Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city: A Love Letter To Compton, And An Ode To The Power Of Perseverance

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Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns via Getty Images By Okla Jones· Updated October 21, 2022

When good kid, m.A.A.d city was released a decade ago, Kendrick Lamar was a 25-year rapper on the brink of superstardom. Only about a year removed from his critically-acclaimed debut album Section.80, the California native set out to create a body of work that would not only resonate with the youth of his era,

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