city good kid city stylized good kid city second studio album american rapper album released october distributed album serves major label debut signing aftermath early preceded release debut studio album released exclusively itunes store independently album recorded studios california producers blaze hit boy billed short film album cover concept album follows story teenage experiences drug infested streets gang lifestyle native california city received widespread acclaim critics praised thematic scope lyrics good kid city earned grammy award nominations 56th grammy awards including album year album debuted number billboard chart selling copies week earning highest week hip hop album sales male artist best selling debut male artist year album enter albums_chart peaking number entering albums_chart number album named end year lists topping certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa august march album sold copies domestically according nielsen_soundscan album release supported singles recipe featuring swimming pools drank freestyle poetic justice featuring drake bitch don kill vibe singles received varied chart success went world tour august featuring members hip hop collective black background release success debut studio album signed major label record deal aftermath told want work high profile producers established mainly producers house production team interview said album sound like return california roots couldn tell type sound years far music going neighbourhood going different spots chilling space bringing thoughts feeling got right mode got inspired album won sound like completely like said album showcase influence hometown kid trying escape influence trying best escape influence pulled circumstances album title officially revealed fans calling major label debut good kid nickname sort given album title mainly refers childhood innocence notorious city california affected life keeping album title acronym concealed later revealed acronym meanings angry divided importantly angels angel dust stating got laced reason don smoke album story getting hands wrong thing wrong time oblivious cover artwork city fits concept album album cover features grandfather elders eyes censored confirmed explanation chose explained reason censored eyes story told eyes story based experiences uncle holding displaying gang sign hand fits story album stuck lifestyle gangs drugs poster head features father recording production recording sessions album took place atlanta encore studios burbank mama studio los_angeles stated city sound like previous album couldn tell type sound years far music said big difference project compared happened album going neighborhood going different spots chilling space bringing thoughts feeling got right mode got inspired album won sound like completely like told song worked twelfth track album serves standard edition closing track august lady_gaga announced twitter collaborated song called good kid released september august gaga announced song longer released date apologized fans delay eventually confirmed lady_gaga featured album timing issues creative differences song later revealed titled bitch don kill vibe november gaga released version featured singing chorus verse expressed surprised happy gaga released version song showed confidence work music lyrics good kid low key production atmospheric beats subtle indistinct hooks contemporary hip hop tastes generally features tight bass measures subtle background vocals light piano writers draw comparisons music album spin cites music closest point reference cold era record progresses sound slowly mud roots albums new_yorker finds use smooth music backdrop rough scenarios analogous funk early 1990s adds sounds like drake styles little legacy west writes expansive brooding california glossy west_coast funk dungeon family aesthetic lyrically album chronicles experiences native california harsh realities narrative songs address issues economic gang violence women analyzing effects individuals families introduces characters internal conflicts including contrast love city plagued condition observes transformation character girl teenager spiritual hard fought adulthood shaped neighbourhood bonds environment slant_magazine writes character transition urges west_coast hip hop self reflective east_coast popmatters views album provides sort semi autobiographical character arc robert_christgau writes rap versus real album features like characters limitations new_york_times finds album narrative strategy prayers conversations different voices service overarching story tale corners find pitchfork_media feels reinforce album theme grounding power family interpreting family faith holding gang violence threatens consume exhibits tempered delivery album raps dense narratives internal rhyme double triple time flow multiple voices different characters music journalist characterizes punch line rapper setting spiritual moral backdrop gang violence police brutality singles album single recipe released april song features mentor record producer fellow rapper produced peaked number number bubbling hot singles shot video featuring mansion los_angeles released album second single swimming pools drank released july digital download music video premiered august song hit peaking number billboard hot swimming pools drank certified gold united_states riaa week album release freestyle debuted hot singles chart number later revealed released single united_kingdom january music video released january father appears video song peaked number billboard hot hip hop songs poetic justice released single north_america featuring drake production song began impact american rhythmic contemporary radio january song peaked number billboard hot poetic