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Swimming Pools (Drank) - Exte...by Kendrick Lamar
Swimming Pools (Drank) - Extended Version
Kendrick Lamar
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- Apr 13, 2023
8:32 AMSwimming Pools (Drank) is an introspective regarding Lamar's family and social life, alcoholism, and the peer pressure that accompanies it amongst his friends. In the first verse, he remembers his grandfather's drinking and resulting death, and the reasons that led Lamar himself to drinking. - Apr 7, 2023
14:50 PMOn October 22, 2012, Kendrick Lamar released his second studio album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City. It marked Lamar’s major label debut on Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 242,000 copies in its first week – earning the highest first-week hip hop album sales of 2012 from a male artist, along with the best-selling debut from a male artist of the year. It was later certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 2018. - Apr 5, 2023
9:07 AM - Apr 26, 2022
23:21 PMOn October 22, 2012, Kendrick Lamar released his second studio album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City. It marked Lamar’s major label debut on Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 242,000 copies in its first week – earning the highest first-week hip hop album sales of 2012 from a male artist, along with the best-selling debut from a male artist of the year. It was later certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 2018. - Aug 17, 2021
23:45 PMOn October 22, 2012, Kendrick Lamar released his second studio album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City. It marked Lamar’s major label debut on Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 242,000 copies in its first week – earning the highest first-week hip hop album sales of 2012 from a male artist, along with the best-selling debut from a male artist of the year. It was later certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in June 2018. - Nov 22, 2019
0:40 AM"Swimming Pools (Drank)" is a song by rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on July 31, 2012 as the lead single (second overall) from his major label debut studio album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), by Top Dawg, Aftermath and Interscope. - Oct 22, 2019
22:13 PMReleased 7 years ago today. - May 23, 2019
7:48 AM"32 years clean clean and sober. Long road but wouldn't trade it for anyone else's life. Every scar is part of our story. Please remember how many of us have survived. Could you play Kendrick Lamar's Swimming Pool (Drank)? Written as a description of his battle with alcohol, it ironically became an anthem FOR drinking for some! But when you listen, you'll hear the desperation of a life as an artist always surrounded by alcohol in the fame game." - Aug 19, 2016
5:25 AMRemember when this song was really embraced by the fratty crowd, then everyone simultaneously realized it was about alcoholism and was kind of bummed out. Full circle. - Mar 3, 2014
15:57 PMKendrick Lamar will be releasing a new album in September 2014. - Jan 24, 2014
10:44 AMHere is an album review for "good kid, m.A.A.d city" on the KEXP Blog: blog.kexp.org - Aug 30, 2013
22:56 PMPlaying tomorrow at Bumbershoot! - Aug 12, 2013
3:54 AMPlaying Bumbershoot Music Festival Sat. 8/31 - Mar 24, 2013
20:16 PM - Jan 5, 2013
1:42 AMProduced by T-Minus, who has also produced for T.I., Ciara, Lil' Wayne, The Lonely Island Boys, Drake, and several others. - Jan 2, 2013
15:35 PMKendrick Lamar is an American hip hop recording artist from Compton, California, currently signed to Top Dawg, Aftermath, and Interscope. - Dec 20, 2012
2:14 AMMade a lot of DJ's Top 10 lists here at KEXP. Check 'em out here and don't forget to vote for your faves of 2012 by this Friday! - www.kexp.org - Dec 12, 2012
22:40 PMKendrick Lamar's "good kid, m.A.A.d city" is said to be one of the best rap albums of the year. Read more about this album here: blog.kexp.org - Nov 26, 2012
21:34 PMKendrick Lamar Duckworth, simply known as Kendrick Lamar, is an American hip hop recording artist from Compton, California, currently signed to Top Dawg, Aftermath, and Interscope. Lamar is a member of hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, along with fellow West Coast rappers and label mates Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. Track taken from his debut studio full-length. 2012. kendricklamar.org - Nov 18, 2012
18:44 PMCheck out our review of Kendrick Lamar's album "good kid, m.A.A.d city" here blog.kexp.org - Nov 15, 2012
5:14 AMSuperb follow-up to last year's excellent debut Section.80
