Damn (album) Last updated February 10, 2025
2017 studio album
Damn DAMN. Kendrick Lamar ,released on April 14,2017,through Top Dawg Entertainment ,Aftermath Entertainment ,and Interscope Records . Lamar assembled numerous artists and producers to produce the album,including executive producer and Top Dawg Entertainment label-head Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith,Sounwave ,DJ Dahi ,Mike Will Made It ,and Ricci Riera ,as well as further production contributions from James Blake ,Steve Lacy ,BadBadNotGood ,Greg Kurstin ,the Alchemist ,and 9th Wonder ,among others. It features guest appearances from Rihanna ,Zacari ,and U2 .
The album has been categorized as conscious hip-hop ,but also incorporates elements of trap ,contemporary R&B ,and pop . Prior to the album's release,Lamar released a promotional single,"The Heart Part 4 ". In the months that followed,Lamar released three singles from the album;"Humble " was released in March 2017,"Loyalty " in June 2017,and "Love " in October 2017,the first of which became Lamar's first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100
Damn received widespread critical acclaim,with many naming the album one of the best albums of 2017 and the decade. The album topped the US Billboard 200album-equivalent units earned in its first week and topped the chart of Canada while reaching number two in Australia,Belgium,Denmark,Ireland,the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,and the United Kingdom. It has since been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2018 and was the Billboard Year-End number one albumPulitzer Prize for Music and the Best Rap Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards . In 2020,Damn was ranked 175th on Rolling Stone ' The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ".
Recording and production The beat for "Humble " was developed by Mike Will with the intention of recording with Gucci Mane ,but later showed it to Kendrick Lamar . After recording,it was initially agreed upon that it would be released on Mike Will's debut album Ransom 2 ,but others convinced Lamar to keep it for his own next album. [ 1]
"DNA " was the second song from the album to be recorded by Lamar and Mike Will,after "Humble". After the first verse of "DNA" was recorded with the beat that Mike Will had already prepared,Lamar started rapping the second verse a cappella ,requesting that Mike Will build the beat around the rap. Lamar proposed that it sound like "chaos",and Mike Will put together the second half of the song with the intention to make it "sound like he's battling the beat". [ 1]
Lamar has said in interviews that the ability to play the album in reverse tracklist order was "premeditated ... in the studio":"It plays as a full story and even a better rhythm. It's one of my favorite rhythms and tempos within the album". [ 2]
Artwork and title On April 11,2017,Lamar revealed the cover artwork for Damn . [ 8] [ 9] The album cover was designed by Vlad Sepetov,who created the album covers for two of Lamar's projects – To Pimp a Butterfly and Untitled Unmastered . Sepetov described Damn ' To Pimp a Butterfly but it has energy". [ 10] Sepetov goes on to say the decision to put the Parental Advisory sticker in its unconventional position was so it could be a part of the design instead of an "afterthought". [ 10] Billboard listed the cover as one of the best of 2017,dubbing it "both meme -able and memorable". [ 11]
In a radio interview on June 29,2017,Lamar revealed the original title for the album was going to be What Happens on Earth Stays on Earth ,but eventually settled on Damn . He stated the working title "didn't read right". [ 12] Lamar went on to say about its final title,"There was so many different ways you could put it in my head. Damned if I do,damned if I don't. The loudness of the record. When I think about "DNA",when I think of "Humble",when I think these records,it just felt like that." [ 12]
Lamar on The Damn Tour in 2017 On March 23,2017,Lamar released a promotional single,"The Heart Part 4 ",which contained lyrics hinting at a possible April 7 release date for his fourth studio album. [ 13] On April 7,2017,the album was made available for pre-order and confirmed to be released on April 14. [ 14] [ 15] On April 11,Lamar revealed the track listing for Damn . [ 8] [ 9]
On December 8,2017,Lamar released the Collectors Edition of the album. The album is the same musically,but has a reversed track order and new artwork. [ 16] [ 17]
