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70
Rolling Stone

The excellent, cathartic Kendrick Lamar EP didn’t get the major attention it deserved, but it restored his reputation, and the single “She Needs Me” fomented enough of an underground buzz that there was real expectation surrounding his next project.

Iriz
NR

bald kendrick

Z.Younk
91

One of the all-time best debut mainstream mixtapes in rap history.

DontFearMusic
70

At its best this is genuinely damn near up to par with his best material. Seriously Celebration, P&P, She Needs Me, I Am, etc... are truly excellent and even at its weakest it's still solid. Well produced (though the beat on Thanksgiving is kinda messy), tasteful, has moments of consciousness and bragadocio that's well balanced, and it's fun!

This was the first glimpse at the brilliance to come and for that I applaud him. High 70

JOJO_Br
70

O EP "Kendrick Lamar" oferece uma visão inicial do talento emergente de Kendrick Lamar, embora com uma nota de 70, pareça faltar um pouco de refinamento e coesão.

Este lançamento inicial mostra flashes do gênio lírico que Kendrick viria a ser, com letras afiadas e um fluxo distinto. No entanto, a produção e a composição podem parecer um pouco cruas em comparação com seus projetos posteriores.

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82

I was the world’s biggest Kendrick Lamar fan, i could confidently say I had listened to every single thing he had ever made, and somehow I completely had no idea this mixtape (yeah not an ep, lol) even existed. Yeah, this mixtape is pretty solid, it dips in quality in the 2nd half, though. Definitely an upgrade to Overly Dedicated.

RapEnthusiast
86

Never seen a 15 track EP but you do what you do Kendrick

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Track List

1Is It Love
4:00
80
2Celebration
3:51
87
3P & P
4:42
feat. Ab-Soul
87
4She Needs Me
3:31
feat. JaVonté
79
5I Am (Interlude)
1:20
75
6Wanna Be Heard
4:37
91
7I Do This
4:08
feat. Jay Rock
76
8Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton
4:00
feat. JaVonté
82
9Faith
4:51
85
10Trip
3:50
81
11Vanity Slaves
4:15
81
12Far From Here
3:53
88
13Thanksgiving
3:39
80
14Let Me Be Me
7:20
75
15Determined
4:31
Bonus Track
feat. Ash Riser
87
Total Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
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Added on: October 19, 2013