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| Released | December 31, 2009 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 62:28 | |||
| Label | Top Dawg | |||
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Kendrick Lamar is the eponymous debut extended play (EP) by American rapper Kendrick Lamar,[1] released as a free digital download on December 31, 2009, by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).[2] It is his first project to be released under his birth name, previously releasing music under the moniker K.Dot, from 2005 to late 2009.
The EP features guest appearances from Angela McCluskey, Ab-Soul, JaVonte, Jay Rock, BJ the Chicago Kid, Punch, Schoolboy Q and Big Pooh. The EP's production was handled by Sounwave, Black Milk, Jake One, Q-Tip and Wyldfyer, among others. The free-download EP premiered exclusively on online mixtape distribution platform DatPiff and has since then been downloaded over 200,000 times on the website earning a gold certification status.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Is It Love" (featuring Angela McCluskey) | Sounwave | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Celebration" | Sounwave | 3:51 |
| 3. | "P & P" (featuring Ab-Soul) | King Blue (of Sore Losers) | 4:42 |
| 4. | "She Needs Me" (featuring JaVonté) | Sounwave | 3:31 |
| 5. | "I Am (Interlude)" | Q-Tip | 1:20 |
| 6. | "Wanna Be Heard" | Black Milk | 4:37 |
| 7. | "I Do This" (featuring Jay Rock) | Sounwave | 4:08 |
| 8. | "Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton" (featuring JaVonte) | Insomnia | 4:00 |
| 9. | "Faith" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid and Punch) | King Blue (of Sore Losers) | 4:51 |
| 10. | "Trip" | Sounwave | 3:50 |
| 11. | "Vanity Slaves" | The Foreign Exchange | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Far From Here" (featuring Schoolboy Q) | Jake One | 3:53 |
| 13. | "Thanksgiving" (featuring Big Pooh) | Wyldfyer | 3:39 |
| 14. | "Let Me Be Me" | Pete Rahk | 7:20 |
| Total length: | 62:28 | ||
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| 15. | "Determined" (featuring Ash Riser) |
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Sample credits
- "Is It Love" contains a sample of "Don't Look Back", performed by Telepopmusik and Angela McCluskey.
- "P&P" contains a sample of "Clock With No Hands", performed by The Roots & Mercedes Martinez.
- "She Needs Me" contains samples of "Byrdshot and Bye", performed by Dimlite; and "Long Red", performed by Mountain. The song also contains a drum sample from "Let's Ride", performed by Q-Tip.
- "I Am (Interlude)" is a remix of "Believe", performed by Q-Tip & D'Angelo.
- "Wanna Be Heard" is a remix of "Popular Demand", performed and produced by Black Milk.
- "I Do This" contains a sample of "Don't You Want to Stay", performed by Bill Withers.
- "Faith" contains a sample of "Tired of Fighting", performed by Menahan Street Band.
- "Vanity Slaves" is a remix of "Daykeeper", performed by The Foreign Exchange & Muhsinah.
- "Thanksgiving" contains samples of "Almost Like Being in Love" performed by Nat King Cole, and "Long Red", performed by Mountain.
- "Determined" contains samples of "Family", performed by Lamont Dozier, and interpolates "Touch the Sky", performed by Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco.
References
- ^ osunkunle, olusegun. "Kendrick Lamar Returns With A New Album". Muzz Music. muzz.
- ^ Meadows-Ingram, Benjamin (October 22, 2012). "Kendrick Lamar: The Story Behind 'good kid, m.A.A.d city'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
External links
- Kendrick Lamar at Discogs (list of releases)
