To Pimp a Butterfly 2015
- conscious hip hop, west coast hip hop, hip hop, jazz rap
- 79 min
- 16 tracks
- Aftermath Entertainment
To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by the American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on March 15, 2015, by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with production from Sounwave, Terrace Martin, Taz "Tisa" Arnold, Thundercat, Rahki, LoveDragon, Flying Lotus, Pharrell Williams, Boi-1da, Knxwledge, and several other high-profile hip-hop producers, as well as executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Guest appearances include Thundercat, George Clinton, Bilal, Anna Wise, Snoop Dogg, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, and Rapsody.
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Character
Meticulous, overwhelming, character-led and grave.
- rawmeticulous
- cooloverwhelming
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Reviews
- beatsbyleoThe Formalist★★★★
A jazz record, a funk record, a poem read at a funeral and a party. Nothing since has been this ambitious and landed. Alright is the anthem; u is the reason it needs one.
Tracks
- 1Wesley’s Theory4:47
- 2For Free? (interlude)2:11
- 3King Kunta3:55
- 4Institutionalized4:32
- 5These Walls5:01
- 6u4:28
- 7Alright3:39
- 8For Sale? (interlude)4:52
- 9Momma4:43
- 10Hood Politics4:53
- 11How Much a Dollar Cost4:22
- 12Complexion (A Zulu Love)4:23
- 13The Blacker the Berry5:29
- 14You Ain’t Gotta Lie (Momma Said)4:02
- 15i5:36
- 16Mortal Man12:07
16 tracks, 79 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Kendrick Lamar
- Label
- Aftermath Entertainment
- Released
- March 15, 2015
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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Pairings
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