DAMN.

~ Release by Kendrick Lamar (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Annotation

Mastered at Bernie Grundman in Hollywood, CA
Recorded at No Excuses - Santa Monica, CA except:
- tracks 3, 4, 10, 14: Kid Capri vocals recorded at Jungle City Studios
- track 6: Rihanna vocals recorded at Windmark Studios
- track 9: recorded at Windmark Studios. Strings recorded at Henson Recording Studios
- track 11: recorded at Jungle City Studios
- track 14: recorded at Windmark Studios

Manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Distribution.
℗ © 2017 Aftermath Records/Interscope Records (Top Dawg Entertainment).

Annotation last modified on 2018-02-03 14:09 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1BLOOD.
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith and Bēkon
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
additional vocals:
Bēkon
recording of:
BLOOD.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Daniel Tannenbaum and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar3.351:58
2DNA.
producer:
Mike Will Made It
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
additional guitar:
Matt Schaeffer
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 105)
recording of:
DNA.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper) and Michael Williams II
Kendrick Lamar33:06
3YAH.
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, DJ Dahi and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
additional vocals:
Bēkon
recording of:
YAH.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Mark Spears and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar32:40
4ELEMENT.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
additional producer:
Bēkon and Tae Beast
producer:
James Blake, Ricci Riera and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli), James “The White Black Man” Hunt (engineer) and Matt Schaeffer
additional vocals:
Kid Capri
recording of:
ELEMENT.
writer:
James Blake, Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Mark Spears and Ricci Riera
Kendrick Lamar3.63:29
5FEEL.
producer:
Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli), Matt Schaeffer and Soundwave (German electronic?)
additional guitar:
Matt Schaeffer
bass guitar:
Thundercat (American musician)
additional vocals:
Chelsea Blythe
recording of:
FEEL.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper) and Mark Spears
Kendrick Lamar3.353:35
6LOYALTY.
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
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
additional vocals:
DJ Dahi
recording of:
LOYALTY.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Mark Spears, Terrace Martin and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar feat. Rihanna2.83:47
7PRIDE.
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
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli) 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 (US rapper), Steve Lacy (guitarist and back-up vocalist with The Internet; born 1998), Anthony Tiffith and Anna Wise (member of Sonnymoon)
Kendrick Lamar3.354:35
8HUMBLE.
producer:
Mike Will Made It
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
guitar:
Matt Schaefer
part of:
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 17) and Grammy Award: Best Rap Performance nominees (number: 2018 winner)
recording of:
Humble
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper) and Michael Williams II
music quoted on:
Welcome
Kendrick Lamar32:57
9LUST.
recording engineer:
Blake Harden
producer:
BADBADNOTGOOD, DJ Dahi and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
strings:
Sounwave and Kamasi Washington
additional vocals:
KAYTRANADA and Rat Boy
recorded at:
Windmark Recording in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
LUST.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Chester Hansen (CA jazz, member BADBADNOTGOOD), Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Leland Whitty, Mark Spears, Alexander Sowinski (CA jazz, member BADBADNOTGOOD) and Matthew Tavares (CA jazz, member BADBADNOTGOOD)
Kendrick Lamar3.55:08
10LOVE.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Greg Kurstin, Sounwave and Teddy Walton (aka Travis Darelle Walton)
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli) and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
additional vocals:
Kid Capri
recording of:
LOVE.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Greg Kurstin, Mark Spears, Anthony Tiffith, Travis Walton (aka Travis Darelle Walton) and Zacari Pacaldo
publisher:
Beat Bully Productions, EMI April Music Inc., Hard Working Black Folks Inc., Kurstin Music, Sony/ATV Allegro, TDE Music LLC, Teddy Walton Publishing, Top Dawg Music, WC Music Corp. and Zacari Music
Kendrick Lamar feat. Zacari3.53:33
11XXX.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, DJ Dahi, Mike Will Made It and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
additional keyboard [keys]:
Kendrick Lamar (US rapper)
additional vocals:
Bēkon and Kid Capri
recorded at:
Jungle City Studios in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
XXX.
writer:
Bono (singer of U2), Adam Clayton, Dacoury Natche, David Evans (U2 guitarist David Evans), Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Mark Spears, Michael Williams II, Larry Mullen, Jr. and Anthony Tiffith
Kendrick Lamar feat. U234:14
12FEAR.
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
The Alchemist (hip hop DJ & producer)
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli) and Tyler Page
violin:
Bēkon
additional vocals:
Bēkon, Carl Duckworth (Kendrick Lamar’s cousin) and Charles Edward Sydney Isom Jr.
recording of:
FEAR.
writer:
Daniel Maman and Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper)
Kendrick Lamar2.257:41
13GOD.
producer:
Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, Bēkon, Cardo (producer), DJ Dahi, Ricci Riera and Sounwave
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
additional drums (drum set):
Mike Hector
additional vocals:
Bēkon
recording of:
GOD.
writer:
Dacoury Natche, Daveon Jackson (producer), Mike Hector, Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper), Brock Korsan, Mark Spears, Ricci Riera, Ronald LaTour (producer), Daniel Tannenbaum, Anthony Tiffith and Travis Walton (aka Travis Darelle Walton)
Kendrick Lamar2.654:09
14DUCKWORTH.
additional recording engineer:
Zeke Mishanec and Brendan Silas Perry
recording engineer:
Blake Harden
additional producer:
Bēkon
producer:
9th Wonder
assistant mixer:
Tyler Page and Cyrus “Nois” Taghipour
mixer:
9th Wonder and Derek “MixedByAli” Ali (MixedByAli)
additional vocals:
Bēkon and Kid Capri
recorded at:
Windmark Recording in Santa Monica, California, United States
recording of:
DUCKWORTH.
writer:
Kendrick Duckworth (US rapper) and Patrick Douthit
Kendrick Lamar3.654:09