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How Kendrick Lamar Conquered the Hot 100 & Billboard 200 | Billboard Explains
This episode of Billboard Explains looks at how Kendrick Lamar conquered the Hot 100 and Billboard 200. Watch.
Tetris Kelly:It’s no secret: Everybody’s excited to see Kendrick Lamar take the stage at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Having witnessed gang violence and police brutality at an early age, Kendrick processed his trauma through stories and poems, before later turning them into lyrics. In 2012, Kendrick dropped Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, featuring singles like “Poetic Justice” and “Swimming Pools (Drank),” which was his Billboard Hot 100 debut.
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