and father. That was Kendrick Lamar’s real parents leaving voice messages on the album. The van on the cover was actually the van Kendrick Lamar talks about it throughout the entire album.Ĥ. You can view a photo of Schoolboy Q designing the 2012 Good Kid, M.A.A.D City font above. The handwriting font on the cover art of Kendrick Lamar’s second studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City was done by his fellow TDE member Schoolboy Q. The handwriting on the cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “good Kid, M.A.A.D City” album was done by Schoolboy Q. Here are 5 facts about good kid, m.A.A.d city.ĥ. Kendrick Lamar‘s 2012 debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city turned Kendrick into a star.