Money Trees
Kendrick Lamar featuring Jay Rock | Artist Essentials
First released: 2012 (year verified)
Original 2012 good kid, m.A.A.d city album recording
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First released: 2012 (year verified)
The original album recording with Jay Rock was released in 2012. The featured credit is retained rather than folding the collaboration into a solo performance.
Recording: Original 2012 good kid, m.A.A.d city album recording
Credit: Kendrick Lamar featuring Jay Rock
Role in this collection: Primary artist; Jay Rock is the featured rapper
Original album: good kid, m.A.A.d city
Apple Music: Money Trees featuring Jay Rock
Original good kid, m.A.A.d city album track is dated October 2012 and explicitly identifies Jay Rock as featured artist. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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About Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar is a rapper from Compton whose 2012 album good kid, m.A.A.d city brought his work to a broad audience. His recordings place detailed vocal storytelling within changing musical settings. To Pimp a Butterfly drew on jazz, funk, soul and spoken-word traditions as well as hip-hop, with collaborators including Terrace Martin and Thundercat contributing to its sound. His solo album identity remains distinct from jointly credited recordings and from the individual work of the musicians around him.
Artist background sources
Kendrick Lamar - Recording Academy artist biography
Compton origin and 2012 good kid, m.A.A.d city breakthrough. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
To Pimp a Butterfly - Recording Academy oral history
Firsthand artist and collaborator accounts of jazz, funk, soul, spoken word and hip-hop in the album's production; Terrace Martin and Thundercat contributions. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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