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To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

When Kendrick Lamar released To Pimp a Butterfly on March 16, 2015, he had every commercial incentive to play it safe. His previous album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, had established him as rap's most com...

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It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

In 1988, Public Enemy and the Bomb Squad delivered a production thesis that fundamentally altered what hip-hop could sound like. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back didn't just raise the bar...

good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar album cover
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good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

In the sprawling landscape of modern hip-hop, few albums have managed to bridge the gap between commercial appeal and artistic integrity quite like Kendrick Lamar's good kid, m.A.A.d city. Released in...

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