C4 (mixtape)

C4
Mixtape by Kendrick Lamar
Released	2009
Genre	Hip hop
Label	Top Dawg Entertainment
Kendrick Lamar chronology
Training Day (2005)Training Day2005 C4 (2009) The Kendrick Lamar EP (2010)The Kendrick Lamar EP2010

C4 is a mixtape by rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released in 2009 under Top Dawg Entertainment. It is the third mixtape of the rapper, and it consists of 17 tracks including features from Ab-Soul, Punch, Jay Rock & BO. The mixtape was heavily inspired by Lil’ Wayne’s 2008 album Tha Carter III, composed mostly of freestyles over instrumentals from Wayne’s album in addition to a number of original tracks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"
2.	"Best Rapper Under 25"	Maestro
3.	"Mr. Carter (Alternate Wayne Verse)"	DJ Infamous Drew Correa
4.	"A Milli"	Bangladesh
5.	"Bitch I'm in the Club"
6.	"West Coast Wu Tang" (featuring Ab-Soul and Punch)
7.	"Phone Home" (featuring Punch)	Cool & Dre
8.	"Compton Chemistry"	Swizz Beatz
9.	"Take Off Ur Pants" (performed by Ab-Soul)	Robin Thicke
10.	"Shot Down" (featuring Punch)	D. Smith
11.	"Play With Fire"	StreetRunner
12.	"Friend of Mine"
13.	"Still Hustlin" (featuring Ab-Soul and Jay Rock)	David Banner
14.	"Welcome 2 the C4" (featuring Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, ScHoolboy Q and BO)	The Alchemist
15.	"G Code"	Kanye West Deezle (co.)
16.	"Famous Pipe Game" (featuring Ab-Soul)	Deezle
17.	"Misunderstood" (featuring Jay Rock)	Rodnae Mousa
18.	"Young & Black" (bonus track)	Sounwave

Notes

• "Best Rapper Under 25" samples "3 Peat".
• "Compton Chemistry" samples "Dr. Carter".
• "Take Off Ur Pants" samples "Tie My Hands".
• "Shot Down" samples "Shoot Me Down".
• "Play With Fire" samples "Playing With Fire".
• "Still Hustlin" samples "La La".
• "Welcome 2 the C4" samples "You Ain't Got Nothing".
• "G Code" samples "Let the Beat Build".
• "Famous Pipe Game" samples "Mrs. Officer".
• "Misunderstood" samples "DontGetIt".
• "Intro" contains additional vocals from Lil Wayne and Jay Rock.