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Kendrick Lamar - The Recipe
Artist: Kendrick Lamar
Featuring: Dr. Dre
Producer: Scoop Deville
Album: good kid, m.A.A.d city
Label: TDE/Aftermath/Interscope
Take one of the most buzzed-about new artists in the industry, throw him top of a smooth sample, add some trunk-rattling bass, leave to cook in the Cali sun, garnish with the guest bars of a living hip-hop legend and voilà—you’ve got a smash-hit debut single on your hands. The inaugural release off Kendrick Lamar‘s freshman set, The Recipe is a suitably spectacular coming-out party for the Los Angeles phenom and longtime Booth fave. Scoop Deville performs one of the most ingenious sample flips I’ve heard in a long minute, spinning the opening lines of indie-rockers Twin Sister’s sleepy Meet the Frownies into the centerpiece of a slow-rolling West Coast groove, garnished with pizzicato hooks and catchy string flourishes. Lamar keeps it swagged-out yet chill on the lyrical tip, oozing self-confidence as he rhapsodizes about the “women, weed and weather” that make his hometown heaven on earth. Dr. Dre (Executive Producer of Kendrick’s LP) concurs with his young homie’s assessment on the front, evoking the wonderful feeling of waking up for another day’s grind in the City of Angels. Feeling it? Then stay tuned; while Good Kid in a Mad City has yet to receive a drop date, we’ll keep you supplied with all the latest news and tunes.
This song first appeared on the
Top Hip Hop / R&B Chart
on April 16, 2012
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Professional  Total Ratings: 20 |
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after hearing dre on i need a doctor all i can say is h.a.m
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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 Not sure this lived up to my insanely high standards, but nonetheless its quality for sure.
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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love this
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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Honestly i think that this song will help make Kendrick more popular
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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Nice
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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Kendrick Lamar spazzed out on this Dr. Dre beat. This is definitely something new from Dr. Dre as I've never really heard a beat sound like this from him before... This bumps right here... Dre ripped it too. BANGER $hit!
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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Even Kendrick's singles are mad dope!
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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my fav rapper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 he does it again
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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What a great start to the week.
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| Posted on Apr 02, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 03, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Crew  Total Ratings: 77 |
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Unstoppable combo!
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| Posted on Apr 03, 2012 |
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i logged on this morning and this is the first track that caught my eye. i saw the rating and was like "omg this must be a classic in the making" well not so much for me maybe im having the "hyped up" effect like when you have sooo many people saying how good something is and the you realize that it wasnt all that good. now with that being said i feel this is a definate hot track but nothing worthy of banger or even classic status. i like the beat love the chorus but lyrically it was okay. i'll put this track in a rotation status.
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| Posted on Apr 03, 2012 |
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Cruising music...
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| Posted on Apr 03, 2012 |
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All I can say is Kendrick makes classic music, this is going to be on high replay for the next few months
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| Posted on Apr 03, 2012 |
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Too dope I really hope this gains kendrick the attention he deserves because he is honestly one of the best out right now not just from west coast but all inclusive
http://youtu.be/z324SAxrvIE |
| Posted on Apr 03, 2012 |
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i really hope this helps him blow up. i love it.
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| Posted on Apr 03, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 03, 2012 |
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This is mad ill.
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| Posted on Apr 04, 2012 |
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This is for sure a California Recipe. Amazing hook and beat. Dre did his thang. Cali anthem right here.
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| Posted on Apr 04, 2012 |
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classic single we need a video for this. Damn even Dr.Dre when hard on this track. Kendrick Lamar has the opportunity to be all-time great
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| Posted on Apr 04, 2012 |
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almost a banger
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| Posted on Apr 04, 2012 |
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I wouldn't say this was crazy or anything, compared to his other work. Dre sounded nice on this track.
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| Posted on Apr 04, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 04, 2012 |
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Awesome record! Will be playing this for a while. Always good to hear Dre, he brings great presence to anything he jumps on. Kendrick does his thing as per usual and the beat knocks. Niiiice
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| Posted on Apr 06, 2012 |
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would've preferred a Dre produced song, but the sample used by Scoop Deville is genius.
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| Posted on Apr 09, 2012 |
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Kendrick is one of my favs and I could expect nothing less. His popularity could soar with this
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| Posted on Apr 09, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 11, 2012 |
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Beat Is Smooth But Banging Great Vocals and Hook.. Expected From Kendrick and Dre
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| Posted on Apr 14, 2012 |
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You just know that K Dot + Dre = Greatness
I give it a 4.5. |
| Posted on Apr 14, 2012 |
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Jeeeziss backbeat/sample is hypnotic! K Dot goes in hard once again...Comforting knowing Dre ain't gonna do for KDot what Jiggaman did for Jermayyyne.
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| Posted on Apr 18, 2012 |
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After a long day at work, I was pumped to see the words "smooth" and "West-coast." I needed a track to relax me, so imagine my surprise when I ended up leaning forward in my chair and listening closely for the 4th straight time.
This supposedly mellow track surprised me immediately with some slick rhymes. This is a solid track from, and shows a lot of potential. Dre is a welcome addition, but there is room to improve. It loses some points for the annoying background sounds during the hook, but Lamar's is definitely one to watch. |
| Posted on Apr 18, 2012 |
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W!!
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| Posted on Apr 18, 2012 |
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This beat is so dope, the flows are dope the whole experience is dope, once, twice three times the dopeness
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| Posted on Apr 19, 2012 |
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the female backup sounds like a screeching cat... the rest is yawns - but I guess anything sounds good if you're blazing enough... very disappointing.
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| Posted on Apr 19, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 19, 2012 |
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Z is crazy, this is perfect.
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| Posted on Apr 20, 2012 |
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| Posted on Apr 24, 2012 |
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Heard this for the first time at Coachella a week ago, right before Tupac came on stage. Loving this song, Dre is still the best West Coast producer.
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| Posted on Apr 25, 2012 |
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This is my $#!+
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| Posted on May 03, 2012 |
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| Posted on May 10, 2012 |
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getts better after a couple listens.. Expected more though from the great talents
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| Posted on May 17, 2012 |
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| Posted on Jun 03, 2012 |
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i'm gonna call bullsht on all the 5 star ratings... i guess dude just established himself enough that everything he drops now, people think its classic. the bars on this is average. sample in the beat is cool. dre, when dudes write for you, have them at least prtened to write in your voice.. d@mn. this is actually underwhelming.
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| Posted on Jun 22, 2012 |
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KL
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| Posted on Jun 24, 2012 |
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this is my shizzz
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| Posted on Jul 25, 2012 |
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I cannot stop listening to this song.
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| Posted on Jul 30, 2012 |
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| Posted on Aug 06, 2012 |
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This song has all the right things in it.
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| Posted on Aug 10, 2012 |
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| Posted on Aug 20, 2012 |
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| Posted on Aug 29, 2012 |
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Wether it's '95 or 2012, Dre sounds exactly the same.
It's getting 3 stars for the beat, and Kendrick tightening things a little. |
| Posted on Oct 13, 2012 |
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DJ Booth Member  Total Ratings: 60 |
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Even though it sounded like a cure for insomnia at first, it gets better and better with each listen and it eventually grew on me. And I don't mean to be Captain Obvious or anything but Kendrick obviously wrote Dre's part.
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| Posted on Nov 06, 2012 |
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Holy sh*t! This is a near classic collaboration! Love the flipped sample, verses, and hook! This is how you make a summer jam for the radio!! (However, this song flopped so..)
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| Posted on May 21, 2013 |
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