Man I remember listening to this when I was around 19/20yrs old and been laughed at when I was saying kdot was the goat back then and now listening to this at 33yrs old many years later like, I was right 😂😂
Hip Hop will never die, it doesn't matter if we only make 10 % of the total population of the whole world but the bottom line is we are keeping Hip Hop alive
I am just hearing this for the first time. I always respected Kendrick, but never bumped him like that. This is one of the greatest mixtapes I have ever heard. I am so blessed to discover this. This heals my soul.
In the beginning I was all hype about the beef. But been a while. I'm still bingeing. But now I'm just thinking about my life, my wife and daughter. My struggles, the struggles of others.
I've been listening to rap and hip hop since I was a child, I'm 46 now. I can't remember an artist being as good as K-Dot. He gets better and better like a fine wine. I'm hearing this for the first time and I am floored. Amazing doesn't properly describe Kendrick.
God bless satan, God bless God. There is no evil, Only sin...We inherited sin. God created satan God is almighty and all powerful....if He is ominiscent.... He knows our every action before we even think about it. God is satan. If god says he cant lie and god is the devil its just a lie that you believed.... Fucking Simp. The devil is a lie Hows that for a controversy
G with a capital and nothing at all like the fallen lower g, take note as real eyes see through the notes only to expose. I hope you are giving your faith and praise to YHWH!
Man I remember this popping up in my suggested around the time this must have been uploaded. Spent countless times trying to find it again but with no hope. Today, I was blessed by the algorithm once more. God bless the algorithm.
I remember burning all of kendrick's mixtape on a cd so I could listen to them in my car. I havent listened to this mix tape in so long. The nostalgia of bumping this while mobbing through compton, long beach & inglewood is real right now lol
I remember I went to California. I heard Ken with MC 🎱 for the first time. I was shocked, I went around telling everyone about him like I was from the west coast.
But never mind that take a trip to outer space show you where my mind at you know where my grind at Inside of the studio That’s where I spend my time at Fuck over the game until I make this bitch climax😭🔥🔥🔥
This is one of the greatest beats ever made. It was awesome when Jay Z rapped to it and it's just as awesome in this version. I always imagine this song as the final encore of the night, where everybody's having one last drink and enjoying the vibes, because life can be fucked up sometimes, but there's always time for love and music with your fellow human beings. Peace
Listening to these mixtapes when Kendrick is gone makes up for the lack in projects. It’s crazy how good Kendrick was so early in the game. All the instrumentals and flows are complete 🔥🔥
I'm A Kendrick Fan But Wow, I've Never Heard This Mixtape. (Don't Judge Me). Before I Clicked On This Mixtape, I Already Knew I Was Going To Love It. Whole Album Just Flows. Kendrick Is "That King".
Always makes me think deep when I hear his music I go back in time to when I was a kid I can almost watch it like it's a movie it's weird man, music does some crazy shit.
Little Johnny to me is one of the most mindblowing storytelling in music Kendrick even in his youth put together some of the most vivid storytelling I have heard.
Goosebumps on that first track, lyricism with wisdom ❤ This whole album is about to create a paradigm shift, like elevating in mind, heart, body and spirit, I love Hip Hop/ Rap with mind, heart and soul, that kind that really speaks to you deep within, this is a classic ❤
Ken Taylor Kendrick was referencing Adam and Eve and he was saying "when the Eve's come" (He's saying Eve's are girls because Eve is a girl's name). Then he said "They quick to stare Adam. (Usually you would say "at them" but he saying that when guys see a pretty girl or girls, the guys can't help but stare at them.
Dude I want a studio album with this sound! He's flow is flawless and the instrumentals are on point. Hip Hop really sounds through on this compilation. Really like Imagine (perfect chill thinking mood)
Talk about staying true to your style. To organic you can see remnants of this across the entire discography. Greatest to ever do it, protect him at all costs
Crazy .... No one can touch that kind of story telling, Only J.cole comes close.. drake just be putting slick lines together ... this dude right here paints a picture.
