Dre as Kendrick's mentor, it's safe to say he's one of the few people who actually heard Dre's infamously delayed and eventually scrapped album, Detox.
Kendrick Lamar – Look Out For Detox (Prod. city, which is crazy to think this amazing track could've ended up on his nearly-flawless album. It's actually not surprising that it would be difficult to get a Bugs Bunny cartoon sample cleared, and I'm just glad the song was able to even see the light of day. "Cartoons & Cereal" would have appeared on good kid m.A.A.d. Who wouldn't clear a Kendrick Lamar sample? Especially a sample appearing on "Cartoons & Cereal", which is considered by many fans to be one of Kendrick's best songs, if not his best. Continue below to hear 10 impressive songs that didn't find their way onto his projects.
While the more avid Kendrick Lamar fans might be familiar with his entire discography, we'd like to highlight some of his best work that were released in various ways and may have slipped through the cracks. His discography actually includes 10 full-length mixtapes and albums with his 2011 Section.80 project earning him his first big recognition as one of hip-hop's most promising artists.ĭespite all of this, some of his strongest tracks never made their way onto albums. Kendrick Lamar's legacy has been solidified by his cohesive albums and their respective singles, most notably his platinum selling works good kid m.A.A.d.