Following in the footsteps of forbearers Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Rick Ross, this year Kendrick Lamar became the latest of Dr Dre’s protégés to deliver the goods. Thematically, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City plundered the light and shade of his upbringing on the streets of Compton, and those extremes were mirrored in the music. From the laid-back swing of ‘Money Trees’, to the murky, T-Minus-produced ‘Swimming Pools (Drank)’ – where the 25 year old’s rapid-fire flow was redolent of vintage André 3000 – it was astonishing listening.