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Good Kid, m.A.A.d talent
Tuesday 20th November 2012 | Osh
Born Kendrick Lamar Duckworth on June 17 in 1987, this 'kid from the 80s' has been making shockwaves in the world of hip-hop.
Hailing from Compton, Calif., the writings were on the wall for a young Kendrick when at 8 years old, he witnessed his idols, the late (and still great) Tupac and Dr.Dre filming the music video for California Love. At age 16 he released his first mixtape Youngest Head Nigga In Charge, under the stage name K-Dot. The mixtape brought him to the attention of his current label Top Dawg Entertainment. Two years later he released a twenty-six track mixtape entitled Training Day. But Lamar really gained attention when a video surfaced of an impromptu battle with cousin of MC Lyte, Charles Hamilton. Rapping over Miilkbone's "Keep It Real", Kendrick's verse would feature on a track entitled "West Coast Wu Tang".
From 2006-2007 Kenrdick toured with The Game and featured on the tracks Cali Niggaz and The Cypha along with other young West Coast rappers. After Lil Wayne consigned him, Lamar released his third mixtape C4, which was centred around Tha Carter III LP. Soon after, Kendrick dropped his stage name and decided to go by his real name, which led to his releasing his self entitle album, the Kendrick Lamar LP in late 2009.
In February this year, a song was leaked entitled Cartoon & Cereal. Kendrick later admitted that it was from his debut studio album and was planning to shoot a video for it. In May it was announced that Kendrick Lamar and J Cole would be releasing a collaborative album together.
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