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Oct 2016
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Good Kid m.A.A.d City Classic Album Revi...

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Introducing a new series in the hip hop podcast "Strictly Hip-Hop Classic Album Reviews" The first classic album review feature's Good Kid m.A.A.d City by Kendrick Lamar. This was the Compton MC's breakout album and is to this day the highest critically and commercially acclaimed album of the current generation of hip hop. Since this album is very special we go track by track and fully break down the album. This is the start of a new series within Strictly Hip Hop so stay tuned for more classic album reviews.  How do you feel we did? do you agree? Disagree? lets us know in the comments or you can tweet me and your response could air on a future podcast!   Contact me on Twitter: @chrispy1132   Email me: chrispy1132@gmail.com   follow Chris Adams on Twitter @chrisadvms   Here is the Storyline breakdown of the album as mentioned in the podcast and provided by Rap Genius: http://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-gkmc-storyline-breakdown-lyrics

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