Kendrick Lamar is the eponymous debut extended play (EP) by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, released as a free digital download on December 31, 2009, by Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).[1] It is his first project to be released under his birth name, rather than his original moniker K-Dot. 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 100,000 times on the website earning a gold certification status.
Track listing
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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 JaVonte) | Sounwave | 3:31 |
| 5. | "I Am (Interlude)" | | 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 Rapper Big Pooh) | Wyldfyer | 3:39 |
| 14. | "Let Me Be Me" | Pete Rahk | 7:20 |
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 "Touch the Sky", performed by Kanye West & Lupe Fiasco.
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