No Sleep Til NYC

2007

No Sleep Til NYC is a fun and lyrically dense homage to hip-hop’s golden era, solidifying Kendrick’s bona fides as a legit student of the game.

The future Good

Kid teams up with Black Hippy’s Jay Rock for his third mixtape — brimming with wicked freestyles over beats from timeless NYC staples. On “The Show,” Kendrick casually confesses he wants to “live like a silver-spoon Caucasian.” Go figure: He’d soon be regarded as hip-hop royalty.