| Section.80 | |
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 Studio album by Kendrick Lamar | |
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Released |
2 July 2011 |
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Recorded |
Top Dawg Studios (Carson, California) |
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Length |
59:24 |
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Producer |
Dave Free (also exec.), Dude Dawg (exec.), J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar (exec.), Terrace Martin, Iman Omari, Punch (exec.), Sounwave, Tae Beast, THC, Tommy Black, Willie B, Wyldfyer |
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Previous |
Overly Dedicated (2010) |
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Next |
good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) |
Section.80 is the debut album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, released in 2011 exclusively through the iTunes store under Top Dawg Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from GLC, Colin Munroe, Ashtro Bot, BJ the Chicago Kid, ScHoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and the late Alori Joh. The production was mainly handled by Top Dawg in-house producers from the production group Digi+Phonics, along with THC, Iman Omari, Tommy Black, Wyldfyer, Terrace Martin and J. Cole. The concept album features lyrical themes such as racism and medication tolerance, and was well received by contemporary music critics.
The album's sole single, "HiiiPoWeR", was released in April 2011. Section.80 sold 5,400 copies in the United States solely based upon digital downloads within less than a week, debuting and peaking at number 113 on the Billboard 200 chart with minimal mainstream media promotion and coverage. As of October 2012, the album had sold 78,000 copies.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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| 1. | "Fuck Your Ethnicity" | Kendrick Lamar | THC | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Hol' Up" | Kendrick Lamar | Sounwave | 2:53 |
| 3. | "A.D.H.D." | Kendrick Lamar | Sounwave | 3:35 |
| 4. | "No Makeup (Her Vice)" | Kendrick Lamar, Colin Munroe | Sounwave | 3:55 |
| 5. | "Tammy's Song (Her Evils)" | Kendrick Lamar | THC | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Chapter Six" | Kendrick Lamar | Tommy Black | 2:41 |
| 7. | "Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils)" | Kendrick Lamar | Tae Beast | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Poe Mans Dreams (His Vice)" | Kendrick Lamar, GLC | Willie B | 4:21 |
| 9. | "The Spiteful Chant" | Kendrick Lamar, ScHoolboy Q | Sounwave, Dave Free | 5:20 |
| 10. | "Chapter Ten" | Kendrick Lamar | Iman Omari | 1:15 |
| 11. | "Keisha's Song (Her Pain)" | Kendrick Lamar, Ash Riser | Tae Beast | 3:47 |
| 12. | "Rigamortis" | Kendrick Lamar | Willie B, Sounwave (co.) | 2:48 |
| 13. | "Kush & Corinthians (His Pain)" | Kendrick Lamar, BJ the Chicago Kid | Wyldfyer | 5:04 |
| 14. | "Blow My High (Members Only)" | Kendrick Lamar | Tommy Black | 3:35 |
| 15. | "Ab-Soul's Outro" | Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul | Terrace Martin | 5:50 |
| 16. | "HiiiPoWeR" | Kendrick Lamar | J. Cole | 4:40 |