Astonishing! I was today years old listening to this. Kendrick never ceases to amaze me. I'm waiting for his new music but I'll be bumping this for 2022 until it arrives.
Kendrick is such an important artist because his popularity proves you don't have to sell out and can be completely yourself and still achieve mainstream success! always stay true and be you 100% no matter what! Never sell out and go against who god made you to be!!! amen 🙏🏻🧘🏻♂🍵👁☀🌳👣🎤💎
I've grown up, and one of my biggest goals was to know everything about this man, and I keep getting surprised with mixtapes albums and rare videos this is beautiful
always seen this but thought it was fake, it just played on its own and im given a gift. he always had the potential, he really got better and better every single day. very nice
I was introduced to Kendrick Lamar by husband in 2009. Didn't take the time then to appreciate him. Then in 2012, his radio airplay grabbed my attention and been listening more deeply since ❤
He's great but you know most of the beauty of Kendrick Lamar is his vocals? Which is Ali in Engineering and Kendrick practicing voice manipulation and infliction, when Kendrick raps he raps really quietly, pure artistry and beautiful flows
God damn man. This guy changed my life and he still has music I haven’t heard
how he change your life?
I need my life changed
@@kingdrae501 the only thing stopping you is yourself. It's the same for all of us. Go get it
@@brownie3454 changed mine by inspiring me to be myself and give my life to GOD
I agree with this so hard, my dad suggested me this since I was a huge fan of Kendrick :)
Thank the lord for early days TDE... Q, Jay Rock, Soulo and K Dot. This quartet shaped a lot of our lives. I'm grateful I was there to be a part of it
That part💯
So true
Facts
I’m glad I heard this at a early age 🙏🏽forreal
Man I remember listening to this when I was around 19/20yrs old and been laughed at when I was saying kdot was the goat back then and now listening to this at 33yrs old many years later like, I was right 😂😂
How you feelin now man? lol 👑
You definitely called it
I remember having heated debates with my friends over this and I was always clowned, now they like you heard the kdot drop lmao 😂
hahahaha its amazing to see how he changed with time and wasn't afraid to show it in his body of work.
This is like getting a new Kendrick album to me.. first time that I'm hearing this..
righh
Thought I was the only one
Ha
@@broxycotin realz
Same
God willing, Kendrick Lamar will be recognized as the greatest rapper in the present time!
He is for some time already lol
@@štěpánholeček😂
Yall new Kendrick fans so fucking annoying lol
Easy. Don’t go leaving all ur glaze at once. 😁
@@lunimofomake TPAB then talk some shit
I'm convinced he will go down as the best ever. He is at an insane level so early in his career.
Brandon Adams yep
lol kendrick raps since 2004 - how is he still early in his career?
PAC, Biggie, Em, and Kendrick. That's Mt. Rushmore bro :)
@@traplivesmatter1462 You are tripping, lol. Kdot is miles ahead of Joey
Facts!!!!
Kendrick Lamar 0:00-3:10
Today 3:11-6:52
Imagine (feat. Jay Rock and Punch) 6:53-10:52
LMAO 10:53-14:01
Little Johnny 14:02-16:51
The Best Rapper Alive 16:52-20:51
Yung Boys World 20:52-25:36
Dreams 25:37-30:33
Skill Still Appeal 30:34-33:46
World Negatives 33:47-38:55
Compton State Of Mind 38:56-43:13
u copy and paste and expect likes? LMAO 10:53-14:01
@@deruckuscousins7239 wdym?
@@deruckuscousins7239Bruh, don't be a hater
Yo that’s 3rd beat is a Cudi song no? Which is it again it been buggin
@@Unknown_Nexusthey both sampled "Imagine" by Snoop Dog, and the Kid Cudi song is called "Higher Up"
This really felt like a whole new album
Only in Kendricks songs will you find the RUclips community agreeing that he is one of the greats 💯
"I'll give you a compass and tell you to get lost" 😂
😂😂😂
"She sucked my D and got frost bite cos I'm that cool"🤯
Hilarious 😂
"Anything worth having , is worth the wait" damn that verse hit different.
which song?
