
(02/16/2007) (Kendrick releases his second mixtape, Training Day) (11/13/2007) (Kendrick releases his third mixtape, No Sleep 'Til NYC, with Jay Rock)
Uploaded by DeeReez on MySpace sometime in 2007. Samples "Driving Down The Freeway" by The Outlawz & Young Buck. Song's beat was later reused by Jay Rock on the Do It Nigga Squad, Vol. 1 mixtape and ultimately ended up on ScHoolboy Q's Schoolboy Turned Hustla mixtape.
Originally recorded in 2006. Appears on the WBR Urban Sampler 2006 tracklist released May 8, 2006, listed as the 11th track. Leaked by DJ Mano.
No Sleep ‘Til NYC is the second mixtape by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, then known as “K.Dot”, and Jay Rock. 1: DJ Big Mike the Ruler - Intro 2: The Show 3: I Ain't No Joke 4: Enjoy Life (feat. Ab-Soul) 5: C.R.E.A.M. (feat. Ab-Soul) 6: Ab-Soul - The Real Hip Hop (Freestyle) 7: Dead Presidents III (feat. Ab-Soul) 8: It Ain't Hard 2 Tell 9: Jay Rock - Smooth Operator feat. Glasses Malone) 10: Kick In The Door (feat. Punch) 11: Halfway Crooks (feat. Punch) 12: Cali's Finest (feat. Ab-Soul) 13: OG Julio G (feat. Julio G) 14: Top Dawg Ent. (feat. Ab-Soul & BO) 15: Death Around the Corner 16: Gangsta Party 08 17: New Pimpin 18: Preach 19: DJ Warrior - DJ Warrior Outro 20: Can't Be Faded by Jay Rock (feat. Dave Free)
Track 7 off of DJ Ill Will's March 2007 mixtape Rap Or Die, Volume 1. Later became track 19 on Jay Rock's Watt' Finest, Vol. III: The Watts Riot mixtape.
Mentioned by DeeReez and TDE's MackWop on both Dave Free and Kendrick's old MySpace pages. Likely features Dave Free production. Lyrics include: "K-Dot finally lying them down honestly, lying, honest"
Unreleased Ransom record featuring Jay Rock and K-Dot. Leaked by Ransom on April 18, 2012.
Track 10 off of The Game's April 2007 mixtape You Know What It Is, Vol. 4: Murda Game Chronicles. Written by The Game, Ya Boy, K-Dot, Yung Dubb, Jay Rock, Topic and Eastwood. Samples "Between The Sheets" by The Isley Brothers.
Track 2 off of Jay Rock's May 2007 mixtape Watts' Finest, Vol. III: The Watts Riot. Written by Jay Rock, The Game and K-Dot. Samples "Clones" by The Roots.
When Kendrick first started working on his debut album, he collaborated with different producers at the time: "We knocked out about three tracks, and they all came out blazing. We're probably gonna have to keep all three of them for the album." The project also originally featured in-house production from Sounwave and 4th Quarter. He wanted a scheduled release for July-August.
When Kendrick first started working on his debut album, he collaborated with different producers at the time: "We knocked out about three tracks, and they all came out blazing. We're probably gonna have to keep all three of them for the album." The project also originally featured in-house production from Sounwave and 4th Quarter. He wanted a scheduled release for July-August.
Uploaded by DeeReez on MySpace sometime in 2007. Samples "Driving Down The Freeway" by The Outlawz & Young Buck. Song's beat was later reused by Jay Rock on the Do It Nigga Squad, Vol. 1 mixtape and ultimately ended up on ScHoolboy Q's Schoolboy Turned Hustla mixtape.
Track 5 off of Jay Rock's May 2007 mixtape Watts' Finest, Vol. III: The Watts Riot. Written by Jay Rock and K-Dot.
Originally recorded in 2006. Appears on the WBR Urban Sampler 2006 tracklist released May 8, 2006, listed as the 11th track. Leaked by DJ Mano.
Track 6 off of Jay Rock's May 2007 mixtape Watts' Finest, Vol. III: The Watts Riot. Written by Jay Rock and K-Dot.
Unreleased Ransom record featuring Jay Rock and K-Dot. Leaked by Ransom on April 18, 2012.
Track 7 off of Jay Rock's May 2007 mixtape Watts' Finest, Vol. III: The Watts Riot. Written by K-Dot, Punch and Jay Rock. Previously released on Training Day as track 15, with the only differences now being some added record scratches along with a shorter length. Samples "Players" by Slum Village.
Track 11 off of Jay Rock's May 2007 mixtape Watts' Finest, Vol. III: The Watts Riot. Written by K-Dot, Jay Rock and Punch. Previously released on Training Day as track 26, with the only differences now being some added record scratches along with a shorter length. Samples "Imagine" by Snoop Dogg.
Track 18 off of Jay Rock's May 2007 mixtape Watts' Finest, Vol. III: The Watts Riot. Solely written by K-Dot. Samples "Where Y'all At" by Nas.
Track 20 off of Jay Rock's May 2007 mixtape Watts' Finest, Vol. III: The Watts Riot. Written by Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and K-Dot.
Premiered at Cali Untouchable Radio by DJ Warrior on July 31, 2007. Reworked version of the song that features DJ Warrior's additional production, re-recorded vocals and different structure. Released as a single for the then-awaited and delayed debut album Follow Me Home by Jay Rock.