Overly Dedicated

Overly Dedicated
Mixtape by Kendrick Lamar
Released September 14, 2010
Recorded 2010
TDE Red Room
(Carson, California)
Genre Hip hop
Length 59:18
Label Top Dawg Entertainment
Producer
Kendrick Lamar chronology
The Kendrick Lamar EP
(2009)		 Overly Dedicated
(2010)		 Section.80
(2011)

Overly Dedicated (stylized O(verly) D(edicated) and often referred to as O.D.) is the fifth mixtape by American hip hop recording artist Kendrick Lamar. It was released on September 14, 2010, by Top Dawg Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from Dash Snow, Jhené Aiko, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Ash Riser, 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; several other producers such as Tommy Black, Drop, Jairus "J-Mo" Mozee, and Wyldfyer, also contributed production on this project.[1] As of October 2012, the mixtape has sold a total of 12,000 copies.[2]

Background

On September 4, 2010, Lamar unveiled the cover art for Overly Dedicated, which was designed by RedefineCreativity.[3] On September 14, 2010, the music video for "P&P 1.5", a song taken from Overly Dedicated, featuring his Black Hippy cohort Ab-Soul, was released.[4] On September 14, Lamar also released Overly Dedicated to digital retailers under Top Dawg Entertainment, the label that signed Lamar after he released his first mixtape, when he was 16.[5] On September 23, it was released for free download online.[6]

Overly Dedicated includes a song titled "Ignorance Is Bliss", in which Lamar glorifies gangsta rap and street crime, but ends each verse with "ignorance is bliss", giving the message "we know not what we do".[7][8] It was this song specifically that made fellow West Coast rapper and legendary hip hop producer Dr. Dre, want to work with Lamar, after watching the song's music video on YouTube.[9] This led to Lamar working with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg on Dre's Compton album and him considering signing to Dre's label, Aftermath Entertainment.[10][11][12] On the topic of the project's genre, Lamar called it "human music".[13][14]

Critical reception

In a review for Noisey, Robert Christgau gave Overly Dedicated an "A–" and found it to be as good as Lamar's first official album Section.80:

Only three classics: the besotted "Alien Girl," the merely sexed-up "P&P 1.5," and "Average Joe," a position paper for the gangsta realism to follow. But the many cameos document a party-crashing crew utterly delighted by how good they are at this shit. There’s a sense of fun and antic possibility here Lamar abjured on his road to iconicity. In pop music, that’s a spiritual resource there’s never enough of.[15]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer Length
1. "The Heart Pt. 2" (featuring Dash Snow)The Roots 4:54
2. "Growing Apart (To Get Closer)" (featuring Jhené Aiko)Tae Beast (of Digi+Phonics) 3:41
3. "Night of the Living Junkies"  Sounwave (of Digi+Phonics) 3:32
4. "P&P 1.5" (featuring Ab-Soul)King Blue (of Sore Losers) 6:02
5. "Alien Girl (Today, W/ Her)"  Sounwave 4:00
6. "Opposites Attract (Tomorrow, W/O Her)" (featuring JaVonté)Willie B (of Digi+Phonics) 4:42
7. "Michael Jordan" (featuring Schoolboy Q)Sounwave 5:51
8. "Ignorance Is Bliss"  Willie B 3:28
9. "R.O.T.C. (Interlude)" (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)Jairus "J-Mo" Mozee 2:43
10. "Barbed Wire" (featuring Ash Riser)Sounwave 4:26
11. "Average Joe"  Wyldfyer 4:16
12. "H.O.C."  Drop 5:17
13. "Cut You Off (To Grow Closer)"  Tae Beast 6:04
14. "Heaven & Hell" (featuring Alori Joh)Tommy Black 3:12
Sample credits

Charts

Chart (2010)[27][28] Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 72
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard) 46

References

  1. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – O.D. (Mixtape)". 2DopeBoyz. 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2012-05-28.
  2. ↑ Meadows-Ingram, Benjamin (October 22, 2012). "Kendrick Lamar: The Story Behind 'good kid, m.A.A.d city'". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar - O.D. (Artwork)". 2Dopeboyz. Complex Music. September 4, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – P&P 1.5 f. Ab-Soul (Video)". 2Dopeboyz. Complex Music. September 14, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Overly Dedicated [Explicit]: Kendrick Lamar". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar – O.D. (Mixtape)". 2Dopeboyz. Complex Music. September 23, 2010. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ Hanna, Mitchell. (2010-09-27) Mixtape Release Dates: Kendrick Lamar, K-Os, Terrace Martin, Sheek Louch | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales. HipHop DX. Retrieved on 2011-05-03.
  8. ↑ Double G News Network: GGN Ep. 2 - Special Super Hard Hitting Interview with Kendrick Lamar. Youtube. Retrieved on 2011-08-28.
  9. ↑ Jacobs, Allen. (2010-12-17) Dr. Dre Says In 2011, He's Focusing On West Coast Hip Hop – Kendrick Lamar, Slim da Mobster | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales. HipHop DX. Retrieved on 2011-05-03.
  10. ↑ Graham, Nadine. (2011-01-06) Kendrick Lamar: The West Coast Got Somethin' To Say | Rappers Talk Hip Hop Beef & Old School Hip Hop. HipHop DX. Retrieved on 2011-05-03.
  11. ↑ Paine, Jake. (2010-12-25) Kendrick Lamar Reacts To Dr. Dre's Cosign, Considering Aftermath | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales.
  12. ↑ Kendrick Lamar Says J. Cole Collabo Mixtape is Gonna “Shock The World”. Xxlmag.Com. Retrieved on 2011-05-03.
  13. ↑ "Video: Kendrick Lamar Interview w/ Lu Parker". Nah Right. 2011-03-31. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  14. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar talks J Cole, XXL Freshmen, Kid Cudi, Human Music". YouTube. 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
  15. ↑ Christgau, Robert (March 18, 2016). "West Coast Warriors: Expert Witness with Robert Christgau". Noisey. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's The Heart Pt.2 sample of The Roots' A Peace of Light". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  17. ↑ Get Closer)-Bobby-Cook-The-Explosions-On-the-Way/ "Kendrick Lamar's Growing Apart (To Get Closer) sample of Bobby Cook and The Explosions' On the Way" Check |url= value (help). Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  18. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's Growing Apart (From Everything) sample of Stylus' Hangin'". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  19. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's Night of the Living Junkies sample of Kanye West's The New Workout Plan". Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  20. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's P&P 1.5 sample of OutKast's Vibrate". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  21. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's P&P 1.5 sample of Rick James' Give It To Me Baby". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  22. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's Ignorance Is Bliss sample of D'Angelo's Alright". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  23. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's R.O.T.C. (Interlude) sample of Bobby Caldwell's Open Your Eyes". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  24. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's Ignorance Is Bliss sample of Mass Production's Galaxy". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  25. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's Cut You Off (To Grow Closer) sample of J. J. Johnson and Bobby Womack's Harlem Love Theme". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  26. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar's Heaven & Hell sample of Bobby Lyle's Believe". Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  27. ↑ "Kendrick Lamar Album & Song Chart History: R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  28. ↑ Artist Biography by Andy Kellman (1987-06-17). "Kendrick Lamar | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-11-27.
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