Sold Date: October 15, 2019
Start Date: July 21, 2019
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Kendrick Lamar: Overly Dedicated 2 LP Vinyl, New (Import) - Not sealed
You can't understand Kendrick Lamar's career unless you understand "Overly Dedicated." 

Friday Night Lights was the soundtrack that blew from the speakers a chill that mirrored the icy wind of my Atlanta winter—the weather matched the subdued yet sanguine mood that the music teetered on. J. Cole picked the perfect time to emerge from the sidelines when he decided that November would be the month of his release. 

He was still considered a new artist, one that beamed with potential, Friday Night Lights solidified why he was given Jay Z’s co-sign. To my surprise, he didn’t wait to reach the position of a mogul before giving out his own co-sign. In an interview that took place near the end of 2010, when asked about his favorite album of the year, I was ready for him to crown Kanye’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, maybe Eminem’s Recovery, or even Drake’s Thank Me Later. He didn’t name any of them. The person he named wasn’t on the radio, wasn’t big on blogs, I don’t think he had a major record deal. It was the first time that I heard of Kendrick Lamar and his album Overly Dedicated. 

When the album was finally in my eager possession, play was pressed with excitement, I wanted to hear the rapper that even J. Cole publicly adored. The first thing I realized was how much his voice was affecting the experience, youthful and scratchy with a touch of rasp, puberty never arrived to gift him a more mature tone. Imagine my disappointment, after a few songs I was back to playing Friday Night Lights trying to forget what I just heard. It wasn’t the most pleasant first impression but before being fed to my recycle bin I wanted to give him a second listen. I can’t explain what was different, but this time around the music hit me like an audio punch to the eardrums. “The Heart PT 2,” the album’s introduction, knocked me off my feet; the way his calm slowly became a calamity, the buildup of emotions was like a volcano going from dormant to eruption. The same scratchy, raspy voice was cloaked in relentless passion. The intense breathless flow that brings the song to a close left me wondering if he was human, questioning how I overlooked such obvious talent, my ears were opened, I was finally hearing what

Buyers please read the following agreement before purchasing: These are not to scare your or deter you from buying, just trying to be 100% transparent.

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1) The buyer understands that this is not an official pressing.

2) The Vinyl is not shrink wrapped sealed, they are imported from Germany and are sent this way. The record will ship in a protective plastic sleeve.

3) The sleeve of these records are in overall excellent condition unless stated otherwise. It is not uncommon however to have some dinged corners that occurs during the import process. (will try and show example in pictures)

4) Being a non official pressing, it is common for these vinyls to have slight imperfections in the vinyls themselves which may lead to some minor background noise/ an occasional skip. This tends to be more prevalent on lower budget turntables (rosley, Vinylstyle, ect..) but can also occur on higher end tables as well

5) The buyer understands that NO returns will be accepted on vinyls