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- Record Label: Interscope / Aftermath
- Release Date: Mar 16, 2015
- Summary: 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.
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- Record Label: Interscope / Aftermath
- Genre(s): Rap
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| Is this mic on? Hey! Hey! Turn the mic up! I want the mic We bringing up nobody-nobody-nobody But the number one rapper in the world He done... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 44 out of 44
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Mixed: 0 out of 44
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Negative: 0 out of 44
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Apr 27, 2015This 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.
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Mar 23, 2015Kendrick 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.
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Mar 25, 2015Rather, 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.
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Mar 18, 2015It’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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UncutApr 29, 2015A genuine 2015 classic. [Jun 2015, p.77]
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Mar 23, 2015At 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.
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Mar 17, 2015At 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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Positive: 587 out of 635
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Mixed: 19 out of 635
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Negative: 29 out of 635
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Feb 1, 2020Quite simply one of the best, if not the best album I’ve ever heard. The building of the spoken word piece is still genius almost 5 years later.
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Jun 18, 2017
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Mar 17, 2015
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May 13, 2022‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ - The best album I’ve ever heard. This is the standard for music
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Aug 11, 2015
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Mar 19, 2015
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Nov 22, 2021Makes me feel happy. You don't even need to understand the nuances or anything just chilling out with this still makes it good
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