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Kendrick Lamar
Interscope / Aftermath
Release Date:
March 16, 2015
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I done been through a whole lot
Trials and tribulations, but I know God
Satan wanna put me in a bow-tie
Praying that the holy water don't go dry,...
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The third full-length studio release from the hip hop artist features guest appearances from Bilal, George Clinton, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, Rapsody, Snoop Dogg, Thundercat, and Anna Wise.
Record Label:
Interscope / Aftermath
Genre(s):
Rap
Critic Reviews
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Positive:
44
Mixed:
0
Negative:
0
Apr 27, 2015
This is an important--a very important--piece of work that will stand the test of time. It’s also an utter blast to listen to and live with.
Mar 23, 2015
Kendrick can’t be Pac or know everything it took to be him, but he isn’t going to let doubts stop him from making groundbreaking music. With To Pimp a Butterfly, it’s never been more apparent that he’s doing just that and prepared to stride past any and all obstacles.
Mar 25, 2015
Rather, it is not a rap album; it is the absolute rap album. There is craft here (and in fact this is the most musical mainstream rap record since Aquemini) but just enough room for it.
Mar 18, 2015
It’s a rare record that gives us a call to action, something to act on after the beats drop out and we’re left in silence.
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Apr 29, 2015
A genuine 2015 classic. [Jun 2015, p.77]
Mar 23, 2015
At brief points Lamar does err on the side of self-indulgence, but for the most part his grandiosity is matched by his talent. A worthy follow up to its platinum-selling predecessor, To Pimp A Butterfly stands as a fearless and uncompromising manifestation of Lamar's desire to push the culture of rap forwards--a crusade that's as much in his blood as the city of Compton.
Mar 17, 2015
At its best, it’s a howling work of black protest art on par with Amiri Baraka’s incendiary play “Dutchman,” or David Hammons’s moving decapitated hoodie “In the Hood”.... He hasn’t outrun his tendency toward clutter. He is a dense rapper, and even though he’s more at ease with the music now, he still runs the risk of suffocation.
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319
Mixed:
13
Negative:
15
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