True story. I struggled with drug addiction in my teens, left me homeless. My dad gave me one more chance. He took me on a camping trip for 2 weeks, completely secluded from society, no Internet, no service, just one album downloaded on my phone - Kendrick Lamar EP. Listening to Kendrick find himself helped me to find myself as well, and now I hold every one of these songs super close to my heard. From beginning to end, Kendrick Lamar is the most impressive artist I’ve ever seen.
That is a truly amazing that one person can have that affect on ppl and not even know, rap (music in general as well) is beautiful despite what the media try’s to portray it as and ppl like Oprah, I hope to achieve this one day. God bless you
first stumbled on this album in 2009 on bandcamp, and was impressed even then because it sounded like an album not an EP..he was the best kept secret, but could never have imagined what he would become..
Would love to hear Kendricks thoughts on this track after all this time.. His paths taken him a long way. I'm sure he'd have a lot to elaborate and add to this stage of his time .
@@shawkingshow590k dot don’t really shine light on his old old shit I definitely would love a interview of the homie sitting and listening to it again and giving his perspective on a then and now type ish
the good kid m.a.a.d city, got nothing but respect for the man and his art, happy for him, same age as me, followed him since 2010, TDE is my generations N.W.A. for sure
JUST LET HIM BE HIM!!! Dude begging for you TO LET HIM BE HIM and you here wanting him to something else, a past version or your savior. Let him be!!! Enjoy him as he is or don’t. 😢😢😢😢
You can hear that "unforgiving, don't give a fuck who gets mad, BM, father-in-law, sister, fuxk it even the label can drop me" delivery and sound on this 2 minute and 11 second prophetic audio
Kendrick got better. But I miss those oldschool beats. He had an whole EP of those beats, where DAMN. only has FEAR., FEEL., DUCKWORTH., XXX. as oldschool.
I'm so proud of Kendricks career trajectory. This is obviously an amazing song at a time when he was making amazing music. But he's one of the few I can think of who actually got better when they hit the mainstream, better lyrics better production, more maturity. As I've gotten older I've had the question if I would want my children ever listening to the kind of music I listen to but I think Kendrick makes music that is tough to hear sometimes but is grounded in reality and I don't think it glamorizes the bullshit. I wouldn't mind if I had a kid who listened to Kendrick and I think it would make him or her a better person.
This ep used to be on Spotify years ago & in my playlist of all Kendrick songs that I listen to daily, got taken off so I forgot about these tunes but it’s bringing back good memories & they’re still bangers this many years later 🙏
+zachpeace He goes through different phases. EP was different than OD. OD was kind of like Section 80. GKMC was totally different than Section 80. TPAB was completely different than GKMC.
When it's all falling down I turn this on and remember my worth and who I am. Truth is you gotta remember cause fools will take it all from you if you let them
Listening to this for the first time after this was released, it's not even crazy how much Kendrick has grown as an artist for real. This song alone should have let everyone know he was meant for greatness. I'd love for him to play it now and maybe even make a new one showing how much more he has grown now because I feel like this might have been more of a free style.
True story. I struggled with drug addiction in my teens, left me homeless. My dad gave me one more chance. He took me on a camping trip for 2 weeks, completely secluded from society, no Internet, no service, just one album downloaded on my phone - Kendrick Lamar EP. Listening to Kendrick find himself helped me to find myself as well, and now I hold every one of these songs super close to my heard. From beginning to end, Kendrick Lamar is the most impressive artist I’ve ever seen.
❤
Nostalgia I had the same struggles bro come back here if you ever feel down
That is a truly amazing that one person can have that affect on ppl and not even know, rap (music in general as well) is beautiful despite what the media try’s to portray it as and ppl like Oprah, I hope to achieve this one day. God bless you
Beautiful
How you doing now man!?
"My mama said,
Boy that don't sound like you,
But this is the sound though,
My only excuse" - Those lyrics hit home so hard!
drake could never have any hidden gems like this fr
Tuscan Leather?
@@thabangntokoane528 the fuck is that? 😆
@@thabangntokoane528 imagine feeling this type of inspiration from drake, somebody who has to lie about who he is for people to like him. Lmao.
Kendrick has so many 🥲
The calm goes hard from so far gone
That last verse is amazing. It always gives me chills. Undiscovered kenrick was a beast
still chills
I wish, one day, i'll randomly meet someone who knows and refers to this verse. Anywhere, anytime, i'm ready.
@@anouckkia_lol I’ve tried, good luck. Such a deep cut 😂
This is the music that is good for your health
Amen!
That's true!!
modern day soul
mental health
i wanted to like, but 369 xD
I think in this generation Kendrick is the best rapper
Nah greatest of all time. I'll make that argument any day.
