Kendrick Lamar (EP)

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Kendrick Lamar
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EP by
Kendrick Lamar
ReleasedDecember 31, 2009 (2009-12-31)
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length62:28
LabelTop Dawg
Producer
Kendrick Lamar chronology
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(2009) 		Kendrick Lamar
(2009) 		Overly Dedicated
(2010)

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.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Is It Love" (featuring Angela McCluskey)Sounwave4:00
2."Celebration"Sounwave3:51
3."P & P" (featuring Ab-Soul)King Blue (of Sore Losers)4:42
4."She Needs Me" (featuring JaVonté)Sounwave3:31
5."I Am (Interlude)"Q-Tip1:20
6."Wanna Be Heard"Black Milk4:37
7."I Do This" (featuring Jay Rock)Sounwave4:08
8."Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton" (featuring JaVonte)Insomnia4:00
9."Faith" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid and Punch)King Blue (of Sore Losers)4:51
10."Trip"Sounwave3:50
11."Vanity Slaves"The Foreign Exchange4:15
12."Far From Here" (featuring Schoolboy Q)Jake One3:53
13."Thanksgiving" (featuring Big Pooh)Wyldfyer3:39
14."Let Me Be Me"Pete Rahk7:20
Total length:62:28
Bonus track
No.TitleProducerLength
15."Determined" (featuring Ash Riser)
  • Sounwave
4:31

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[]

  1. ^ osunkunle, olusegun. "Kendrick Lamar Returns With A New Album". Muzz Music. muzz.
  2. ^ 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.

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