Kendrick Lamar

“Martin had a dream, Kendrick have a dream,” proclaims Kendrick Lamar on “Backseat Freestyle,” a cut off his debut good kid, m.A.A.d city (Oct. 22). The Compton MC, who won Lyricist of the Year at the BET Hip Hop Awards, demands money, power, respect, and bitches on the Hit-Boy production. “It’s fresh, it’s club, it’s hip-hop,” said Hit-Boy.