justice certified gold united_states riaa march told rap single album probably bitch don kill vibe march engineer premiered snippet song official remix featuring rapper called accomplishment song featured shortly remix premiered confirm bitch don kill vibe single version remix premiered march remix released album fourth single rhythmic contemporary radio april song peaked number billboard hot music video original version single released makes cameo appearance video day extended version music video released featuring cameo bonus clip new song respective major label debut album march unexpectedly released target exclusive edition bonus track county building blues itunes promotional single promotion album release toured supporting act artists drake begun headlining tour good kid florida tour consisted headlining shows international music festivals united_states music festivals tour ran august featured members black dates album short film interview said plans short film bring story life expressed interest directing short film threw names like portray mother rihanna potential names want choose anybody work december music video song sing released video directed critical reception good kid city received widespread acclaim critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream publications album received average score based reviews pitchfork felt miracle album ties straightforward rap thrills material narrative popmatters felt album simultaneously accessible substantial appeal underground mainstream hip hop listeners fact magazine called autobiographical triumph breadth wide ranging far reaching success sputnikmusic found reach comparable kanye_west album beautiful dark twisted fantasy shades called cohesive bodies work recent rap memory wrote song arranged fitting vivid amazing control awarded perfect rating viewed important entertaining album forward thinking echoes past era west_coast hip hop allmusic editor characterized album kind elevated rap wrote subject matter great ideas life journey concrete jungle worth taking artistic plus attraction whip smart rapper flying high rookie season horror quickly wiped away mix true talk open heart open mind extended hand add hype potent rise pile mixed review nme asserted album lack raw appeal big budget reminder hasn forgotten roots guardian criticized depiction women praised ability pull listener inside action retaining alienated detachment observed degree self spin found album production surprisingly cohesive commented manages hold midst chaos sheer rolling_stone felt album place lineage soundtracks rap greg_kot chicago_tribune commended giving twist ing completely wrote album comedy complexity voices head robert_christgau felt commitment drama musical stated atmospheric beats lay raps choruses establish musical continuity shores nervous flow rhymes need accolades good kid appeared year end albums lists music critics named best album bbc new_york pitchfork album ranked number billboard chicago_tribune mtv number filter new_york_times npr number guardian number rolling_stone number entertainment_weekly december complex named classic hip hop albums previous years complex ranked album cover best pitchfork included list best album covers year april vibe placed album number greatest albums list october complex named second best hip hop album years rolling_stone placed album best debut albums time list album ranked number best albums decade far list published pitchfork august number best albums 2010s far list published billboard january album nominated billboard music awards american music awards won award album year bet hip hop awards good kid city earned nominations 56th grammy awards album year best rap sung collaboration swimming pools drank according site hundreds critics lists world time rankings album second acclaimed acclaimed 2010s commercial performance album debuted number billboard chart week sales copies album entered albums_chart number october entering number albums_chart album peaked album sales charts canada new_zealand netherlands second week sold copies united_states following weeks sold copies bringing total sales united_states chart dated november album peaked chart number august album certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa having shipped sold million copies united_states march album sold copies according nielsen_soundscan controversy october receiving critical acclaim hip hop community outspoken rapper took twitter run album calling trash production horrible west_coast rappers game quickly took offense game calling non wouldn respond responded comments october saying sensitive person comments addition said necessarily classic called classic worthy time passed referred song saying pray god beat good stood comments called game little son game responded freestyle calling titled lung responded track game named track listing notes signifies producer signifies additional producer bitch don kill vibe features background vocals additional vocals money trees features background vocals good kid features vocals city features uncredited vocals dying features additional vocals ill davis real features background vocals sample credits bitch don kill vibe contains sample performed freestyle contains sample art peer pressure contains sample performed money trees contains sample silver soul performed poetic justice contains sample time place performed janet_jackson city contains sample don change love performed funky worm bird hand ice cube sing dying contains sample maybe tomorrow performed glad use contains sample world coming performed recipe contains sample meet performed personnel credits good kid adapted allmusic charts certifications release history
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