ICYMI, TDE is riding high. Since the release of Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city in 2012, the indie label has had a reign in hip hop that has yet to cease. So far, this year has seen four of the six projects that Top Dawg Ent. tweeted about late last year and they have all lived up to the hoopla. To salute the L.A. crew here is a playlist of their most memorable tunes since they began their takeover.
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“UOENO” Remix: Black Hippy
//www.youtube.com/embed/0gBETYisD9Y
“Finest Hour”: Jay Rock
//www.youtube.com/embed/nc413I9O5xI
“Black Lip Bastard” remix: Ab-Soul feat. Black Hippy
//www.youtube.com/embed/y9kncHM9nFk
“Modest”: Isaiah Rashad
//www.youtube.com/embed/OkPD7FvvbZE
“Man of the Year”: ScHoolboy Q
//www.youtube.com/embed/rEMsjeq43_U
“A.D.H.D”: Kendrick Lamar
//www.youtube.com/embed/QjlFqgRbICY
“Tree of Life”: Ab-Soul
//www.youtube.com/embed/_btaPpTDru0
TDE Cypher from the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards
//www.youtube.com/embed/xpuI1uk6WdY
“Numbers on the Board”: Jay Rock
//www.youtube.com/embed/TA6_fgQT2KI
“Julia”: SZA
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“THere He Go”: ScHoolboy Q
//www.youtube.com/embed/KnnYiW5dnhQ
“Heavenly Father”: Isaiah Rashad
//www.youtube.com/embed/L3YzYRgrIRU
“Money Trees”: Kendrick Lamar
//www.youtube.com/embed/NtxmnBQmfZs
“Empathy”: Ab-Soul feat. Alori Joh
//www.youtube.com/embed/12Y3e4OPUbM
“Hands on the Wheel” : ScHoolboy Q feat. A$AP Rocky
//www.youtube.com/embed/dGd9DTTrX4U
“Warm Winds”: SZA feat. Isaiah Rashad
//www.youtube.com/embed/jid9eVXPux4
“YOLA”: Jay Rock
//www.youtube.com/embed/atc2_C-rW3s[/videoembed]
“Rigamortis”: Kendrick Lamar
//www.youtube.com/embed/yh6QxtRpSH8
“I Shot You Down” remix: Isaiah Rashad feat. Jay Rock & ScHoolboy Q
//www.youtube.com/embed/dl14QAqrvAM
“Studio”: ScHoolboy Q
//www.youtube.com/embed/8zo9VTJUVWc
“Say Wassup”: Black Hippy
//www.youtube.com/embed/UziocaSimyc
“Terrorist Threats”: Ab-Soul feat. Danny Brown & Jhene Aiko
//www.youtube.com/embed/m_71q5lVEjc
“Teen Spirit”: SZA
//www.youtube.com/embed/UFjUQyQafoI
“Hood Gone Love It”: Jay Rock feat. Kendrick Lamar
//www.youtube.com/embed/DPE-eLJS9gY
“Druggys With Hoes Again”: ScHoolboy Q feat. Ab-Soul
//www.youtube.com/embed/4oYwf5y9DFg