The album also received widespread critical acclaim and in early 2013, MTV crowned Lamar the No. Upon its release, the album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album contained the Top 40 hits 'Swimming Pools (Drank)', 'Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe', and 'Poetic Justice'. Lamar's major-label debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released in October 2012, to widespread acclaim. Dre, Game, Drake, Young Jeezy, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, E-40, Warren G and Lil Wayne, among others. Early in his career, prior to releasing his major-label debut, Lamar amassed a large Internet following and had already worked with several prominent artists in the music industry, such as Dr. The album received critical acclaim and instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip hop releases of the year. The following year he released his first independent album, titled Section.80, exclusively through iTunes. Lamar began to gain major recognition in 2010, after the release of Overly Dedicated, his first retail release.

Lamar secured a recording contract with a major-label in 2012, when TDE signed a joint-venture deal with Aftermath and Interscope Records. In 2004, Lamar signed to Carson-based independent record label, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987), better known as Kendrick Lamar, is an American hip hop recording artist from Compton, California.

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