- Record Label: Interscope / Aftermath
- Release Date: Mar 16, 2015
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Universal acclaim- based on 4386 Ratings
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Mixed: 91 out of 4386
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Negative: 333 out of 4386
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Sep 13, 2015
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Sep 12, 2015
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Sep 11, 2015I was a huge fan of Section 80 and good kid, m.A.A.d city but this album is so hard to listen to. I find it way too politically themed and no fun. Very disappointed in this album.
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Sep 9, 2015
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Aug 29, 2015
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Aug 29, 2015Everytime i listen to TPAB i feel so empowered to unite against the police and the rich white man which is quite impressive considering i'm a rich white man
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Aug 25, 2015To Pimp A Butterfly is amazing, do not listen to all the haters. The songs are catchy, and all have great meanings. This albums could qualify as one of the best Rap albums of the year.
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Aug 12, 2015
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Aug 11, 2015
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Aug 8, 2015Kendrick Lamar definitely go down in history as one of the best representatives of hip hop. This album is also enshrined as one of the best artists of the 21st century.
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Aug 6, 2015Incredible album and Kendrick's magnum opus. Honestly, it took me a while for all components of this album to click but now that they all do, whew......
Favourite tracks:
momma
Blacker the berry
You ain't gotta lie
Alright
These walls
U
Is it a classic? Time will only tell, but it's really good -
Aug 1, 2015Incredible Album, nothing more really needs to be said. Kendrick manage to do the unthinkable and made an album better than GKMC. No other rap album in 2015 will top this.
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Jul 25, 2015I could probably appreciate the genius and the fine music if it weren't for the puerile gutter language. Even if I could tolerate the excessive expletives I could never listen to this in public or in the company of others without suffering embarrassment.
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Jul 21, 2015
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Jul 11, 2015This is the most mature Kendrick album to date... At 28 years old, instead of doing what 99% of rappers are doing, he discusses love to another extent and brings back politics in rap due to the struggles of African Americans...
His lyricism is complex and is better than his last two albums...
When I first heard i last year, I thought that this album would flop but it is his best to date... -
Jul 8, 2015
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Jul 8, 2015It was all good I just couldn't get into the Jazz vibe to much and also Kendrick's Verse structure could've been planned a little more but that is it liked it a lot.
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Jul 8, 2015Its a pretty solid album. Nowhere near as good as GKMC imo, but its still not bad. There are a lot of highpoints, some lowpoints, and mostly mediocre moments. I liked this album, just didnt love it.
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Jul 6, 2015Honestly this is one of the best modern hip hop albums that I've heard. By letting some time ago after its debut and being able to fully digest it, I can say that the musicality and lyricism that Kendrick displays on this album surpasses all of his previous material. I've never heard an album like it, and probably never will.
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Jul 3, 2015I don't why can some people hate this album? This is the only good rap album in 2010s. This album is not just about hip hop, it's funk and R&B. Look at on i, King Kunta, The Blacker The Berry or These Walls, these are the album best tracks. Another tracks are good, too. At least this is the album is not talk about sex, drugs, money.
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Jun 30, 2015Absolute Classic, a symbol of our generation in the form of pure music and emotion. Highly recommended to lovers of all music.To Pimp a Butterfly will make you reevaluate the way you think about life and those around you. Please listen to the album and support Kendrick Lamar, the best lyrical artist of our time.
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Jun 29, 2015
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Jun 28, 2015
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Jun 27, 2015the one thing about kendrick is that his sound sets him apart from others. there is no confusing kendrick with someone else. his second album is a solid one but i think kendrick got lost in trying to be too different rather than just focusing on the music. his first album is a hip hop classic. this is a solid release and i am excited to hear more from him in the future.
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Jun 22, 2015
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Jun 14, 2015Kendrick Lamar's junior album, is a mixed bag. He provides some excellence tracks, while some seem unnecessary and fail to uphold the album. It's a good album, but lackluster in comparison to Section80, GKMC, and Overly Dedicated. It loses it's replay value.
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Jun 13, 2015
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Jun 8, 2015The trendiest, nuanced rapper of a generation makes probably the best rap album of the decade, that suggests an ideology of togetherness with respect and admiration.
