The Kendrick Lamar EP

OG Filename: Broke My Heart 1 Originally uploaded by TDE-affiliate MackWop on MySpace on April 8th, 2009. It was lost until an edit of the track that cuts Gmack's verse surfaced under the fake title of "Heart Pt. 4" on KanyeToThe on February 25, 2015. Song was mistaken to have a feature from BJ The Chicago Kid, but the song's artist is in fact Gmack, MackWop's brother. Length is 3:49 as it is shown on its display on MySpace. MackWop later played the song almost in full including Gmack's verse on his YouTube channel. Song surfaced in full on October 21st, 2025, however the song is spectrogram AI upscaled for whatever reason.

Track 11 off of Jay Rock's February 2009 mixtape Coming Soon 2 A Hood Near You. Written by Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Skyzoo and K-Dot.

Self titled mixtape purposely mistitled as ‘The Kendrick Lamar EP’. This was Kendrick’s first release under his birth name. 1: Is It Love (feat. Angela McCluskey) 2: Celebration 3: P&P 4: She Needs Me (feat. JaVonté) 5: I Am (Interlude) 6: Wanna Be Heard 7: I Do This (feat. Jay Rock) 8: Uncle Bobby & Jason Keaton (feat. JaVonté) 9: Faith (feat. BJ The Chicago Kid and Punch) 10: Trip 11: Vanity Slaves 12: Far From Here (feat. ScHoolboy Q) 13: Thanksgiving (feat. Big Pooh) 14: Let Me Be Me 15: Determined (feat. Ash Rider) [Hidden Track]

A throwaway from The Kendrick Lamar EP sessions.

Randomly leaked on August 26, 2023 by okcool. Claimed to probably be from 2009. Second verse was reused on B. Martin's song "I Want It All".

A throwaway from the Kendrick Lamar sessions.

Track 4 off of Juice's February 2009 mixtape Position of Power. Written by Juice, K-Dot and Jay Rock. Also track 24 off of Top Dawg Ent's April 2009 mixtape All Rize To Tha Top. Samples "It Was A Good Day" by Ice Cube.

In early 2010, a project entitled "The Songs That Didn't Make The Kendrick Lamar EP" was announced. Nothing else is known about this project besides it was supposed to be a six-song EP. 1-6. ???

A throwaway from the The Kendrick Lamar EP sessions. Kendrick's verse would be later reused on his feature for J-Lie's 2011 song "Double XL". Samples "Black Swan Lake" by Janko Nilovic.

Randomly leaked on August 26, 2023 by okcool. Claimed to probably be from 2009. Second verse was reused on B. Martin's song "I Want It All".

A throwaway from the Kendrick Lamar sessions.

Unreleased Kendrick and Jay Rock collab from 2009.

Track 12 off of Top Dawg Ent's April 2009 mixtape All Rize To Tha Top. Scrapped from the unreleased Before I Commit Suicide mixtape. Interpolates Just-Ice's "Moshitup".

Track 4 off of Juice's February 2009 mixtape Position of Power. Written by Juice, K-Dot and Jay Rock. Also track 24 off of Top Dawg Ent's April 2009 mixtape All Rize To Tha Top. Samples "It Was A Good Day" by Ice Cube.

Unreleased mixtape meant to release in mid 2009 but was scrapped along with the early version of good kid, m.A.A.d city. ?. On My Momma ?. Warning Shot ?. The Gemini ?. Before I Commit Suicide ?. Fuck A Hook ?. Today [V1] (feat. JaVonté & Alori Joh)

Allegedly recorded in 2009. Was once for sale on LEAKTH.IS.

The original version from 2009. First mentioned in a 2013 documentary where Kanye raps the beginning lyrics, mentioning he had written them in 2009. Features two lyrics not found on later version, an open verse and Mr Hudson and Elly Jackson backing vocals on the hook. Was going to be group bought for $400, before later being forceleaked.

Track 18 off of Nu Jerzey Devil's March 2009 mixtape Art Of The Devil. Written by Nu Jerzey Devil, Lil' Wayne, Baby, Maino, Trae and K-Dot.

Released as a loose single on April 22, 2009 as a reflection on the release of the C4 mixtape. Interpolates Nas' "Last Real Nigga Alive". Samples "Here We Go" by Minnie Riperton.

Untagged version released on March 19, 2009, after the release of the C4 mixtape.