His 2007 collaborative mixtape with Jay Rock entitled No Sleep ‘Til NYC led him to begin rapping under his own government name. At the age of 16, he caught the attention of record label Top Dawg Entertainment after releasing his debut mixtape, The Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year. Īs an up-and-coming rapper, he began his career under the moniker of K. Though he attended Centennial High School and thought about attending college, he decided to set his sights solely on his artistry. He feverishly immersed himself in writing stories, poems, and lyrics and thrived as a straight-A student.
Inge, introduced him to the intricacies of poetry. street life, he dreamt of being an NBA player until his seventh grade English teacher, Mr. Though Kendrick was surrounded by the temptations of L.A. Dre and 2pac film the “California Love” video at the Compton Swap Meet with his father. Long before his revered career began, he witnessed Dr. Described as a loner by his mother, Kendrick was an only child until the age of 7 years old before becoming a sibling to a sister and two brothers. Making just enough to survive on welfare and food stamps, Paula made a living as a hairdresser while Kenny worked at Kentucky Fried Chicken and allegedly dabbled in illegal activity. Initially heading to San Bernardino, California by train, the couple decided to move to Compton where Kendrick’s aunt, Tina, helped them get on their feet.
Kenny’s affiliation with Chicago street gang the Gangster Disciples led Paula to convince him to relocate to California with her, taking only $500 and two black garbage bags. Is the belief that this “B-side record is better than other artists’ A-sides” still hold up?ĭo these tracks act as a direct prelude to DAMN.Born on June 17, 1987, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California to parents Paula Oliver and Kenny Duckworth. What are your favourite tracks on this record? But what do you think? Let me know your thoughts! Anna Wise, Jay Rock & Punchįor me personally, this was one of the better records in a already competitive year that was 2016. Terrace Martin, Bilal, Thundercat & Anna Wise
This compilation record sees guest features from fellow TDE natives such as SZA, Punch and Jay Rock, as well as production credits from Swizz Beats’ then-5 year old son on “untitled 07” (later named “levitate”) The release of this album was allegedly prompted by LeBron James, who tweeted at Top Dawg asking the label to officially release the tracks, some of which he had been performing at shows (notably untitled 02 and untitled 08). Just under a year after his critically acclaimed LP “To Pimp a Butterfly”, Kendrick surprised (some) fans with a 34 minute compilation record composed of loose B-side tracks made during and after the making of his second album.
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