"Lamar's delivery here has become the stuff of legend, with many equating the rapper's willingness to lose his breath at the end of this verse with his urgency to get his message across. In a 2010 interview with Railroad Hip-Hop, Kendrick explained his approach: "When I did 'The Heart Pt. 2,' when I put them emotions on there, it felt like I was breaking all the rules.""
"Kendrick Lamar's objective in hip-hop is pure disruption, and Overly Dedicated is where he fully locked into that mission. The Grammy-winning, Pulitzer Prize-awarded artist who stands head and shoulders above the rest of the rap game today, first stood on business on his underground breakthrough. In the space reserved for genres on iTunes album uploads, Overly Dedicated's initial description simply read: "Human Music." Lamar wears his goal of revealing the humanity of Compton on his sleeve, and he presents his arguments with substance."
Before launching into the final seconds of 'The Heart Pt. 2,' the opening track of his 2010 mixtape Overly Dedicated, Kendrick Lamar takes a ragged gulp of air and rasps 'I swear to God most of y'all cats just don't know Kendrick.' His willingness to lose breath at the verse's end signals urgency. Kendrick described putting emotions on that track as 'breaking all the rules.' Overly Dedicated marks Lamar's commitment to disruption and reveals Compton's humanity, labeled 'Human Music' on iTunes. The mixtape contains glimpses of themes later expanded on good kid, m.A.A.d city, including van imagery in 'P&P 1.5.'
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