Lamar also performed "m.A.A.d city" and " Money Trees" alongside Jay Rock, at the BET Experience concert at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. During his Good Kid m.A.A.d City World tour on July 12, 2013, Lamar performed "m.A.A.d city" in Birmingham, England while backed by a live band. On March 31, 2013, Lamar closed the Good Kid m.A.A.d City portion of Black Hippy's set, at Paid Dues 2013 with "m.A.A.d city".
Following Lamar's performance of the song at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, the song re-entered the chart, reaching a new peak of number 75 on the chart. For unknown reasons, the track re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending September 8, 2013, at number 98. The week of the October 2012 release of Good Kid m.A.A.d city, "m.A.A.d City" debuted at number 94 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to high downloads. Complex named the song number 25 on their list of the 50 best songs of 2012. Andrew Nosnitsky of Spin described MC Eiht's appearance as show stealing. Dre's The Chronic had a love child with Chronic 2001. XXL called "m.A.A.d city" the album's "creative and cinematic climax." David Amidon of PopMatters praised the song's production saying, it "feels like Dr. The song was met with universal acclaim from music critics, praising the production and both rappers' performances. The song features the violent climatic change in the Good Kid, M.A.A.D City story. Lamar also talks about how he saw his uncle being shot at a local burger stand.
On "m.A.A.d city", Lamar talks about driving down Rosecrans Avenue in Compton, references smoking the PCP-laced blunt that he smoked in "The Art of Peer Pressure," and talks about being fired from his job for a robbery. It is also known as "My Angry Adolescence Divided." He also explained "M.A.A.D" is an acronym for "My Angels on Angel Dust".
The song also features additional background vocals from Lamar's Black Hippy cohort Schoolboy Q, doing his signature ad-lib during the refrain. The song features MC Eiht of American gangsta rap group Compton's Most Wanted. In the song, Lamar tells the story of his upbringing in Compton and its results.
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