Section 80

Section.80
Studio album by Kendrick Lamar
Released	July 2, 2011 (2011-07-02)
Recorded	2010–11
Studio	Top Dawg Studios, Carson
Genre	Conscious hip hop
Length	59:24
Label	Top Dawg
Producer	Dude Dawg (exec.) Kendrick Lamar (exec.) Punch (exec.) Dave Free (also-exec.) Iman Omari J. Cole Sounwave Tommy Black Tae Beast Terrace Martin THC Wyldfyer Willie B
Kendrick Lamar chronology
Overly Dedicated (2010)Overly Dedicated2010 Section.80 (2011) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012)Good Kid, M.A.A.D City2012
Singles from Section.80
"HiiiPoWeR" Released: April 12, 2011

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Beats Per Minute	90%
DJBooth	4.5/5
Entertainment Weekly	B
HipHopDX	4/5
MSN Music	B+
Pitchfork	8/10
PopMatters	8/10
RapReviews.com	8/10
XXL	4/5 (XL)

Section.80 is the debut studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on July 2, 2011, by Top Dawg Entertainment. The album features guest appearances from GLC, Colin Munroe, Ashtrobot, BJ the Chicago Kid, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and vocals from late singer-songwriter Alori Joh. The production was mainly handled by Top Dawg in-house producers from production group Digi+Phonics, along with THC, Tommy Black, Wyldfyer, Terrace Martin and J. Cole. The concept album features lyrical themes delivered by Lamar such as the 1980s crack epidemic, racism and medication tolerance. The album's lead single, "HiiiPoWeR" was released on April 12, 2011.

Section.80 received generally positive reviews from critics and debuted at number 113 on the Billboard 200. As of February 2014, Section.80 sold 130,000 copies domestically. In April 2017, it was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

The album is his first studio release, followed by the release of five of his mixtapes and his first extended-play (EP). Lamar recorded the album at Top Dawg Studios in Carson, California.

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