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Kendrick folds free jazz, P-Funk and spoken word into hip-hop's densest statement on Black American life, and somehow none of it buckles under the weight. "Alright" became a protest anthem, but the record's real power is in its self-interrogation — fame, survivor's guilt, and the limits of being a voice for anyone. Nothing in 2010s rap matches its ambition or its execution.
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People who scrobbled it: 4.0★ (8) · Everyone else: 4.5★ (79)
Critics
10 publications
- AllMusic5/5
- Spin10/10
- The Daily Telegraph5/5
- The Irish Times5/5
- USA Today4/4
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- Pitchfork9.3/10
- Rolling Stone4.5/5
- The Guardian4/5
- NME8/10
- Metacriticaggregate96/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate9.3/10
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Tracklist
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To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on March 15, 2015, by Top Dawg Entertainment and Aftermath Entertainment, and distributed by Interscope Records. The album is a follow-up to Lamar's platinum selling, multi-Grammy Award nominated, critically acclaimed major-label debut, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012). Due to an error on the part of Interscope Records, the album was released on iTunes and Spotify a week earlier than scheduled. The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith. Boi-1da, Flying Lotus, Terrace Martin, Pharrell Williams, Knxwledge, Sounwave, Thundercat and several other hip hop producers also contributed. The album is influenced by aspects of funk, jazz and spoken word.
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Upon its release, To Pimp a Butterfly received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised Lamar's introspective lyrics and varied rap flow techniques, as well as the music production's density and eclecticism, and the storytelling and thematic concepts. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 96 out of 100, based on 44 reviews. The album topped the Billboard 200 for two consecutive weeks and reached the top 10 in several countries worldwide. It was supported by four singles: "i", "The Blacker the Berry", "King Kunta" and "Alright".
In brief
- Is To Pimp A Butterfly good?
- Riffiter listeners rate To Pimp A Butterfly 4.2/5 from 865 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on To Pimp A Butterfly?
- Alright, rated 4.7/5 by 18 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was To Pimp A Butterfly released?
- To Pimp A Butterfly was released in 2015 on Interscope Records.
- How many tracks are on To Pimp A Butterfly?
- To Pimp A Butterfly has 17 tracks, with a runtime of 4 minutes.
- What genre is To Pimp A Butterfly?
- To Pimp A Butterfly is catalogued under Hip-Hop.
- What albums are similar to To Pimp A Butterfly?
- Listeners of To Pimp A Butterfly also rate Redemption by Jay Rock, IGOR by Tyler, the Creator, 2014 Forest Hills Drive by J. Cole.
- Who produced To Pimp A Butterfly?
- To Pimp A Butterfly was produced by Sounwave, Terrace Martin, Thundercat and Taz Arnold, among 23 credited in total. Sounwave produced 8 of them.
- Who wrote the songs on To Pimp A Butterfly?
- To Pimp A Butterfly was written by Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Terrace Martin and Kamasi Washington, among 50 credited in total. Kendrick Lamar wrote 15 of them.
Credits
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- Mixed by
- Derek AliJames HuntMatt Schaeffer
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- Cocaine Is...Mac MillerremixesWesley's Theory
Buy the WorldMike WiLL Made-ItinterpolatesFor Free? (Interlude)- Get NekkidMausbergsamplesKing Kunta
- We Don’t CareKanye WestinterpolatesKing Kunta
- Another Nigga (To Pimp a Butterfly)Kendrick LamarsamplesKing Kunta
- We Want the FunkAhmadsamplesKing Kunta
- ControlBig SeaninterpolatesKing Kunta
- Gang MemberKendrick LamarinterpolatesKing Kunta
- HomeboyzThe ComradssamplesInstitutionalized
- Another Nigga (To Pimp a Butterfly)Kendrick LamarsamplesThese Walls
- Loving You Ain’t ComplicatedWhoareisamplesU
- 1-ABMI7 AASpectrasonics Virtual InstrumentssamplesAlright
- Jesus Take the WheelKendrick LamarinterpolatesFor Sale? (Interlude)
- Another Nigga (To Pimp a Butterfly)Kendrick LamarsamplesFor Sale? (Interlude)
- ControlBig SeaninterpolatesMomma
- ControlBig SeaninterpolatesHood Politics
- Another Nigga (To Pimp a Butterfly)Kendrick LamarsamplesHood Politics
- Big Boy’s Neighborhood Freestyle 2014Kendrick LamarinterpolatesHow Much A Dollar Cost
- It’s Your ThingCold GritssamplesThe Blacker The Berry
- Whips & Chains (Reference)Kendrick LamarinterpolatesThe Blacker The Berry
Curly MartinTerrace MartinsamplesThe Blacker The Berry
- You’re Getting a Little Too SmartDetroit EmeraldssamplesYou Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)
- FalsehoodKendrick LamarinterpolatesI
- That Lady (Part 1)The Isley BrotherssamplesI
- i (Single Version)Kendrick LamarinterpolatesI
For the Love of You, Pts. 1 & 2The Isley BrotherssamplesI- I No Get Eye for BackHouston PersoninterpolatesMortal Man
- I No Get Eye for BackHouston PersonsamplesMortal Man
- Mommy, What’s a Gravedigga?GravediggazsamplesMortal Man
- 40 år med P3 Soul: 2PacMats NileskärsamplesMortal Man
- Another Nigga (To Pimp a Butterfly)Kendrick LamarsamplesMortal Man
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b to the bbbno$interpolated inWesley's Theory
DANCE CRIPTruenosampled inKing Kunta
Shoot My Shot.idk.interpolated inAlright
EchoesWretch 32interpolated inAlright
MOONSHOOTERAb-Soulinterpolated inAlright- MoonshooterAb-Soulinterpolated inAlright
Purple UmbrellaSahBabiiinterpolated inThe Blacker The Berry
Still Your Man.idk.interpolated inMortal Man- Mortal ManTerrace Martininterpolated inMortal Man
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