A year ago, he was a respected west coast player. Today, he’s hip-hop’s most wanted emcee, with his breakthrough record still reverberating through popular music and zero haters in sight.
n L.A. screenwriter couldn’t have scripted it better: young emcee emerges from humble beginnings, eschews possible life of crime and skyrockets to fame and fortune, carrying the expectations of an entire coast on his back. A true Hollywood story, so to speak.
Except that the Kendrick Lamar story wasn’t made in Hollywood – it was made in Compton.
And as Lamar alludes to in Backseat Freestyle, the third single on his major-label debut,...
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n L.A. screenwriter couldn’t have scripted it better: young emcee emerges from humble beginnings, eschews possible life of crime and skyrockets to fame and fortune, carrying the expectations of an entire coast on his back. A true Hollywood story, so to speak.
Except that the Kendrick Lamar story wasn’t made in Hollywood – it was made in Compton.
And as Lamar alludes to in Backseat Freestyle, the third single on his major-label debut,...
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