Kendrick Lamar , is an American hip hop recording artist from Compton, California currently signed to Top Dawg, Aftermath and Interscope. Lamar is a member of hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, along with fellow West Coast rappers and label mates Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul. He first gained major attention after being mentioned by Dr. Dre resulting in a buzz for the, then upcoming, release of his fourth mixtape, Overly Dedicated . In 2011, his independent album Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes, instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip hop releases of the year.

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