Kendrick Lamar Damn. [Explicit Content] (2 Lp's) 04/07/2009 On its 1996 major-label debut

On its 1996 major-label debut

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Kendrick Lamar Damn. [Explicit Content] (2 Lp's) 04/07/2009 On its 1996 major-label debutTo Pimp a Butterfly's proper and oft biblical follow up arrived on Good Friday, 13 months after untitled unmastered., an intermediary release that eclipsed the best work of most contemporary artists. If Kendrick Lamar felt pressure to continue living up to his previous output, there's no evidence on DAMN. He's too occupied tracing the spectrum of his mental states, from "boxin' demons" to "flex on swole," questioning and reveling in his affluence,