 The title has been interpreted as a reference to WC and the Maad Circle, a Los Angeles-based hip hop group active in the 1990s.The cover artwork for "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City" features a baby Lamar, two of his uncles, and his grandfather, with the adults' eyes censored, possibly for privacy reasons.He explained that the reason why he had not censored his own eyes was that the album's story was told through his eyes, and is based around his experiences.