@@daveforzfirst one, Kendrick Lamar
2024 ain't stopped listening. Always keep in rotation
Kendrick Lamar is riding a cosmic beam that transcends time and connects to all like spirits through his vibrations. Those who are connected, know!
Exactly
Yes!!!
These comments reassure us that there’s still a small group of us that enjoy timeless masterpieces. We might never get anything like this again
Hear hear! I'm 60 and listen to all genres, as long as it's good
This song is nutts like what the heck man ya know what om saying guys believe it 10 billion percento
looks like we just might with his next album
this didn't age well
Hip Hop will never die, it doesn't matter if we only make 10 % of the total population of the whole world but the bottom line is we are keeping Hip Hop alive
This one of his best works of art ever ngl
the production & lyricism. Kendrick never disappoints, not too many artists out that whole catalogue of work can be played any year any time
agreed
Agreed
he was rapping over beats that were already out there
@@SoKrayzie still takes skill to select the perfect beat for you to get a good flow off and have it provide the proper atmosphere for the lyrics
@@SoKrayzie oh yea he ain't shit than huh... Hold up let me pull this cock out of my mouth and ears
He predicted his own future... Said he'd kill the greatest rapper, all that. Smh its unbelievable... But was undeniable.
Drake was never the greatest rapper tho
@@yhnah1329popular? sure. but he definitely DOES NOT deserve it
@@chopstickingstylus he's had some decent songs but mostly corny shit
@@yhnah1329 he’s obviously talking about Cole
@@brownie3454 That's so true
Imma pretty big Kendrick fan. Where tf has this been... this straight fire.
Barely it's old songs from other mixtapes these song are from 2009 and 2010
Your just touching the surface. Once you listen to everything it's insane. It's like watching someone him grow as a person
Ur not a pretty big fan if you havent heard his early work.
Right I thought I was dolo in that note
Foreal
I am just hearing this for the first time. I always respected Kendrick, but never bumped him like that.
This is one of the greatest mixtapes I have ever heard. I am so blessed to discover this. This heals my soul.
I’m about to listen too for the first time, can’t wait!!!
@Layneanikin scheffler dope bro! Miss this Kendrick, reminds me of old times
YO DUDE SAME!
I couldn't skip any of these songs ...
Fr I was surprised literally no skips
Facts. One of the best mixtapes I ever heard.
it's Kendrick, ofc we ain't
First time listening to this and it played on accident.. 17 mins in. Missed out on a great album. Officially a fan.
Right?!?! Me too. I’m surprised I just stumbled across this shit lol
I’m loving all this exposure to his oldest work ! It’s time people appreciate this great man! Got me through jr high and high school ! Bless this EP
Definitely listening in 2024🙏🏽
Love when a real artist is hungry, his best
when was drizzy best😂
This still makes sense even in 2021,,,Kendrick music is timeless
Which is sad tbh. Been over a decade, no change…
No shit this project could drop today and still be better than most rap albums,the lyricism and wordflips on this where insane
It's nice to hear something you haven't heard .. but know what to expect 🔥🌊
is that king capital?
Yes sir -spreadingLove
*DrinkMoWater* Rip Capital Steez 🙏🏽
drink more water...
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...or you might die
Mick Jenkins at that
who here is on a kendrick binge since the beef between him and drake started?
Boy I swear. Kendrick the realist out here. Shit hit different now we know Drake a fake. All I can listen to Kung Fu Kenny
In the beginning I was all hype about the beef. But been a while. I'm still bingeing. But now I'm just thinking about my life, my wife and daughter. My struggles, the struggles of others.
Euphoria
@@fortykevin 🔥🔥
yes sir! about to put on The Damn Chronic next!!! gotta get through the day delivering these damn packages! 😤
Who here listening after the beef?
