Kendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d. city" goes gold

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Kendrick Lamar earns a gold plaque only a few months after his album's release.

Kendrick Lamar has earned himself a gold plaque for his major label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city.

According to a press release, the album has been certified by gold for selling excess of 500,000 copies as of December 13th. The LP was originally released on October 22nd.

Upon release, good kid, m.A.A.d city bowed at No. 2 on the charts with an impressive 242,000 copies sold. It also debuted at No. 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The album has already spawned the singles "The Recipe" featuring Dr. Dre and "Swimming Pools (Drank)." The next single from the project will be "Poetic Justice" featuring Drake.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.22260/title.kendrick-lamars-good-kid-maad-city-certified-gold


not sure if anyone's already posted this, so my bad if someone did. either way, shout out to kendrick! TDE ya bish!

The Recipe

Hip Hop aint Dead.

ocelot

The West is back ya bish!!!

BlackGerald

old news

http://community.allhiphop.com/discussion/484826/kendrick-lamars-good-kid-m-a-a-d-city-certified-gold#latest

_Menace_

Probably my smartest and best purchase of 2012 (music wise)

#GKMC

"Gang Sings Out The Window YA BISH!"

Disciplined InSight

Good for K. Dot.

genocidecutter

Good for him

southernmade

Congrats, well deserved...

Jaw Breaker

my life is now complete

TwentyFive.Lighters

Damn.... KRIT.... where you at bruh....

southernmade

TwentyFive.Lighters wrote: »

Damn.... KRIT.... where you at bruh....

Yeah he's has to step it up on this next album in order to keep up.....he shouldn't limit his self to "country rap tunes"

SiriuslyHiii

southernmade wrote: »

TwentyFive.Lighters wrote: »

Damn.... KRIT.... where you at bruh....

Yeah he's has to step it up on this next album in order to keep up.....he shouldn't limit his self to "country rap tunes"

Whoa... Must i remind you? Krit have mixtapes thats seeing GKMC. His last album wasn't popping on the charts, but it was still above average. It wasn't his best project, but nothing to be concerned about.

Bcotton5

I B you K Dot!

colton

Congrats to K. Dot

BlackGerald

SiriuslyHiii wrote: »

southernmade wrote: »

TwentyFive.Lighters wrote: »

Damn.... KRIT.... where you at bruh....

Yeah he's has to step it up on this next album in order to keep up.....he shouldn't limit his self to "country rap tunes"

Whoa... Must i remind you? Krit have mixtapes thats seeing GKMC. His last album wasn't popping on the charts, but it was still above average. It wasn't his best project, but nothing to be concerned about.

KRIT got 2 classic mixtapes but at the bolded, no.

SiriuslyHiii

BlackGerald wrote: »

SiriuslyHiii wrote: »

southernmade wrote: »

TwentyFive.Lighters wrote: »

Damn.... KRIT.... where you at bruh....

Yeah he's has to step it up on this next album in order to keep up.....he shouldn't limit his self to "country rap tunes"

Whoa... Must i remind you? Krit have mixtapes thats seeing GKMC. His last album wasn't popping on the charts, but it was still above average. It wasn't his best project, but nothing to be concerned about.

KRIT got 2 classic mixtapes but at the bolded, no.

Okay, but you saying that because you lookin at an album to mixtape view.
I'm talking song for song, ReturnOf4Eva is just as good as GKMC. Since you already know its one of those two classic mixtapes, how can you say "no" so easily?

Its all good tho.

SiriuslyHiii

But this is still a good look for K.Dot, I brought 2 copies first day without playing the leak.

J-Breezy

I wonder how will this be looked at down the line when niggas are determining what's classic and what's not since sales have always been looked at as a determining factor. Regardless of sales I think GKMC will stand the test of time and eventually enter that "classic" realm. The word classic is tossed around way too much but I think this album will get there with the great ones. congrats to KDot

mike06

congrats....still bumpin the hell outta this album like it just came out

lamontbdc

J-Breezy wrote: »

I wonder how will this be looked at down the line when niggas are determining what's classic and what's not since sales have always been looked at as a determining factor. Regardless of sales I think GKMC will stand the test of time and eventually enter that "classic" realm. The word classic is tossed around way too much but I think this album will get there with the great ones. congrats to KDot

i must've missed that memo if the music bumps hard sales to me have know reflection on if it's a classic or not

eternal soldier

Seems like when something becomes popular in Hip-Hop motherfuckers try to milk that same formula and this is something I wouldn't mind if individuals want to attempt to put more thought into their albums.

southernmade

SiriuslyHiii wrote: »

southernmade wrote: »

TwentyFive.Lighters wrote: »

Damn.... KRIT.... where you at bruh....

Yeah he's has to step it up on this next album in order to keep up.....he shouldn't limit his self to "country rap tunes"

Whoa... Must i remind you? Krit have mixtapes thats seeing GKMC. His last album wasn't popping on the charts, but it was still above average. It wasn't his best project, but nothing to be concerned about.

I fuck with Krit heavy and you're right his album was above average but when people think of your album an all they can say is...."it's not better than his mixtapes" that's a problem.....return of 4eva should have been his major label debut, hell even Krit was Here is better than live from the underground....just sayin I don't want Krit to limit himself in following the foot steps of UGK and kast....imo he has the potential to be greater....

lamontbdc

southernmade wrote: »

SiriuslyHiii wrote: »

southernmade wrote: »

TwentyFive.Lighters wrote: »

Damn.... KRIT.... where you at bruh....

Yeah he's has to step it up on this next album in order to keep up.....he shouldn't limit his self to "country rap tunes"

Whoa... Must i remind you? Krit have mixtapes thats seeing GKMC. His last album wasn't popping on the charts, but it was still above average. It wasn't his best project, but nothing to be concerned about.

I fuck with Krit heavy and you're right his album was above average but when people think of your album an all they can say is...."it's not better than his mixtapes" that's a problem.....return of 4eva should have been his major label debut, hell even Krit was Here is better than live from the underground....just sayin I don't want Krit to limit himself in following the foot steps of UGK and kast....imo he has the potential to be greater....

I don't think he's following kast and UGK per se but it's just what he grew up on and the influence is in his music. I don't know if he's limiting himself or not or if he's just making the music he wants too. The mainstream isn't for everybody. Not to mention the album wasn't above average, and the music on Live From the underground wasn't up to his mixtape standards That's why you get the it's not better than his mixtapes comments. I kinda thought 4eva n a Day should have been the album. Perfect concept album for his debut. But still he has nor singles or anything to get him radio play. and no real club bangers. And when you on a major that's part of the program. Maybe he'll get some other production that will get him more exposure.

MR.CJ

if he can get janet jackson in the poetic justice video, this album is going platium

TwentyFive.Lighters

BlackGerald wrote: »

SiriuslyHiii wrote: »

southernmade wrote: »

TwentyFive.Lighters wrote: »

Damn.... KRIT.... where you at bruh....

Yeah he's has to step it up on this next album in order to keep up.....he shouldn't limit his self to "country rap tunes"

Whoa... Must i remind you? Krit have mixtapes thats seeing GKMC. His last album wasn't popping on the charts, but it was still above average. It wasn't his best project, but nothing to be concerned about.

KRIT got 2 classic mixtapes but at the bolded, no.

KRIT Wuz Here >> Section.80 > Return of 4eva > GKMC = 4Eva N a Day >>>>>>>> LFTU

wu-tang4ever

MR.CJ wrote: »

if he can get janet jackson in the poetic justice video, this album is going platium[/quote

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