Kendrick Lamar’s debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city has achieved a significant milestone by spending 600 consecutive weeks on the Billboard 200.
The achievement, reported by Billboard on April 29, marks the first time a Hip Hop studio album has reached this feat.
Since its release in October 2012, Kendrick Lamar’s debut has continued to make waves in the music industry. It has extended its lead as the longest-running non-greatest hits Hip Hop album on the chart. It surpassed albums like Drake’s Take Care, J. Cole’s 2014 Forest Hills Drive, and Kanye West’s Graduation.
However, Eminem’s 2004 compilation Curtain Call: The Hits remains the longest-charting Hip-Hop project overall, having spent over 681 weeks on the Billboard 200.
The album with the most weeks on the Billboard 200 is Pink Floyd’s 1973 LP Dark Side of the Moon, which passed 1,000 weeks in September 2023.
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In 2019, Good Kid, m.A.A.d City toppled Eminem’s The Eminem Show as the longest-charting studio album by a rapper on the chart. Eminem has praised the album, calling it a masterpiece for its storytelling, wordplay, deliveries, and beats.
The album, released via Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope, and Aftermath, was well-received and garnered critical acclaim. It debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 242,000 copies in its first week.
It also received multiple nominations at the 2014 Grammy Awards but controversially lost out to Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ The Heist in the Best Rap Album category.
On the 10th anniversary of good kid, m.A.A.d city, TDE president Terrence “Punch” Henderson revealed that Kendrick was still changing the album at the last minute. He shared that Kendrick added the hook on the standout song m.A.A.d city just hours before the project was submitted.
Kendrick Lamar releases Drake diss
Meanwhile, Kendrick Lamar has released a scathing diss track titled Euphoria, targeting his longtime rival, Drake. The track, released unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 30, has set the rap world ablaze.
The song begins with a calm, dreamy intro, in which Kendrick refers to a certain ‘master manipulator’ who is ‘paranoid,’ ‘spiraling,’ and ‘fabricating stories.’
However, the song quickly shifts gears with a sudden beat switch. Kendrick Lamar then throws a barrage of jabs and haymakers at Drake.