DAMN.

~ Release by Kendrick Lamar (see all versions of this release, 16 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
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A1BLOOD.
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Bēkon
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour (Ya Boy N.O.I.S.)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
additional vocals:
Bēkon
contains samples by:
Eric Bolling (in 2015: spoken vocals), Kimberly Guilfoyle (in 2015: spoken vocals) and Geraldo Rivera (in 2015: spoken vocals)
recording of:
BLOOD.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Daniel Tannenbaum and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar3.651:58
A2DNA.
producer:
Mike Will Made It
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour (Ya Boy N.O.I.S.)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
additional guitar:
Matt Schaeffer
contains samples by:
Eric Bolling (in 2015: spoken vocals), Kimberly Guilfoyle (in 2015: spoken vocals) and Geraldo Rivera (in 2015: spoken vocals)
samples:
Mary Jane (live, 1981-07: Long Beach, CA, USA) by Rick James (US vocalist, multi‐instrumentalist, composer & producer) (in 1981-07: lead vocals)
music videos:
DNA. by Kendrick Lamar
part of:
Stereogum Readers’ 10 Favorite Songs of 2017 (number: 2), Spotify CLASSICS: The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the Streaming Era (number: 28), BILLIONS CLUB, Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017 (number: 62) and Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 105)
recording of:
DNA.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Michael Williams II
Kendrick Lamar3.93:06
A3YAH.
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, DJ Dahi and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour (Ya Boy N.O.I.S.)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
additional vocals:
Bēkon
recording of:
YAH.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar3.352:40
A4ELEMENT.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
additional producer:
Bēkon and Tae Beast
producer:
James Blake (English singer and producer), Ricci Riera and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour (Ya Boy N.O.I.S.)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer), James “The White Black Man” Hunt (engineer) and Matt Schaeffer
additional vocals:
Kid Capri
music videos:
ELEMENT. by Kendrick Lamar
recording of:
ELEMENT.
writer:
James Blake (English singer and producer), Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears and Ricci Riera
Kendrick Lamar3.93:29
B1FEEL.
producer:
Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour (Ya Boy N.O.I.S.)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer), Matt Schaeffer and Soundwave (German electronic?)
additional guitar:
Matt Schaeffer
bass guitar:
Thundercat (US singer-songwriter & bassist)
additional vocals:
Chelsea Blythe
samples:
Stormy by O.C. Smith
recording of:
FEEL.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Mark Spears
quotes music from:
Don't Let Me Down
Kendrick Lamar3.853:35
B2LOYALTY.
additional recording engineer:
Marcos Tovar (engineer)
additional producer:
Kuk Harrell
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, DJ Dahi, Terrace Martin and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour (Ya Boy N.O.I.S.)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
additional vocals:
DJ Dahi
samples:
24K Magic (explicit) by Bruno Mars (US singer), Get Your Mind Right Mami (explicit) by Jay‐Z (US rapper) and Memphis Bleek feat. Snoop Dogg (US rapper) and Shimmy Shimmy Ya by Ol’ Dirty Bastard (Wu‐Tang founder, NYC rapper/producer)
music videos:
LOYALTY. by Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna (Barbadian R&B/pop singer)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017 (number: 66)
recording of:
LOYALTY.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Kendrick Duckworth, Mark Spears, Terrace Martin and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar ft. Rihanna3.353:47
B3PRIDE.
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Steve Lacy (guitarist and back‐up vocalist with The Internet; born 1998)
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour (Ya Boy N.O.I.S.)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer) and Tyler Page
additional vocals:
Bēkon
background vocals:
Steve Lacy (guitarist and back‐up vocalist with The Internet; born 1998) and Anna Wise (member of Sonnymoon)
recording of:
PRIDE.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth, Steve Lacy (guitarist and back‐up vocalist with The Internet; born 1998), Anthony Tiffith and Anna Wise (member of Sonnymoon)
Kendrick Lamar3.74:35
B4HUMBLE.
producer:
Mike Will Made It
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour (Ya Boy N.O.I.S.)
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli, TDE mixing engineer)
guitar:
Matt Schaefer
music videos:
HUMBLE. by Kendrick Lamar
part of:
Stereogum Readers’ 10 Favorite Songs of 2017 (number: 1), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017 (number: 4), Spotify CLASSICS: The 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of the Streaming Era (number: 16), Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 17), triple j’s Hottest 100 (Australian annual music listener poll) (number: 2017), Billboard Decade End Chart: Streaming Songs (2010s) (number: 33), Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 2018 winner) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
HUMBLE.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth and Michael Williams II
Kendrick Lamar42:57
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Release group

associated singles/EPs:HUMBLE.
part of:Stereogum Readers’ 10 Favorite Albums of 2017 (number: 2) (order: 2)
Q Awards: Best Album nominees (number: 2017) (order: 10)
Stereogum: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 11) (order: 11)
The A.V. Club: The 50 best albums of the 2010s (number: 11) (order: 11)
Spotify CLASSICS: Classic Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of the Streaming Era (order: 13)
Consequence of Sound: Top 100 Albums of the 2010s (number: 25) (order: 25)
Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 27) (order: 27)
Billboard Music Award: Top Billboard 200 Album nominees (number: 2018 winner) (order: 28)
Rolling Stone: The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far (January 10, 2025) (number: 66) (order: 34)
NME’s Greatest Albums of The Decade: The 2010s (number: 44) (order: 44)
TheNeedleDrop: Top 50 Albums of 2017 (number: 45) (order: 45)
Billboard: The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s (number: 48) (order: 48)
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 57) (order: 57)
Grammy Award: Best Rap Album nominees (number: 2018 winner) (order: 118)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2020 edition (number: 175) (order: 175)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Albums of All Time: 2023 edition (number: 175) (order: 175)
Discothèque Idéale Qobuz / Qobuz Ideal Discography (order: 199)
Grammy Award: Album of the Year nominees (number: 2018) (order: 276)
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Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0003040142 [info]
Wikidata:Q29349514 [info]