I've been listening to rap and hip hop since I was a child, I'm 46 now. I can't remember an artist being as good as K-Dot. He gets better and better like a fine wine.
I'm hearing this for the first time and I am floored. Amazing doesn't properly describe Kendrick.
But this was one of the best joints he made ,even better than his new joints
Gotta collect every one of this dude’s albums and eps, every single one
I appreciate the realness of Kendrick. 100% on point.
Greatest rapper of all time. Pure wisdom and poetry over amazing music.
@@bobbytropo2314fr
Whoever made this is going to heaven
Yeah. If they have accepted Jesus Christ as their lord and savior!!
@@jadenspare Stfu
@@presidentsalad2319 k. God bless you
God bless satan, God bless God. There is no evil, Only sin...We inherited sin.
God created satan
God is almighty and all powerful....if He is ominiscent.... He knows our every action before we even think about it. God is satan. If god says he cant lie and god is the devil its just a lie that you believed.... Fucking Simp. The devil is a lie
Hows that for a controversy
No humans go to heaven the afterlife is not heaven.....
Looking all the way back drake never stood a chance
Fr i've always known how great dot is bbl drizzy fuked uo trynna rap battle with him.
this tape rly didnt showcase much wat u on?
@@IykYk-je3bdok 😂 go watch Degrassi. That’s how Drake did it
Not even if he lived a thousand lives!
No where close
god is great, thank you kendrick for letting us vibe this hard. Still the mood in 2021.
2021..AMoR y ReSpeto
W
His music always lifts me.
Headphones on and fuck the world.
G with a capital and nothing at all like the fallen lower g, take note as real eyes see through the notes only to expose. I hope you are giving your faith and praise to YHWH!
@@ajamucollins4395i think youre a Drake fan 😂😂🤷🏽
Who’s still listening 2020 ?🔥
given_ yk ong🔥
You know it
👍
wooo
is k dot name kendrick lamar?
rare pure sheer talent. He always ushers you on a musical ride you never want to end. Let's ride
Jennifer Ford you pretty ☺️
Now that's real sitting just said that
Ride
@@thcterps4202 thanks for lending me your extra mansion for the night😉
Man I remember this popping up in my suggested around the time this must have been uploaded. Spent countless times trying to find it again but with no hope. Today, I was blessed by the algorithm once more. God bless the algorithm.
This still the geatest thou.....All the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
All the Unreleased Kendrick albums are amazing, like truly these got me through the worst times
that "Best Rapper Alive" rendition is wild. Just shows he flip other people styles like no other.
T R A C K L I S T
Kendrick Lamar 0:00-3:10
Today 3:11-6:52
Imagine (feat. Jay Rock and Punch) 6:53-10:52
LMAO 10:53-14:01
Little Johnny 14:02-16:51
The Best Rapper Alive 16:52-20:51
Yung Boys World 20:52-25:36
Dreams 25:37-30:33
Skill Still Appeal 30:34-33:46
World Negatives 33:47-38:55
Compton State Of Mind 38:56-43:13
You wasted your time making that lol. I made one already
where is it then?
adam rossiter it has 119 likes and is in the top comments
yours isn't as clean
***** whatever
Just got this recommended to me and I heard Kendrick lamar and decided it's too good I gotta save it and listen properly
I remember burning all of kendrick's mixtape on a cd so I could listen to them in my car. I havent listened to this mix tape in so long. The nostalgia of bumping this while mobbing through compton, long beach & inglewood is real right now lol
Damn... I just came across this now. I didn't even know that this master piece existed. He's a GOAT always have been
returning back to these mixtapes feels so nostalgic, shout out to my brother for putting me on to these gems.
The best in the game
The Real DayOnez
Ikr
The Real DayOnez facts the best💯💯
“Just to get a dollar will I sale my soul? I look the devil in the eye and tell him hell no” ~ still remains true!!!
