Kendrick Lamar (No 1,323)

Independent, idiosyncratic 25-year-old rapper from Compton who's been making waves in hip-hop circles and has just cooked up a recipe for the big-timeReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Compton, CA.The lineup: Kendrick Lamar (vocals).The background: Kendrick Lamar has been quite a big deal in the States for a while now, appearing on the front of XXL's annual Freshmen Issue early last year and featuring as part of a Spin magazine cover story on hip-hop's DIY moment alongside Odd...

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