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Kendrick Lamar GOOD KID, M.A.A.D CITY Good kid, m.A.A.d city, is the second studio album of extremely talented MC from Compton, Kendrick Lamar.  Released in 2012, K-dot subtitled this album "A Short Film By Kendrick Lamar" as he displays glimpses of his personal life growing up in Compton as a teenager. The album is considered a classic in the hip hop community, helping to push the argument of Kendrick Lamar being the best rapper alive. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born on the 17th of June 1987, in Compton California. From a young age Kendrick has been aware of gang activity in Compton, as even his father Kenny was a member of a street gang ( Video ). As Kendrick Lamar became a teenager he started to get involved in the local gang activity as he witnessed his best friend getting shot and killed. At the age of 16, he released his first mixtape as K.Dot titled Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year ( Audio ) gaining him attention from the music label Top Dawg Entertai...

Nas ILLMATIC In 1994 Nas released his debut album titled "Illmatic", at the age of 19. Over 20 years later the album stands as an iconic hip hop landmark showcasing the pinnacle of how great rap can be. The album is considered to be a classic with timeless replay value, solidifying Nas as a legend within the rap scene and often being mentioned as the greatest of all time.  Nasir Jones, was born on the 14th of September 1973, in Queens New York. Nas is often reffered to as your favourite rappers, favourtie rapper and is commonly known for his high profile beef with Jay Z ( Video ).  Queensbridge houses is the largest projects in America, which was referred to by Nas as, "a six-block maze clotted with 7000 plus trying to survive". This is where Nas was raised and without it there would be no Illmatic as this album aimed to represent life of the average kid growing up in Queensbridge ( Video ). The cover art feautres a pictur e o...