Kendrick Lamar (EP)

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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). 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

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
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

Bonus track

No.	Title	Producer	Length
15.	"Determined" (featuring Ash Riser)	Sounwave	4:31

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.

External links

• Kendrick Lamar at Discogs (list of releases)