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Jun 5, 2015One of the greatest works in hip-hop. Honest, experimental, complete. Hard to see any album ever being better than this. Not as listenable as m.A.A.d city, but far bigger.
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May 30, 2015
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May 29, 2015Para hacerlo fácil... (y corto). Kendrick es otro protegido de Dr. Dre, que rapero que haya descubierto o producido Dre no ha tenido fama. Con Eminen y Snoop Dogg en su catalogo, el pasado lo ha demostrado. Sin dejar atrás todo el esfuerzo creativo de KL, este disco muestra lo versátil que puede llegar a ser.
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May 29, 2015
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May 13, 2015
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May 11, 2015
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May 8, 2015
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May 7, 2015Kendrick (and Dre) knows how to make an amazing album. For the title, i'd liked 'good kid wILL world' but 'To Pimp a Butterfly is cute. Amazing lyrics and concrete flow, Kendrick is back
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May 6, 2015
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May 2, 2015A truly powerful masterpiece of art that defies its time and may sound unintersting and overrated at first, but reveals its true beauty overtime and lives up to the standards set by its predecessor,Kendrick Lamar is truly the most important hip hop artist of this generation.
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May 1, 2015To Pimp A Butterfly is simply amazing and well timed with the race war that is going on in America currently. Kendrick Lamar has not disappointed me yet, and I've been following him since Overly Dedicated.
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Apr 30, 2015
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Apr 28, 2015
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Apr 28, 2015Very important, deep and conceptual album, but when you take it at face value, it's still phenomenal. The only down fall is that it's fairly long. But besides the length I feel like it is a stellar album and will almost def be my favorite album of 2015.
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Apr 28, 2015I thought I had heard some of the best hiphop possible with Run the Jewels 2. TPAB is even better. Lamar takes on difficult topics and delivers with the importance and precision they require. Inspiring, deep and frightening lyrics, game-changingly good music.
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Apr 27, 2015
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Apr 26, 2015ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. Best album of 2015, Kendrick has proved himself as an artist with no limitations. This is beyond funk, this is beyond jazz, this is beyond hip hop.
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Apr 23, 2015Honestly, who is still listening to this? .
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Apr 23, 2015
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Apr 22, 2015
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Apr 22, 2015There becomes a time when you realize you may be watching a future all time great in his prime. With To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar is just starting to hit that stretch as he wins his third championship. Rap music can be political and in depth without holding your hand and telling you how **** political it is.
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Apr 21, 2015
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Apr 19, 2015
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Apr 18, 2015I don't know if it's me and not being ready for it, but To Pimp A Butterfly was just outright weird to me. There are a couple cuts that I found good and worth re-listening to, but so much of this album alienates me. Maybe with more listens it could grow on me, but my first impressions aren't positive. That's unfortunate as I think Lamar has good talent.
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Apr 16, 2015Not much I can say about this album that hasn't been said already. It's a masterpiece. It doesn't function very well for the casual listener, but if you take the time to sit down and listen to the whole album all the way through in order, you will not be disappointed.
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Apr 15, 2015Dope as hell. Very unique sound in today's hip hop landscape. Like GKMC, each track follows the one that precedes it to take the listener on a journey inside the mind of King Kunta himself
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Apr 15, 2015I guess that Kendrick Lamar is becoming such an inspirational, smart, and creative rapper. With great beats and great lyrics. With the freestyling and to the great vocals. Kendrick just shows what he wanted to show us for this whole time.
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Apr 14, 2015
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Apr 13, 2015Damn, man! This is hardcore, ain't no one wanna being fast as Kendrick. When listening to "i", it was really cool! Hope his next album gonna be more hardcore!
"I" is highly recomended for Rap practice! -
Apr 12, 2015
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Apr 12, 2015The best hip hop of this decade! Kendrick is talking about very interesting things! He is doing it with amazing lyrics, amazing flow, amazing delivery. The production on this.. unbelievable. This album is unbelievable!
If you want to hear good music.. do yourself a favor!
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Apr 10, 2015
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Apr 9, 2015
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Apr 7, 2015I am all for Kendrick finding his own lane and such, but this album is so over the top over rated I do not even know where to begin. I have no problem with his delivery or lyrics, but musically this album blows and after the first listen the only thing I could come up with with was "what the hell was that".....and that is not in a good way. Horrible and very forgettable.
