Compton native Kendrick Lamar has had the hip-hop world by it’s balls lately, with his indie release, Section 80, romancing all the stoney-faced rap snobs last year. BUT, he’s still got his debut album to drop under the watchful eye of mentor Dr. Dre (no big deal) and that’s all on top of bringing in the rest of West Coast mega-group Black Hippy, alongside the likes of Schoolboy Q and Ab-Soul.

So, before he got super famous, I sat down with him to talk about his California state of mind and his cheese dreams.

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