Good Kid, M.A.A.D City is the second studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, the album was released on October 22, 2012. The album was recorded mostly at several studios in California with producers such as Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams, Hit-Boy, Scoop DeVille, Jack Splash and T-Minus, among others. The concept album follows the story of Lamar's teenage experiences in the drug-infested streets and gang lifestyle of his native Compton, California