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Kendrick Lamar’s 3-Album Run | Ep. 174
Manage episode 419388433 series 2534128
Today we bring you a deep dive into Kdot’s monumental three-album run, talking ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’ (2012), ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ (2015), ‘Untitled Unmastered’ (2016) and ‘DAMN’ (2017).
And in the hot seat we have award-winning music journalist, contributing editor with Bandcamp Daily and author of ‘The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America’ - Marcus J. Moore!
Featuring special contributions from Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod), Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), Dan O (Freemusic Empire) and the crew at Extraordinary Rap. Catch up with our other Kendrick Lamar episodes too:
Kendrick vs. Drake beef breakdown: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ovdiEYnEXkgSezNDVAxei
‘Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers’ album review: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MVfUy8MSuMvZ1YuVdyaHj?
And remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs
Show Notes
- Why this is a GOAT album run (00:00)
- Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (18:00)
- To Pimp a Butterfly (01:11:50)
- Untitled Unmastered (02:15:00)
- DAMN (02:30:00)
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Manage episode 419388433 series 2534128
Today we bring you a deep dive into Kdot’s monumental three-album run, talking ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D City’ (2012), ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ (2015), ‘Untitled Unmastered’ (2016) and ‘DAMN’ (2017).
And in the hot seat we have award-winning music journalist, contributing editor with Bandcamp Daily and author of ‘The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America’ - Marcus J. Moore!
Featuring special contributions from Nate LeBlanc (Dad Bod Rap Pod), Rohan (The Rap Music Plug Podcast), Dan O (Freemusic Empire) and the crew at Extraordinary Rap. Catch up with our other Kendrick Lamar episodes too:
Kendrick vs. Drake beef breakdown: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ovdiEYnEXkgSezNDVAxei
‘Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers’ album review: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MVfUy8MSuMvZ1YuVdyaHj?
And remember to check our our EPIC 3-Album Run series: https://www.crate808.com/3album-runs
Show Notes
- Why this is a GOAT album run (00:00)
- Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (18:00)
- To Pimp a Butterfly (01:11:50)
- Untitled Unmastered (02:15:00)
- DAMN (02:30:00)
Help support the show and unlock a whole dungeon of rap goodness:
MF DOOM Series 🐐
Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into MF DOOM's collection 📲
https://www.patreon.com/collection/96548
J Dilla Series 🍩
Our 'Why I Love...' series brings your a track-by-track deep dive into Jay Dee’s collection 📲
https://www.patreon.com/collection/96555
Wu-Tang Chronicles Series 🐝
Our Wu series travels through the entire Clan dynasty, giving you reviews of every solo album from members, including some MARATHON sessions. A must for every Wu-Tang Clan fan 📲
https://www.patreon.com/collection/96560
90’s Hidden Gem Rap Album Reviews 💿
For the heads who wanna travel back to the 1990s golden era and discover the RIDICULOUS hidden gem albums. We're talking Diamond D, Funkdoobiest, Da Lench Mob and more 📲
https://www.patreon.com/collection/161267
00’s Hip Hop Album Reviews 💿
For the heads who wanna travel back to the noughties and discover the hidden gem hip hop albums from that decade. We're talking Nas, Jay-Z, Mos Def, Common and more 📲
https://www.patreon.com/collection/161275
The Rawkus Chronicles 💎
We chronicle the rise and fall of one of hip hop's most important record labels, with a roster that'll bring tears to your eyes 📲
https://www.patreon.com/collection/524894
——————
🎧 Subscribe and bump our Spotify playlist - Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj
🤩 Don’t forget to hit the LIKE and SUBSCRIBE buttons on YouTube to be notified of new episodes - https://bit.ly/2U76bba 🔔
🚨 Join Our Patreon: patreon.com/crate808 🚨
Exclusive Episodes:
Ranking the top 36 Ghostface Killah songs https://bit.ly/3s98hoE 👻
Top 10 Raekwon songs https://tinyurl.com/2cygqg9a 🟣
Raekwon’s ‘Only Built 4 Cuban Linx…’ album review https://bit.ly/41ftVbs 💎
Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘One Beer’ https://bit.ly/3HuhgHP 🍺
Ghostface Killa’s ‘Ironman’ album review https://bit.ly/30DW7Ko 🐝
Why I Love J Dilla’s ’Shake it Down’ and ‘Nag Champa’ https://bit.ly/30xjXaF 🍩
‘Supreme Clientele’ album review https://bit.ly/3FP2CZM 👐
Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘Figaro’ https://bit.ly/3lXu6Fo 🎶
‘Bulletproof Wallets’ album review https://bit.ly/3mLV7vI 💰
Masta Ace’s ‘SlaughtaHouse’ review https://bit.ly/3KuRftm 🔪
Blahzay Blahzay ‘Blah Blah Blah’ review https://bit.ly/3ImFkvd 🗣
‘Fishscale’ + ‘More Fish’ reviews https://bit.ly/3pjYkUF 🐟
Why I Love J Dilla’s ‘Hold Tight (Remix)’ https://bit.ly/37QNq38 🎶
Why I Love MF DOOM’s ‘No Snakes Alive’ as King Geedorah https://bit.ly/38yxJxl 🐍
Da Lench Mob’s ‘Guerillas in tha Mist’ review https://bit.ly/3tQiesy 💥
Funkdoobiest's 'Brothas Doobie' review https://bit.ly/3nLs0J9 💨
Be sure to check out our merch - jump on https://www.crate808.com/new-merch to buy a tee or a hoody (or have a look at our Instagram shop), and help support the pod please. It all goes back into the pot for us to try make even more great content for you! 🙌
Catch all our Spotify playlists here…
Crate 808 Bangers: https://spoti.fi/3WjrSAj
Slept-On DJ Premier Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3iw4yun
Slept-On Wu-Tang Bangers Playlist: https://spoti.fi/32QtAQG
Sample Corner Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3eYfhMd
YouTube: https://bit.ly/3uSa552
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Website: https://www.crate808.com
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