Kendrick Lamar to have his short film “m.A.A.d” aired at MOCA in 2015

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Kendrick Lamars short film has already been shown at Sundance’s NEXT Fest back in August but the film titled “m.A.A.d” will next be shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The documentary is 14 minutes in length and acts as a companion to Kendricks album good kid m.A.A.d city. The museum offers a description of the film which is this “Kahlil Joseph’s double-screen projection m.A.A.d is a lush portrait of contemporary Los Angeles. From barbershops to marching bands, from homeboys drinking in the streets to the iconic carpet of shimmering lights, the camera in m.A.A.d sinuously glides through predominantly African American neighborhoods in Los Angeles catching a dizzying array of quotidian moments suffused with creativity, joy, and sadness. Joseph’s film is accompanied by a thick booming soundtrack provided by emerging hip-hop star Kendrick Lamar and indeed m.A.A.d is part of the title of Lamar’s highly acclaimed second album Good Kid m.A.A.d. City.” Hopefully the film gets great reception at the museum when released and furthers the hip hop medium into the realm of art.

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