untitled unmastered.

the take

Normally, a project full of B-sides and unfinished ideas wouldn't be considered a classic. Then again, this is Kendrick Lamar we're talking about here. I still can't believe I'm saying this, but shout out to LeBron James for making the release of this project possible because holy shit, I find it incredible how these were ideas for Kendrick's best album "To Pimp a Butterfly" that didn't make the final cut. In a way, the material here could be considered throwaways. However, the tracks here are still so fucking good, it works as its own little side project/companion album. On top of Kendrick's pen game, the jazzy production is amped up times two this time around, which makes for a brief yet incredible listen that'll make you want more. I honestly don't know what else to say that everyone else has said about this, except that almost nine years later and this EP full of throwaways is better than almost every modern day rapper's best albums. And when it comes to Kendrick Lamar, it's really just makes the rap game unfair for everyone else.