Rap-Up.com || Album Cover: Kendrick Lamar – ‘good kid, m.A.A.d city’

Kendrick Lamar takes snapshots from his life and shares them with the world on the covers of his debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city. The standard artwork appears to be a Polaroid picture of Kendrick as a child, while the deluxe shows a photo of a mini-van parked outside a house in Compton.

Due October 22, the album features the Dr. Dre-assisted single “The Recipe” and follow-up “Swimming Pools (Drank),” as well as a collaboration with Lady Gaga called “Partynauseous.”

In his latest VEVO LIFT episodes, the Compton MC meets a fan who won a Twitter contest and talks about his personal style. “I’m not flashy, I’m not over the top,” says Kendrick, who’s currently headlining the “BET Music Matters” tour.

Deluxe Cover

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21 Comments

Joseph Vryheid
September 14th, 2012 at 10:49 am
That album cover is just… bad.

I call it… when being different becomes ‘THE SAME’.

Womp womp.

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Alexander
September 14th, 2012 at 11:04 am
Don’t like either cover. I hope the rest of the album has better tracks. Cuz “the recipe” was mediocre and he could do better than “Swimming pools”.

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nurse monique Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
@Alexander, did you hear westside, right on time?

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So Fresh Reply:
September 15th, 2012 at 2:33 pm
@nurse monique, that record is crazy…love that song

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miles
September 14th, 2012 at 11:32 am
These covers are awesome. I love the vintage feel.

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Haterupinthzbitch Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
@miles, It’s not vintage. its da fukin 90′s for god sake. Vintage would be 1900′s to 1960′s dumb ass

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Miles Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 1:42 pm
@Haterupinthzbitch, Vintage

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WonderLand19 Reply:
September 14th, 2012 at 12:41 pm
@miles, Me too!!

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Be3000
September 14th, 2012 at 11:54 am
Illmatic and Ready to Die gone wrong.

Oh and The Carter 3 too

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Real
September 14th, 2012 at 12:18 pm
it’s abstract. look it up. the cover is him obviously paying homage to his childhood and Compton.

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Haterupinthzbitch
September 14th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
Fukin fugly, why o why k. lamar ewwwwweeeee

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Rauno Reply:
September 15th, 2012 at 6:38 am
@Haterupinthzbitch, What would you like then? ” chainz’s new cover?

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Nielsen
September 14th, 2012 at 12:30 pm
The covers are freaking awesome. Just because he’s not posing with jewelry and showing gang signs or some shit doesn’t mean it’s bad.

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Real Sh!t
September 14th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
I dont really like the standard cover but i like deluxe artwork the standard cover look the deluxe one

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Craig
September 14th, 2012 at 9:37 pm
It’s……different.

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September 14th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
tries too hard to be hipster. NEXT!

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Shae
September 15th, 2012 at 10:56 am
If you really fucked w/ Kendrick, you’d know who that van is for & why he has that as his deluxe cover. In his joint “Wanna Be Heard” he cited “My momma believed in me. She let me use her van to go to the studio, even though she know her tank is empty, that’s who I do it fo’”… and for the standard, those are his uncles. We all know they were a big part of his life. For those criticizing the covers… smh. This album is by far the dopest cover i’ve seen in YEARS. Why?… Because it’s real. It’s him paying homage to his childhood years in Compton. So before some of you leave ‘negative’ comments, go to YouTube & type in “KENDRICK LAMAR SPEAKS WITH LU PARKER .mov”. You’ll understand these covers… promise, you’ll respect & understand him more. This is dude is the future of hip-hop… Time will tell.

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Don't bE SO SORRIEy Man Orange
September 15th, 2012 at 1:27 pm
wonderful cover can’t wait for his album to come out!

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marz
September 15th, 2012 at 6:38 pm
dooope ass cover, kenrick is a story teller. listen to his ep and OD and you will understand, but yall just listen to the radio im guessing.

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Louis
September 15th, 2012 at 10:41 pm
I’m starting to think this J. Cole/Kendrick Lamar collaboration album is a damn MYTH.

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Steven
September 20th, 2012 at 11:57 am
that album cover is too dope. cant wait for the CD

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