I remember I went to California. I heard Ken with MC 🎱 for the first time. I was shocked, I went around telling everyone about him like I was from the west coast.
GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME !!!!
All these years ive been on youtube and listening to kendrick, how the hell did i miss this?
AfroNinja 228 EXACTLY WHAT IM THINKING
A timeless masterpiece 🔥
“Niggas got me fucked up thinking my music don’t stick like some nunchucks, top dawg and we allstars like we run chucks” 🔥🔥🔥🔥@3:43
But never mind that
take a trip to outer space
show you where my mind at
you know where my grind at
Inside of the studio
That’s where I spend my time at
Fuck over the game until I make this bitch climax😭🔥🔥🔥
This is one of the greatest beats ever made. It was awesome when Jay Z rapped to it and it's just as awesome in this version. I always imagine this song as the final encore of the night, where everybody's having one last drink and enjoying the vibes, because life can be fucked up sometimes, but there's always time for love and music with your fellow human beings. Peace
Which song
@@BeezyBest101 the last song, Kendrick is rapping to Empire State of Mind
I appreciate this. I felt this comment comes from pure good vibes.
Drake could NEVER
I hope you weren’t a drake fan before u came here dagg those people get mad annoying 😭😭 man.. I hope u just ain’t find out who Kenny is..
Drake who?
PERIOD
@@G.G.G_23 people who gatekeep Kendrick are even more annoying
@@bilbobeutlin3319 i do not every ear is deserving e.g. Drizzies
Listening to these mixtapes when Kendrick is gone makes up for the lack in projects. It’s crazy how good Kendrick was so early in the game. All the instrumentals and flows are complete 🔥🔥
I'm A Kendrick Fan But Wow, I've Never Heard This Mixtape. (Don't Judge Me). Before I Clicked On This Mixtape, I Already Knew I Was Going To Love It. Whole Album Just Flows. Kendrick Is "That King".
4 years later and i just heard it lol i think kendricks version of best rapper alive is better than weezy
@@steez2916 Most def. I’m waiting on him to come out with something else. I guess he’s been taking a break.
This is why Kendrick Lamar is the best in the game
Who's still listening in 2019?
me :)
Me, Cant get enough of old Kendrick
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Harry Vlahadamis RIGHT NOW!!!!! have a HAPPY NEW YEAR FAM!!
@@junglekiDD55 Not happy
8/8/2021 my dude👌
I found this streets tape at the right time.
This is Revolutionary.
This Is New To My ears, like he just dropped a New Mixtape! Where has this BEEEN HIDING 🔥🔥🔥
Jealous of the ppl that’s hearing this masterpiece for the first time
Just discovered this on accident right now, been listening to Kendrick for 2 years but only just found this 😅
😂😂facts
Me too bro😂@@Jonnell01
his eyes contain many feelings i like that
All I see is love.
So dope. His worst song is the best song on the radio.
Remember buying this back in 2011, yeah bought! I wanted to support, glad I did !!
Always makes me think deep when I hear his music I go back in time to when I was a kid I can almost watch it like it's a movie it's weird man, music does some crazy shit.
Naaaaa outta all my years just found this😮💨😢🔥🔥🔥🔥
Compton state of mind is just ethereal
Who's listening in 2024?
🔥🔥
Yuuup
yes suhhh
Still huging a whale
Me sir!! What's your favorite off this gem?
Little Johnny to me is one of the most mindblowing storytelling in music Kendrick even in his youth put together some of the most vivid storytelling I have heard.
when I heard How Much A Dollar Cost and Sing About Me it solidified his status for me
Goosebumps on that first track, lyricism with wisdom ❤ This whole album is about to create a paradigm shift, like elevating in mind, heart, body and spirit, I love Hip Hop/ Rap with mind, heart and soul, that kind that really speaks to you deep within, this is a classic ❤
"Once the Eve's come, they quick to stare Adam" 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Capital Productions what does it mean ? Help me understand
Ken Taylor Kendrick was referencing Adam and Eve and he was saying "when the Eve's come" (He's saying Eve's are girls because Eve is a girl's name). Then he said "They quick to stare Adam. (Usually you would say "at them" but he saying that when guys see a pretty girl or girls, the guys can't help but stare at them.
