![]() While others, inspired by West Coast legends like Dr. Still, Section.80 was acclaimed for its dark and thought-provoking lyricism. ![]() His first independent album Section.80, like Overly Dedicated, remained low-key outside of Los Angeles and hip-hop circles. The little-known mixtape earned Kendrick a spot in XXL’s 2011 Freshman Class, an accolade that meant a lot more back then than it does now. ![]() The meteoric rise of a decade-defining rapperĮven though he got his beginnings in ’04 under the moniker K-Dot, Compton-based Kendrick Lamar wasn’t on anybody’s radar until Overly Dedicated in 2010.
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