Kendrick Lamar has proven himself time and time again to be one of the most interesting and versatile hip-hop artists currently writing music. His third studio album To Pimp A Butterfly received insane critical acclaim, picking up the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and being regarded by many as the greatest hip-hop record of the decade. Nevertheless it's Kendrick's second album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City that be much more appropriate (and downright awesome) as a movie. This is mostly because of the record's more intimate narrative focus, masterfully chronicling Kendrick's life experiences in his native Compton, California. The album deals with the harsh realities of poverty, gang violence and its very tangible effects on families and individuals. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City features a host of diverse characters, as well as dramatized skits that help build a coherent and compelling narrative. It's the intimacy with which Kendrick raps coupled with his brilliant penchant for storytelling that would make this record so compelling to watch played out in the cinema.