😬😬
Dude I want a studio album with this sound! He's flow is flawless and the instrumentals are on point. Hip Hop really sounds through on this compilation. Really like Imagine (perfect chill thinking mood)
this is the first time hearing this mixtape and am smiling rn , whoever invented RUclips thank you
For real thanks because I’m here for every thing Kendrick Lamar discography is phenomenal
I loved this back in the day. When he embraced himself.
Still Here Not Skipping A Single Tune 🐐
Talk about staying true to your style. To organic you can see remnants of this across the entire discography. Greatest to ever do it, protect him at all costs
Covid 19/self isolation music.
Man! This is the first time I'm hearing this album. Way better then his most recent album. There's nothing like old Kendrick. 👌
I'm glad the beef happened only for people discovering this mixtape and what a great rapper Kendrick was already
Love coming back to this amazing project, also I find it to be a funny coincidence how baby keem and kendrick lamar have songs named after themselves.
Crazy .... No one can touch that kind of story telling, Only J.cole comes close.. drake just be putting slick lines together ... this dude right here paints a picture.
Haha, do you consider yourself a hip hop fan?
Yes and Drake is kinda garbage in my opinion! LMMFAO JK 😄😂🤣😆#IhopehecontractedHerpesfromRhianna LOL
@@aaronseaman6236 ??? Nigga u are weird. Stay away from our music
@@aaronseaman6236 get help
I agree
I love how I was able to hear no more K Dot my mama had named me Kendrick, to hear that transition, the beginning of his accedence, I’m appreciative.
Astonishing! I was today years old listening to this. Kendrick never ceases to amaze me. I'm waiting for his new music but I'll be bumping this for 2022 until it arrives.
By far my favorite rap album to this date still. I listened to this 14 years ago and it still brings back memories
Kendrick is such an important artist because his popularity proves you don't have to sell out and can be completely yourself and still achieve mainstream success!
always stay true and be you 100% no matter what! Never sell out and go against who god made you to be!!! amen 🙏🏻🧘🏻♂🍵👁☀🌳👣🎤💎
I've grown up, and one of my biggest goals was to know everything about this man, and I keep getting surprised with mixtapes albums and rare videos this is beautiful
Thank God for Kendricks art form his flow like the most beautiful storm
All these years later and I’m still bumping😌
0:15 this is why it was so weird when Drake tried dissing Kendrick by saying he’s no gangsta. He never once said he was
always seen this but thought it was fake, it just played on its own and im given a gift. he always had the potential, he really got better and better every single day. very nice
Kendrick, Keep striving for us CUZ; Ur sistas and brothahs Luv u;!
Cant nember last time i listened from start 2 finish the whole album music aint the same now im a 80s baby 😂
No 2 helps me get over the loss off my only son.
thanks Kendrick..
Rest In Peace to your son bro
I was introduced to Kendrick Lamar by husband in 2009. Didn't take the time then to appreciate him. Then in 2012, his radio airplay grabbed my attention and been listening more deeply since ❤
HOLY SHIT you can hear his peak Wayne influence on Best Rapper Alive. Its fucking awesome!
a lot of it sounds Wayne
Favorite new artist of today. Nice collage of songs I never heard. Fiya🔥
new????????????????
TODAY is the hardest song on this, shi fire🔥
TO THIS DAY 😂
started 2022 with this masterpiece gotta let it soothe ya soul
Theese mixtapes are low-key i love it
He's great but you know most of the beauty of Kendrick Lamar is his vocals? Which is Ali in Engineering and Kendrick practicing voice manipulation and infliction, when Kendrick raps he raps really quietly, pure artistry and beautiful flows
I use to play all of that around 2013 seeing ali Performing with kendrick Songs like Hol up !