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Aug 2016
22m 10s

S1E1 – Compton, K Dot, and Kendrick Lama...

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We begin our season-long examination of Kendrick Lamar‘s To Pimp a Butterfly with the history of Compton, California and Kendrick’s transformation from K Dot, a young mixtape rapper, to Kendrick Lamar, a true artist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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