| Overly Dedicated | |
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 Mixtape by Kendrick Lamar | |
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Released |
14 September 2010 |
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Recorded |
2010 at TDE Red Room (Carson, California) |
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Length |
69:18 |
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Producer |
Dave Free (exec.), Drop, DudeDawg (exec.), Kendrick Lamar (exec.), King Blue, Jairus "J-Mo" Mozee, Roots, Sounwave, Tae Beast, Willie B, Wyldfyer |
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Previous |
Kendrick Lamar EP (2009) |
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Next |
Section.80 (2011) |
Overly Dedicated is the fourth mixtape by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, released in 2010 on Top Dawg Entertainment as a free download. The album features guest appearances from Jhené Aiko, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Dom Kennedy and Murs, among others. The album's production was handled by several TDE in-house producers, including King Blue, Sounwave, Tae Beast and Willie B.
The song "Ignorance Is Bliss" features Lamar glorifying gangsta rap and street crime, before he ends each verse with "ignorance is bliss", giving the message "we know not what we do". It was this song specifically that made legendary hip hop producer Dr. Dre want to work with Lamar after he watched the song's music video on YouTube. On the topic of the mixtape's genre, Lamar called it "human music".
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "The Heart Pt. 2" | Kendrick Lamar | Roots | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Growing Apart (From Everything)" | Kendrick Lamar, Jhene Aiko | Tae Beast | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Night of the Living Junkies" | Kendrick Lamar | Sounwave | 3:32 |
| 4. | "P&P 1.5" | Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul | King Blue | 6:02 |
| 5. | "Alien Girl (Today, W/ Her)" | Kendrick Lamar | Sounwave | 4:00 |
| 6. | "Opposites Attract (Tomorrow, W/O Her)" | Kendrick Lamar, Javonte | Willie B | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Michael Jordan" | Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q | Sounwave | 5:51 |
| 8. | "Ignorance Is Bliss" | Kendrick Lamar | Willie B | 3:28 |
| 9. | "R.O.T.C. (Interlude)" | Kendrick Lamar, BJ the Chicago Kid | Jairus "J-Mo" Mozee | 2:43 |
| 10. | "Barbed Wire" | Kendrick Lamar, Ash Riser | Sounwave | 4:26 |
| 11. | "Average Joe" | Kendrick Lamar | Wyldfyer | 4:16 |
| 12. | "H.O.C." | Kendrick Lamar | Drop | 5:17 |
| 13. | "Cut You Off (To Grow Closer) | Kendrick Lamar | Tae Beast | 6:04 |
| 14. | "Heaven & Hell" | Kendrick Lamar, Alori Joh | Tommy Black | 3:12 |
| Bonus tracks | ||||
| 15. | "She Needs Me (RMX)" | Kendrick Lamar, Dom Kennedy, Murs | Sounwave | 3:16 |
| 16. | "I Do This (RMX)" | Kendrick Lamar, U.N.I Skeme, Brown | Sounwave | 4:08 |