West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar graces us with a new single.
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Kendrick Lamar- good kid, m.A.A.d. city
Reviews7 CommentsWith good kid, m.A.A.d. city, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar drops what's easily hip hop's most cinematic album of 2012.
Kendrick Lamar- "Swimming Pools (Drank)"
Videos1 CommentGiven that hip-hop culture has long glamorized alcohol use (and even abuse), I have to give props to Kendrick Lamar for dropping this new song. Despite what its catchy chorus might suggest, Lamar's new single "Swimming Pools (Drank)" is a cautious, dark, and surprisingly personal indictment of alcohol use, and a lamentation of the place that alcohol has in the life of a rapper. To accompany the track, Lamar dropped a new music video for the song as well, featuring some well executed visual imagery that helps emphasize the dark undertones of "Swimming Pools." That chorus suddenly takes on a much more harrowing message when paired with footage of Kendrick falling helplessly to the bottom of a pool, as does the rest of the song.
Check out the video above and pick up Kendrick Lamar's major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city on October 2nd via Interscope.
Kendrick Lamar- "Cartoons & Cereal" ft. Gunplay (Loved)
New Tracks7 CommentsEvery time I hear a new track from West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar, I just can't help but admire this dude's drive to do something new, fresh, and different with every single track. The beat here has a rattling hi-hat that gives it a slightly Southern Flavor. The flow Kendrick opens track with this strange flow, and is paired up with another voice that gives it a somewhat alien quality.
There's just so much going on here, but I suppose what hits me most about this track is the way this track looks back on one's childhood through a pretty dark and aggressive lens.
Kendrick's always keeping it on the next level, that's for sure.
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Kendrick Lamar- "Rigamortis"
Videos1 CommentA new video from Kendrick Lamar for the track "Rigamortis," which comes from the Compton rappers latest album Section.80. If you don't know about this LP yet, damn, watch this review right here.
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Kendrick Lamar- "A.D.H.D."
VideosCommentA new video for the Kendrick Lamar track "A.D.H.D.," which is one of the darker moments on his latest and LOVE LISTED album, Section.80. Grab the album via iTunes.
Kendrick Lamar- Section.80
Reviews1 CommentCompton rapper Kendrick Lamar doesn't follow the usual tough and hardened stereotypes that come with repping the California city. The guy isn't a wimp, but he's more interested in saying something thought-provoking than violent. Backed by some fantastic beats, that's what every track on this new album, Section.80, boils down to: Food for thought. Whether the top is street violence, becoming famous, or where his generation is headed, Kendrick always has something substantial to say.
While a few tracks on here sound a little too corny for their own good, Section.80 is still a solid debut from the California kid.
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Kendrick Lamar- "HiiiPower"
Videos1 CommentA video for "HiiiPower," which comes off Section.80: The debut full-length of California rapper Kendrick Lamar. Production by J. Cole.