Kendrick Lamar makes splash with major label debut, ‘Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City’

Kendrick Lamar, Bonnaroo 2012 (Photo credit: jon_elbaz)

When Kendrick Lamar submitted the initial version of his new album, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” the rapper planned on heading back to the studio to record more songs for it.

Dr. Dre thought otherwise for his protege.

“When I brought it back to him, he said, `You know what, you’re done,'” Lamar recalled in a phone interview Wednesday night. “‘This is a classic for your generation and time, and we’re going to put this out now.'”

It seems Dr. Dre made the right call. Continue reading – Kendrick Lamar makes splash with major label debut AP/Huffington Post