Everybody got they own style. But he true to what he do. And the best at that
Kendrick lamar ,joey badass , chance the rapper and Isaiah rashad are gods gift to us
@@kylegordon1520 damn right thank u
I say Rakim is greatest of all time, kendrick is greatest of this generation
"you can Under rate me but I know what I'm worth. A diamond in Gods dirt" ... ... ... Dam👌👌👌
first stumbled on this album in 2009 on bandcamp, and was impressed even then because it sounded like an album not an EP..he was the best kept secret, but could never have imagined what he would become..
actually, he talks about becoming exactly what he became.
in this song even. Maybe you should give all of it another good listen.
i meant i would never have imagined what he would become..
thank u I executive produced it hand picked the beat and recorded it
Facts facts facts
13 years later and this album still better than most today
Kendrick really the best in the game
“I know what I’m worth, a diamond in God’s dirt” ❤️🔥
the prima materia
I still listen to this ep once or twice a week the growth is crazy
same
I just started listening to this Ep. Very underrated
Listen To Section 80 Shits Fire
thank u
Every time i listen to the third verse it gives me chills
brought back this style on ‘rich spirit’ and ‘mother i sober’ love it
This is literalllly one of my all time fave K Dot tracks, not even on Spotify :(
Would love to hear Kendricks thoughts on this track after all this time..
His paths taken him a long way. I'm sure he'd have a lot to elaborate and add to this stage of his time .
Why, this is timeless. Nothing has changed.
@@shawkingshow590k dot don’t really shine light on his old old shit I definitely would love a interview of the homie sitting and listening to it again and giving his perspective on a then and now type ish
Fr 🗣🔥🔥🔥
The anthem to my life tbh.
the good kid m.a.a.d city, got nothing but respect for the man and his art, happy for him, same age as me, followed him since 2010, TDE is my generations N.W.A. for sure
This song is everything I stand for. Be yourself 🎧 #Truth
Dude ur gay
Go fuck off somewhere and don't worry about what a grown man is talking about.
U look like a little boy to me :-)
Ok cool
Carl Mickens u r soooo gau
Years later. I'm here
Most underrated kendrick lamar song . definitely my favorite been listening to this everyday at least once for 8 years now .
Somebody here in 2024??
Yesssirrr
Classics live forever
Nah
Yall just got put on since these drake beef … Chill
Ye
Kendrick is God sent ❤
The era before they break out and go mainstream will always be their best music. The 'Old Kanye' factor.
one of those racks most people dont know about but they should, still love it
kendrick has shitloads of incredible songs that not a lot of people have listened to
This song is fockin HOLY ! if I had a church this should be bumbing in it every sunday !
😂😂
thank u I executive produced it hand picked the beat and recorded it
This is one of the realest songs I have ever heard, if not the very realest. It's unbelievable how good Kendrick is.
12 years later and this song still hits the same. Kendricks best song IMO.
I miss this kdot 😭💕
me and you both
@Osrs Osrs Kendrick used to be called K-Dot until he revealed his true name in this album.
Facts baby💯 He'll be back✨
JUST LET HIM BE HIM!!! Dude begging for you TO LET HIM BE HIM and you here wanting him to something else, a past version or your savior. Let him be!!! Enjoy him as he is or don’t. 😢😢😢😢
@@CarlosVargas-mn4voACCEPT HIM AS HE IS, whatever that is. Ya’ll are the ones he is talking about. Stop it
Best artist alive.
Still onnit💯him and cole got me thru high school man with the ep,overly dedicated, Friday night lights, and the come up
This is my fav Kendrick song! It’s beautiful
This is where we find the real ones
You can hear that "unforgiving, don't give a fuck who gets mad, BM, father-in-law, sister, fuxk it even the label can drop me" delivery and sound on this 2 minute and 11 second prophetic audio
0:52 best rap intro in history of mankind
Watching simpsons and eatin some cereal for dinna 💯💯💯 we all been there Kdot struggle was real
One of the most vivid bars in this song
“My talented should take me to places I never been” 🙌🏿🔥🔥I felt that
One of the most slept on rap projects of all time, k-dot 🙏
THIS IS WHAT I CALL REAL MUSIC........KENDRICK LAMAR IS THE MAN RIGHT NOW
And still is.
+ArmyRangers1983 and STILL is!
And still is!
NiAya El-Jamah nooooo... you were suppose to wait a year for that comment
Ed Win Aww damn it...I was so excited I couldn't help myself 😢
Real talk being yourself always works for the real
I kind of miss this Kendrick but you can't go wrong
alex robles Me 2 😤
Kendrick got better. But I miss those oldschool beats. He had an whole EP of those beats, where DAMN. only has FEAR., FEEL., DUCKWORTH., XXX. as oldschool.
King Kunta damn got too mainstream it's good but he shouldve kept his own style
This be the Hunger stage before they made it. Once u make it some lose that spark but kendrick growing 💯💯 u gotta respect k dot
Kendrick, or any artist to be precise, can't stay the same for years. They improve and evolute they styles. Kendrick couldn't stay like thid
One of the few rap songs that changed my life. Taught me about individualism.
A hidden gem
"I think that I finally reached the pinnacle
Of finding myself as an individual" 👑💪🏾💸
fux with k dot since 2008 went to his first ever concert in Electric Ballroom in Camden, London 2012 and i'm still bumpin this in 2016
+ASVP ABDI Love from Compton bro! stay up!