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Apr 6, 2015
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Apr 6, 2015Thats an amazing album. Incredible rhymes, jazzy, black, funky, g-funk, raps, poem, interview. Peaks, moments.
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Apr 6, 2015
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Apr 6, 2015To Pimp A Butterfly = The New Classic !
Out of nowhere, this album is a gem. efficient, deep, complex and simple at the same time, Kendrick is a great artist. The proof with this album! -
Apr 5, 2015
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Apr 4, 2015ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. Picked this up for $10 and I'm very happy with it. Although it's very different from his last album (good kid, m.a.a.d city), I say it's equally as good. This album does not really have any bangers, but still contains very entertaining tracks.
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Apr 4, 2015I am genuinely into rap on the whole, and I have heard many great rap albums in my life thus far. To Pimp a Butterfly is a standalone game changer for rap. It's angry, it's smooth and beautiful, and it brings you to tears. there's no other way to put it. It's a masterpiece.
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Apr 3, 2015
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Apr 2, 2015just some years ago Kendrick was just some random guy dropping mixtapes and now here we are with him dropping what can easily be the record of the decade.
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Apr 2, 2015An incredible album that tells a different kind of story than GKMC. Though it isn's as instantaneously catchy, it is just as enjoyable. I already can't wait for the next episode in the Kendrick Lamar Saga
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Apr 1, 2015
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Apr 1, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Apr 1, 2015
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Mar 31, 2015just everythig you could want in a album. amazing production, profound lyrics, had me laughing and crying smh. didnt think it was possible but i just might have to say its better then gkmc. MASTERPIECE!
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Mar 29, 2015
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Mar 29, 2015Who knew that Kendrick Lamar could make an album worthy of surpassing G.K.M.C.?
Oh wait, everyone.
The Jazz influenced beats, deep lyrics, and immensely meaningful message this album provides, is what makes K.Dot the greatest rapper not only today, but possibly, the decade. -
Mar 29, 2015
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Mar 27, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Mar 27, 2015
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Mar 27, 2015In a arguably stale climate for hip hop, Kendrick Lamar has managed to drop a project that explores the boundaries of jazz and funk while simultaneously maintaining deep roots in to the culture that created him. To Pimp A Butterfly is a great departure from his major label debut and I have no doubt that Lamar's next project will push the genre even further forward.
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Mar 26, 2015For somebody who isn't very experienced with modern hip hop, To Pimp a Butterfly is both accessible and infinitely layered, making for an album that grabs me on first listen, but will take a hundred more to digest.
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Mar 26, 2015This album is just excellent! Kendrick proves he's an authentic rapper and not a stupid follower. The instrumentals are very well-made and are a honorable tribute to black music, for once it's not some dripping trap vulgarity and the lyrics are entirely sincere and experienced. Ladies and gentlemen, here is the new rap classic.
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Mar 25, 2015I laugh every time I hear someone mention "Yeezus" and try to compare that half-baked effort to this masterpiece. Kanye isn't a real rapper, he's a persona. Kendrick is real and it shines through with flying colors on this release. Originally I gave this a 9, I'm updating to a 10 because subsequent listens have impressed me that much. God bless Kendrick Lamar.
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Mar 25, 2015although kendrick is taking an alternative route to his hip-hop with less-than-average accessibility on these tracks, TPAB proves that Kendrick has a lot to say and has a bright future ahead of him. He's a good kid.
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Mar 25, 2015
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Mar 25, 2015
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Mar 25, 2015The album is soulful, funky and jazzy but It's still able to maintain Its hip-hop roots. Utterly incredible. How is he going to top this? Well we said this about GKMC, look what he's provided. Another classic. KingKendrick!!!
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Mar 25, 2015
Awards & Rankings
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The WireMay 15, 2015Lamar offers a commitment to effect change through the work itself. Whether or not that's realistic ideal the delivery is so powerful it's hard not to get caught up in the rapture. [May 2015, p.50]
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The SourceMay 6, 2015Each song means more with reference to the project's overall concept than it does as a standalone record, which shouldn't take away from its impact, but rather speak of the courage of its creator. [Apr-May 2015, p.87]
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Q MagazineApr 29, 2015It's a challenging, ambitious combination of words and music that becomes increasingly absorbing over time. [Jun 2015, p.103]