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AlbumE · 2015

To Pimp A Butterfly

by Kendrick Lamar

To Pimp A Butterfly is a 2015 hip-hop album by Kendrick Lamar. It runs 16 tracks on Interscope Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 303 ratings.

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  • 5.0
    Bogcup

    Best hip hop album ever😳

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  • 5.0
    Riffiter

    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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  1. 1Alright4.67 ratings
  2. 2Wesley's Theory4.57 ratings
  3. 3King Kunta4.36 ratings
  4. 4These Walls4.15 ratings
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About

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".

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Is To Pimp A Butterfly good?
Riffiter listeners rate To Pimp A Butterfly 4.1/5 from 303 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on To Pimp A Butterfly?
Alright, rated 4.6/5 by 7 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 16 tracks.
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 Scorpion by Drake, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West, IGOR by Tyler, the Creator.
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.

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Produced by
SounwaveTerrace MartinThundercatRahkiBoi-1da
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FlippaFlying LotusKnxwledgeLarrance DopsonPharrell WilliamsStephen KozmeniukTae BeastTommy BlackWhoareiTaz ArnoldJosef LeimbergLoveDragonKOZKen LewisPop WanselRanceTaeBeastZALE
Written by
Kendrick LamarTerrace MartinKamasi WashingtonThundercat2Pac
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Boris GardinerDJ QuikFela KutiFlying LotusGeorge ClintonKnxwledgeLalah HathawayMichael JacksonPharrell WilliamsRahsaan PattersonSufjan StevensSounwaveRose McKinneyTaz ArnoldJames FauntleroyJosef LeimbergRahkiRonald IsleyAgent Sasco (Assassin)AhmadAnna WiseBoi-1daBrent KolataloChris JasperErnie IsleyEskeerdoFlippaKOZKawan PratherKen LewisMarvin IsleyMats NileskärMausbergO’Kelly IsleyRanceRedfooRex RideoutRobert GlasperRudolph IsleySam BarshSly StoneTaeBeastTommy BlackWhoareiZALE
Mixed by
Derek AliJames HuntMatt Schaeffer
Engineered by
Derek AliJames HuntMatt SchaefferKatalyst
Played by
Terrace MartinMarlon WilliamsJosef LeimbergThundercatLarrance Dopson
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Robert GlasperAmbrose AkinmusireCraig BrockmanKamasi WashingtonRahkiRonald Bruner Jr.SounwavePaul CartwrightRobert SearightSam BarshAdam TurchanBrandon OwensChris SmithGabriel NoelGreg MooreJunius BervineKeith AskeyKendall LewisMatt SchaefferPedro Castro
Vocals by
BilalLalah HathawaySZAThundercatDr. Dre
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James FauntleroyJosef LeimbergPharrell WilliamsRonald IsleyAnna WisePreston HarrisTaz ArnoldCandace WakefieldDion FrileyJaVontéWhitney AlfordAsh RiserDarlene TibbsDave FreeDevon DowningEdwin OrellanaJessica VielmasWilliam SweatWyann Vaughn

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