After leaving Compton for South Africa, Kendrick comes back a changed man—and reimagines the sound and message of his next album.
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CREDITS
Host, Writer: Alex Pappademas
Showrunner: Colin McNulty
Producers: Taylor Jones and Sabrina Fang
Production Assistant: Stella Hartmann
Composer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnis
Theme Song: Dan Leone
Fact Checker: Savannah Wright
Archival Audio Provider - Jürgen and Claudia Schadeberg
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Executive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae Marable
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Special Thanks: Joe Paulsen and Eric Spiegelman
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