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Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year
Hip-Hop · 2004 · 11 tracks · 39m

Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year

Kendrick Lamar

A raw, unpolished time capsule of a teenage K-Dot rapping over classic 2000s instrumentals. Dusty, energetic, and hungry.

2004

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A teenage hunger radiates from this unpolished, basement-grade mixtape, where the future icon spits breathless verses over borrowed industry instrumentals with a raw, competitive edge.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 39m
01
Intro (Hova Song)
1:59
02
What the Deal
2:50
03
Compton Life
6:13
04
Go DJ
4:42
05
Hovi Baby
4:04
06
Put That on Somethin
4:08
07
Ride Up
3:39
08
How We Do
2:04
09
Drop It Like It’s Hot
4:25
10
Industry Niggas (skit)
1:23
11
Biggie
3:43
Moments Worth Listening For
03Compton LifeThe vocal delivery on 'Compton Life' is mixed heavily in the foreground, highlighting a rapid-fire cadence that outruns the backing track.
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How does Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year sound next to the rest of Kendrick Lamar's catalogue?

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The record radiates a raw, teenage swagger that pushes a confident mood to the absolute forefront, capturing a hungry young artist shouting his ambitions from a makeshift bedroom studio before the weight of fame introduced doubt.

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