He seems to be out of the spotlight for most of the time so i was wondering what blew him up

drake invented him

I decided to check him out after hearing his killer verse on Take Care

He came up during a time when substance and bars were praised

Game put him on

Nah but you need to get attention somehow and how did he get his

jokes aside kendrick really grinded his way to the top
man rapped his ass off and deserves everything he got

First song I ever heard from him was Recipe with Dre

Had some hype before Section.80. Being affiliated with Dre helped. After Section.80 he pretty much blew up over night due to word of mouth and acclaim.

So it was basicly him knowing drdre?

MAN GRINDED AHHHHH

I lost a close affiliate to a terrorist attack and this is not a nice post please delete this

How he met Dre:

OD & EP tapes, Buried Alive on Take Care, Dr. Dre, viral freestyles & grass roots performances

knew about him since EP thanks to youtube & datpiff

he made the leap from great rapper to once-in-a-generation artist

i found him because he opened up for wiz khalifa in my city one summer so when i bought my tickets months before, i decided to check out the opener and downloaded section.80

His talent and charisma.

I think TDE at the beginning put just as much effort into Jay Rock and be couldn’t blow.

it wasn't meant to be a terrorist gag but if you if it hurts you then fine

For me it was the “Look Out For Detox” freestyle and the Freshman cover

If you was in a pine box (Box)
...

I would surely break the lock

Grinding + Dr.Dre cosign + Section80

Made a perfect storm

you got the torch you better run with that

internet blogs were a thing back then and they helped blow him up off OD