Overly Dedicated

2010

Kendrick pivoted toward the mainstream with Overly Dedicated, his most impressive mixtape before his world-conquering breakout. “R.O.T.C. (Interlude)” is a crystalline confessional that brims with big, award-winning, indie-flick energy. And there hasn’t been a more populist ode to being left of center than the stellar, Schoolboy Q-assisted “Michael Jordan.”