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Album review: &#8216;DAMN.&#8217;

Zshornack is the 2018-2019 digital managing editor. He was previously the Photo editor, assistant Photo editor and a Photo contributor. He is a fourth-year math student at UCLA and likes photographing sports games and concerts.

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It was a truly Good Friday for fans of hip hop with the release of Kendrick Lamar’s long-awaited album. “DAMN.,” Lamar’s fourth studio album, is the answer to the question of how the Compton rapper could possibly follow up one of the most innovative rap albums of all time, “To Pimp a Butterfly.” Lamar has proven that his creativity greatly trumps that of any of his competitors.

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Album review: ‘DAMN.’

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April 16, 2017 4:52 p.m.