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kendrick-lamar-section-80-coverSection.80 is Kendrick Lamar's highly anticipated follow up to the Compton emcee's O(verly) D(edicated) project.  If you're currently in California, Kendrick is having an album release signing at 2 PM in Compton.

Since dropping the OD project, Kendrick has gotten a lot of media attention.  Everything from being placed on the cover of XXL magazine, to working on a collaborative project with J.Cole, receiving a co-sign from Dr. Dre and now being looked upon as a definite feature for the long awaited Detox album.

You can get to know Kendrick a little better in this MTV first date episode, and if you want to hear what Dre first heard, check out the "Ignorance Is Bliss" video.

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Shout out to Tae Beast on the production.   Kendrick Lamar’s #Section80 project is set to drop on July 2nd.  Don’t sleep on Kendrick!!

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Kendrick’s #Section80 project is coming soon, and here’s the first leak produced by J.Cole.  Hear Kendrick speak on working with Cole in our feature interview.

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Screen shot 2011-03-28 at 2.19.07 PMKendrick Lamar's buzz has been steadily increasing since the emerging Compton emcee released his self-titled EP at the end of 2009.

Kendrick has since collaborated with some of the game's hottest emcees, dropped the impressive O(verly) D(edicated) project, and graced the cover of XXL Magazine's 2011 Freshman Class issue.

HipHopAtLunch met up with Kendrick Lamar to speak about Nate Dogg's influence on his music, how the "Michael Jordan" video came about, the inspiration behind Vanity Slave Part 1 & Part 2, and the status of his upcoming project with J.Cole.

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The Compton emcee goes for a good minute and a half on the first of eleven XXL freestyles.  If you’re new to Kendrick Lamar’s music, check out his “Vanity Slave Part 2,” below.… (MORE... )

In the above video, Kendrick Lamar speaks to ThisIs50 about growing up in Compton, being in the studio with Dr. Dre and working on the highly anticipated Detox album.  Keep an eye out for Kendrick… (MORE... )

Above watch as Kendrick Lamar brings out his hometown hero and hip hop legend, Dr. Dre.  Below is Kendrick’s impressive “Look Out For Detox.”

Download – “Look Out For Detox”


 

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