Album · 2015
To Pimp A Butterfly
To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar (2015) is rated 4.1/5 from 12 ratings on Riffiter.
#5 in Best albums of 2015 · #33 in Best hip-hop albums
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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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16 tracks
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top 5 · 8 rated tracks
According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on To Pimp A Butterfly is Alright — rated 5.0/5 by 3 listeners.
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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 4.1/5 from 12 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on To Pimp A Butterfly?
- Alright, rated 5.0/5 by 3 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.