Singles On March 30,2017,Lamar released the album's lead single,"Humble",accompanied by a music video. [ 18] [ 19] It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100Canadian Hot 100 chart. [ 20] [ 21] "Loyalty " featuring Rihanna ,was released as the album's second single on June 20,2017,to rhythmic and urban contemporary radio. [ 22] [ 23] The song peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. [ 24] "Love " featuring Zacari ,was released as the album's third single on October 2,2017,to rhythmic contemporary radio. [ 25] It was released to contemporary hit radio on November 21,2017. [ 26] The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. [ 24]
Other songs The music video for the song,"DNA",was released on April 18,2017. [ 27] The song entered at number four on the Billboard Hot 100,becoming Lamar's second highest-charting song as a solo artist after "Humble". [ 24]
The music video for the song,"Element ",was released on June 27,2017. [ 28] The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. [ 24]
Critical reception Damn was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic ,which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications,the album received an average score of 95,based on 39 reviews. [ 30] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 9.1 out of 10,based on their assessment of the critical consensus. [ 29]
Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated that "it contains some of Lamar's best writing and performances,revealing his evolving complexity and versatility as a soul-baring lyricist and dynamic rapper". [ 31] Christopher R. Weingarten,an author for Rolling Stone ,said,"Much like the recent A Tribe Called Quest record ,Damn. is a brilliant combination of the timeless and the modern,the old school and the next-level. The most gifted rapper of a generation stomps into the Nineties and continues to blaze a trail forward". [ 39] In his review,Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune states,"Damn. strips down the rhythms to their essence,flavored with the occasional cameo (notably Rihanna and U2 ). Lamar's voice does most of the heavy lifting,playing multiple roles and characters. His supple singing complements a variety of rap tones and textures". [ 33] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times gave a positive review,stating "Tart and punchy. ... Sometimes boisterous,sometimes swampy,rarely fanciful album—it's Mr. Lamar's version of the creeping paranoia that has become de rigueur for midcareer Drake . And yet this is likely Mr. Lamar's most jubilant album,the one in which his rhymes are the least tangled." [ 41] Eric Renner Brown of Entertainment Weekly said,"After delving into the personal on 2012's Good Kid,M.A.A.D City and going broader on Butterfly ,Lamar has found a middle ground on Damn. that yields some of his most emotionally resonant music yet". [ 35]
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote:"If it seems a more straightforward listen than To Pimp a Butterfly ,there's a cheering sense that this doesn't equate to a lessening of musical ambition. There's none of that album's wilfully jarring quality –its sudden,anxious musical lurches and abrupt,short-circuiting leaps between genres –but the tracks on Damn still feel episodic and expansive. Whether Damn will have the same epochal impact as To Pimp a Butterfly remains to be seen,but either way it sounds like the work of a supremely confident artist at the top of his game." [ 36] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph stating that Damn "is the work of a future all-time great in full command of his powers". [ 34] Leonie Cooper of NME said,"Damn. is by far his shortest release to date –but the ideas,thoughts and feelings it contains are massive,weighty things,from sexual tension to deep,dark depression". [ 37] In Pitchfork ' Damn ,Matthew Trammell writes Damn "is a widescreen masterpiece of rap,full of expensive beats,furious rhymes,and peerless storytelling about Kendrick's destiny in America". [ 38] Writing for The A.V. Club ,Evan Rytlewski concluded,"Lamar trusts every idea to stand on its own. When you're making art this substantial,vital,and virtuosic,there's no need to wrap a tidy bow around it." [ 32] In a mixed review,A. Harmony of Exclaim! wrote that Damn "is the first time in Lamar's career that he hasn't broken new ground,explored old themes in new ways or exhibited sonic growth". [ 42]
In the United States,Damn debuted at number one on the Billboard 200album-equivalent units in its first week of release,becoming his third consecutive album after To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) and Untitled Unmastered (2016) to reach the nation's summit. It sold 353,000 copies in its first week and accumulated over 340 million streams. [ 71] In its second week,the album remained at the top of the US charts with 238,000 album-equivalent units of which 87,000 were traditional album sales,bringing the sales to a total of 841,000 units. [ 72] In its third week,the album continued to top the charts with 173,000 album-equivalent units of which 57,000 were traditional album sales,bringing the sales to a total of 1.014 million units. [ 73] As of April 2018,Damn had sold 1,002,000 copies and earned 3,137,000 album-equivalent units in the US. [ 74]
