Written by SittinOnMusic on Saturday, 17 September 2011 22:46
In 2010 he toured with Tech Nine and Jay Rock on The Independent Grind tour.On September 23, 2010 he released O(verly) D(edicated) a highly acclaimed mixtape that included a song titled "Ignorance is Bliss" in which he glorifies gangsta rap and street crime but ends each verse with "ignorance is bliss" giving the message "we know not what we do"It was that song specifically that made legendary hip hop producer Dr. Dre want to work with Lamar.This led to him working with Dre and Snoop Dog on Dre's Detox album.He has hinted at signing to Aftermath He and j Cole plan to release a collaboration mixtape in the future. In January 2011 Lamar said his debut album was 90% finished. He was featured on XXl's 2011 Freshman cover along with Cyhi Da Prynce, Yelawolf and Big K.R.I.T. among others.
On July 2nd, 2011 Lamar released his third solo project Section.80 to critical acclaim. It included features from GLC, Colin Munroe, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and production from longtime collaborator Sounwave, Wyldfyer, Terrace Martin, J. Cole and more. On the topic of whether Section.80 would be an album or a mixtape Lamar said "I treat every project like it’s an album anyway. It’s not gonna be nothing leftover. I never do nothing like that. These are my leftover songs ya’ll can have ‘em, nah. I’m gonna put my best out. My best effort. I’m tryna look for an album in 2012". The first single for Section.80 was 'the J. Cole produced track "HiiiPower", the concept was to further explain the HiiiPower movement. Section.80 went on to sell over 5000 copies in its first week [14] without any television or radio coverage and received many very positive reviews. In the summer of 2011, Kendrick Lamar appeared on Game's The R.E.D. Album and Tech N9ne's All 6's and 7's respectively.
Written by SittinOnMusic on Saturday, 17 September 2011 22:38
After much talk and speculation, J. Cole secured his Jay-Z feature for his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story, and here’s the new song called “Mr. Nice Watch