Lol his first concerts were in ppl back yards not in London
"My city found me and put me on stage" pretty sure his first concert was prolly in Bompton
He meant his first concert in london 😂😂
Kid Peace 765 word why they moving silly
I'm so proud of Kendricks career trajectory. This is obviously an amazing song at a time when he was making amazing music.
But he's one of the few I can think of who actually got better when they hit the mainstream, better lyrics better production, more maturity.
As I've gotten older I've had the question if I would want my children ever listening to the kind of music I listen to but I think Kendrick makes music that is tough to hear sometimes but is grounded in reality and I don't think it glamorizes the bullshit.
I wouldn't mind if I had a kid who listened to Kendrick and I think it would make him or her a better person.
As a parent, I always think about that. I’d be proud to show my children his music.
This ep used to be on Spotify years ago & in my playlist of all Kendrick songs that I listen to daily, got taken off so I forgot about these tunes but it’s bringing back good memories & they’re still bangers this many years later 🙏
This will never get old 😍😍
It hasn’t
Maynnn this joint here is nostalgia as f...the good side of memory lane. Crazy to witness kdot take the rap game by storm.
wen ever am lost i just lessen to kendrick or j cole they got that good ass shit that make a nigga think twice i fucks w em....
This tune is a shot! Kendrick is one of realest to step on the scene.
I miss this Kendrick...
Lmao every artist has people that say that same thing no matter what.
zachpeace just be thankful there was this Kendrick and enjoy his growth overtime
+zachpeace He goes through different phases. EP was different than OD. OD was kind of like Section 80. GKMC was totally different than Section 80. TPAB was completely different than GKMC.
Real talk... Very lyrical and very honest
Kendrick, Ab-Soul, Joey B, Underachievers, Dillon Cooper and CES Cru on a cypher would be crazy! (would say steez, but you all know... RIP)
Harry Blaze Dillon Cooper yes
this songs makes me raise my head even higher
Kendrick with them bangers🔥🔥🔥🔥
Deadass how I feel 24/7, kendrick reaches every kid in the ghetto with a dream in every borough.
Crazy how I work out with Kendrick Lamar man. Such a Humbled dude
I used to wanna be the Messiah of rap, and now he is just that.
I'll Take Everything Big Facts!
2020!!!!! My man's music saved my life
😢 this type of music is our last hope, thank you Kendrick Lamar...
Still rocking 2023 baby 🔥
i could listening to this forever 10 20 50 yrs from now.
Still listening?
Wish the ep was on Spotify
@Hop dang 5 thats a late ass reply lol
It’s on Datpiff.
The lil Wayne influence is strong with this one!!! King Kendrick
I remember being on this when I was a young teen and coming back to it now makes me remember exactly how I was feeling then. Music is crazy like that
Kendrick Lamar EP & OD are the only things that keeps me sane tbh
2024 im still bumping this gem
Still one of my favorites. Real relatable.
2021.. damn this song is so nostalgic rn 💜💜
Along as kendrick remembers this project greatness has yet to come
This song heals me.
The true GOAT🙌🏾
This music makes me nostalgic 😘
Nah, I dunno how I stumbled on this track, but I'm just excited to be here 💯🙏🏿
I miss this Kendrick :!
Real😪
This takes me back I believed in you then and your still my fav artist to this day.
Bringing in 2k19 with this song 🙌🏼 still going hard
When it's all falling down I turn this on and remember my worth and who I am. Truth is you gotta remember cause fools will take it all from you if you let them
Matthew 13:1
"Thou shall listen to King Kendrick"
Lyricshouse my name is matthew and I endorse this comment
Lyricshouse shalt*
Yup
2 focused 1 word RIGHTEOUS!!!!
The song that put me on the king
This song has been the sound track to my life for 8 years now. It's been how I've always chosen to be me when tempted to fit in.
2024 & still bump this faithfully! 🙏🏿🔥🔥🔥
this gotta be kdots realest
kdot the goat
I stare in the mirror and realize that real lies within me 💯
Your born with talent but if you keep practicing you develop skill
This the one that put me on him way back
"The reason why they hate me is cuz they aint me"
kedar glover This is my life. ;)
they hate is cuz they anus
Peanut butter & mfkin jelly!!!
I read this while hearing it lmao
Underrated Track
OH MY LANTA CANT BELIEVE THIS GUY HASNT WON A GRAMMY!
Hey I'm just popping in to say homie he got one
@@davidanderson3388he stay getting them man
One of my all time favorite k dot classics
This right here got me through my teenage years
Verse 3 tho 💥💥💥
sometimes you gotta bump this 10000 level
At 1000
Damn Kendrick where you at?? The world needs album.
This was my personal high school graduation theme song in 2011. I ran this back so many times that today and still do.
Thank you Kendrick
talent should take me places ive never been
Listening to this for the first time after this was released, it's not even crazy how much Kendrick has grown as an artist for real. This song alone should have let everyone know he was meant for greatness.
I'd love for him to play it now and maybe even make a new one showing how much more he has grown now because I feel like this might have been more of a free style.