On May 10,2018,the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for combined sales,streaming and track-sales equivalent of 3 million units. [ 75] The album also opened atop the Canadian Albums Chart with 35,000 consumption units and 25.4 million streams,becoming the rapper's third consecutive album to arrive at number one. [ 76] In the United Kingdom,Damn sold 30,000 units in its first week and entered at number two on the UK Albums Chart . [ 77]
According to IFPI ,it was the seventh best selling album of 2017,with 1.3 million copies shipped globally. [ 78] Damn was ranked as the number one album of the year on the Billboard 200 in 2017. [ 79] In 2018,Damn was ranked as the thirteenth most popular album of the year on the Billboard 200. [ 80]
Track listing Notes
^[a] additional producer ^[b] [ 81] [ 82] ^[c] Every song is stylized in all caps with a period at the end of their titles, including featured artist credits. [ 83] Some CD pressings of the album have slight differences: "Pride" runs for 4 minutes and 31 seconds (4:31), "Love" runs for 3 minutes and 31 seconds (3:31), and "Fear" runs for 6 minutes and 54 seconds (6:54), bringing the total album length to 54 minutes and 2 seconds (54:02). This version of the album also features slightly different mixing. [ 84] Sample credits
"Blood" and "DNA" contain elements of Fox News commentators Eric Bolling , Kimberly Guilfoyle and Geraldo Rivera criticizing Lamar's 2015 BET Awards performance. [ 85] "Feel" contains a sample of "Stormy", written and performed by O. C. Smith ; and an interpolation from "Don't Let Me Down", written and performed by Fleurie. [ 86] [ 87] "Loyalty" contains samples of "24K Magic ", written by Bruno Mars , Christopher Brody Brown , and Philip Lawrence , as performed by Bruno Mars; [ 88] "Shimmy Shimmy Ya ", written by Russell Jones and Robert Diggs , as performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard ; and "Get Your Mind Right Mami", written by Shawn Carter , Cordozar Calvin Broadus Jr. , Malik Cox , and Ricardo Thomas , as performed by Jay-Z featuring Snoop Dogg and Memphis Bleek . [ 86] "XXX" contains samples of "America", written by Daniel Tannenbaum , Tyler Reese , Sergiu Gherman, Richard Michael McRae, Kendrick Duckworth, Daniel Krieger, Craig Balmoris , and Alexander Botwin, and performed by Bekon ; and "American Soul", written and performed by U2 , featuring Lamar himself. [ 86] [ 87] "Fear" contains a sample of "Poverty's Paradise", written by Dale Warren and performed by 24-Carat Black . [ 86] [ 87] "God" contains a sample of "End of the World", written and performed by Illmind . [ 82] "Duckworth" contains samples of "Atari", written by Nai Palm and performed by Hiatus Kaiyote ; "Be Ever Wonderful", written by Don Robey and Joe Scott , as performed by Ted Taylor ; "Ostavi Trag", written by September ; and "Let the Drums Speak", written by Bill Curtis and performed by the Fatback Band . [ 86] [ 87] Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes and AllMusic . [ 89]
Production and music
9th Wonder – production ("Duckworth") Anna Wise – additional vocals ("Pride") Alan "The Alchemist" Maman – producer ("Fear") Bekon – additional vocals ("Blood", "Yah", "Pride", "XXX", "Fear", "God", "Duckworth") Carl Duckworth – additional vocals ("Fear") Charles Edward Sydney Isom Jr. – additional vocals ("Fear") Chelsea Blythe – additional vocals ("Feel") DJ Dahi – additional vocals ("Loyalty") Dave Free – associate producer Dr. Dre – executive producer Kamasi Washington – strings ("Lust") Kaytranada – additional vocals ("Lust") Kendrick Lamar – vocals; additional keys ("XXX") Kid Capri – additional vocals ("Element", "Love", "XXX", "Duckworth") Kuk Harrell – vocal production for Rihanna Matt Schaeffer – guitar ("Humble"); additional guitar ("DNA", "Feel") Mike Hector – additional drums ("God") Rat Boy – additional vocals ("Lust") Steve Lacy – background vocals, production ("Pride") Thundercat – bass ("Feel") Technical
Blake Harden – recording ("Lust", "Duckworth") at Windmark Studios Brendan Silas Perry – additional recording ("Element", "Love", "Duckworth") Cyrus Taghipour – mix assistant Derek "MixedByAli" Ali – mixing James Hunt – engineer, mixing ("Element") Marcos Tovar – vocal recording for Rihanna (at Windmark Studios) Matt Schaeffer – engineer ("Humble"); mixing ("Element") Mike Bozzi – mastering at Bernie Grundman in Hollywood, California Sounwave – mixing ("Feel") Tyler Page – mix assistant Zeke Mishanec – additional recording ("Element", "Love", "Duckworth") Art
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