Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper and songwriter who in 2018 received the Pulitzer Prize for Music. His lyrical style is influenced by other hip-hop icons such as N.W.A, Dr. Dre, and 2Pac. He also draws inspiration from other musicians including Miles Davis and George Clinton. Kendrick Lamar's music influenced David Bowie's last album, Blackstar.

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Overly Dedicated

1. Growing Apart (To Get Closer) (3:40)
2. Ignorance Is Bliss (3:30)
3. P&P 1.5 (6:01)
4. Alien Girl (Today W/ Her) (3:59)
5. Opposites Attract (Tomorrow W/O Her) (4:31)
6. Michael Jordan (5:50)
7. R.O.T.C (Interlude) (2:43)
8. Barbed Wire (4:25)
9. Average Joe (4:16)
10. H.O.C (5:16)
11. Cut You Off (To Grow Closer) (6:04)
12. She Needs Me (Remix) (3:15)

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Section.80

1. F*ck Your Ethnicity (3:44)
2. Hol' Up (2:53)
3. A.D.H.D (3:35)
4. No Make-Up (Her Vice) (feat. Colin Munroe) (3:55)
5. Tammy's Song (Her Evils) (2:41)
6. Chapter Six (2:41)
7. Ronald Reagan Era (3:36)
8. Poe Mans Dreams (His Vice) (feat. GLC) (4:21)
9. Chapter Ten (1:15)
10. Keisha's Song (Her Pain) (feat. Ashtro Bot) (3:47)
11. Rigamortus (2:48)
12. Kush & Corinthians (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid) (5:04)
13. Blow My High (Members Only) (3:35)
14. Ab-Souls Outro (feat. Ab-Soul) (5:50)
15. HiiiPower (4:39)

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good kid, m.A.A.d city

1. Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter (4:33)
2. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (5:10)
3. Backseat Freestyle (3:32)
4. The Art of Peer Pressure (5:24)
5. Money Trees (6:26)
6. Poetic Justice (5:00)
7. good kid (3:34)
8. m.A.A.d city (5:50)
9. Swimming Pools (Drank) - Extended Version (5:13)
10. Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst (12:03)
11. Real (7:23)
12. Compton (4:08)
13. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe - Remix (4:38)

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good kid, m.A.A.d city (Deluxe)

Disc 1
1. Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter (4:33)
2. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe (5:10)
3. Backseat Freestyle (3:32)
4. The Art of Peer Pressure (5:24)
5. Money Trees (6:26)
6. Poetic Justice (5:00)
7. good kid (3:34)
8. m.A.A.d city (5:50)
9. Swimming Pools (Drank) - Extended Version (5:13)
10. Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst (12:03)
11. Real (7:23)
12. Compton (4:08)
Disc 2
1. The Recipe - Bonus Track (5:52)
2. Black Boy Fly - Bonus Track (4:39)
3. Now Or Never - Bonus Track (4:16)
4. The Recipe (Black Hippy Remix) - Bonus Track (4:22)
5. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe - Remix (4:38)

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To Pimp A Butterfly

1. Wesley's Theory (4:47)
2. For Free? - Interlude (2:10)
3. King Kunta (3:54)
4. Institutionalized (4:31)
5. These Walls (5:00)
6. u (4:28)
7. Alright (3:39)
8. For Sale? - Interlude (4:51)
9. Momma (4:43)
10. Hood Politics (4:52)
11. How Much A Dollar Cost (4:21)
12. Complexion (A Zulu Love) (4:23)
13. The Blacker The Berry (5:28)
14. You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) (4:01)
15. i (5:36)
16. Mortal Man (12:07)

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1. untitled 01 | 08.19.2014. (4:07)
2. untitled 02 | 06.23.2014. (4:18)
3. untitled 03 | 05.28.2013. (2:34)
4. untitled 04 | 08.14.2014. (1:50)
5. untitled 05 | 09.21.2014. (5:38)
6. untitled 06 | 06.30.2014. (3:28)
7. untitled 07 | 2014 - 2016 (8:16)
8. untitled 08 | 09.06.2014. (3:55)

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DAMN.

1. BLOOD. (1:58)
2. DNA. (3:05)
3. YAH. (2:40)
4. ELEMENT. (3:28)
5. FEEL. (3:34)
6. LOYALTY. FEAT. RIHANNA. (3:47)
7. PRIDE. (4:35)
8. HUMBLE. (2:57)
9. LUST. (5:07)
10. LOVE. FEAT. ZACARI. (3:33)
11. XXX. FEAT. U2. (4:14)
12. FEAR. (7:40)
13. GOD. (4:08)
14. DUCKWORTH. (4:08)

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DAMN. COLLECTORS EDITION.

1. DUCKWORTH. (4:08)
2. GOD. (4:08)
3. FEAR. (7:40)
4. XXX. FEAT. U2. (4:14)
5. LOVE. FEAT. ZACARI. (3:33)
6. LUST. (5:07)
7. HUMBLE. (2:57)
8. PRIDE. (4:35)
9. LOYALTY. FEAT. RIHANNA. (3:47)
10. FEEL. (3:34)
11. ELEMENT. (3:28)
12. YAH. (2:40)
13. DNA. (3:05)
14. BLOOD. (1:58)

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Black Panther The Album Music From And Inspired By

1. Black Panther (2:10)
2. All The Stars (with SZA) - From "Black Panther: The Album" (3:52)
3. X (with 2 Chainz & Saudi) (4:27)
4. The Ways (with Swae Lee) (3:58)
5. Opps (with Yugen Blakrok) (3:00)
6. I Am (3:28)
7. Paramedic! (3:39)
8. Bloody Waters (with Anderson .Paak & James Blake) (4:32)
9. King's Dead (with Kendrick Lamar, Future & James Blake) (3:45)
10. Redemption Interlude (1:25)
11. Redemption (with Babes Wodumo) (3:42)
12. Seasons (with Sjava & Reason) (4:02)
13. Big Shot (with Travis Scott) (3:41)
14. Pray For Me (with Kendrick Lamar) (3:31)

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Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers

Disc 1
1. United In Grief (4:15)
2. N95 (3:15)
3. Worldwide Steppers (3:23)
4. Die Hard (3:59)
5. Father Time (feat. Sampha) (3:42)
6. Rich - Interlude (1:43)
7. Rich Spirit (3:22)
8. We Cry Together (5:41)
9. Purple Hearts (5:29)
Disc 2
1. Count Me Out (4:43)
2. Crown (4:24)
3. Silent Hill (3:40)
4. Savior - Interlude (2:32)
5. Savior (3:44)
6. Auntie Diaries (4:41)
7. Mr. Morale (3:30)
8. Mother I Sober (feat. Beth Gibbons of Portishead) (6:46)
9. Mirror (4:16)
Disc 3
1. The Heart Part 5 (5:32)

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GNX

1. wacced out murals (5:17)
2. squabble up (2:37)
3. luther (with sza) (2:57)
4. man at the garden (3:53)
5. hey now (feat. dody6) (3:37)
6. reincarnated (4:35)
7. tv off (feat. lefty gunplay) (3:40)
8. dodger blue (feat. wallie the sensei, siete7x, roddy ricch) (2:11)
9. peekaboo (feat. azchike) (2:35)
10. heart pt. 6 (4:52)
11. gnx (feat. hitta j3, youngthreat, peysoh) (3:13)
12. gloria (with sza) (4:47)