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  • Summary: The surprise release from the rapper features guest appearances from Bilal, Cee-Lo Green, Terrace Martin, Punch, Jay Rock, Thundercat and Anna Wise.
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untitled 02 (06.23.2014)
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 31
  3. Negative: 0 out of 31
  1. Pretty Much Amazing
    Mar 7, 2016
    91
    Untitled Unmastered provides a spectacular contrast of sounds gallivanting under the same roof.
  2. Paste Magazine
    Mar 8, 2016
    90
    His harrowed and ongoing metamorphosis into a butterfly is the narrative he’s chosen and is the story he’ll likely will stick with for the foreseeable future, but untitled unmastered shows that the holes in his willed chrysalis might be more interesting than the beauty promised by the cocoon.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Mar 31, 2016
    89
    Kendrick Lamar does an impeccable job of wrapping up the entire Butterfly process in a tidy bow.
  4. New Musical Express (NME)
    Mar 7, 2016
    80
    There are few unfamiliar messages and it’s all dense and considered, but never overwrought or explicitly angry. What really emerges is Kendrick's nuanced worldview.
  5. XXL
    Mar 11, 2016
    80
    Seeking peace of mind and understanding while speaking to the human condition, Kendrick drops poignant gems on the idiosyncrasies of life, as well as his own, over the rich production provided by his trusty platoon of boardsmen on untitled unmastered.
  6. Spin
    Mar 9, 2016
    80
    An eight-song, 34-minute miniature more substantial than just a handful of outtakes, but also in execution not as complete or united as his album-ass albums (starting with 2011’s Section.80).
  7. Rolling Stone
    Mar 4, 2016
    70
    Ultimately, this is a set of odds and ends, inspired freestyles and funk jams; many are likely Butterfly outtakes, albeit none with the laser-focused resonance of "The Blacker The Berry" or "Alright." But there's brilliance in even Lamar's cast-offs, and an intimacy here that makes this more than just a gift for his ravenous fans.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 80
  3. Negative: 2 out of 80
  1. juliosocas
    Oct 15, 2020
    10
    The fact is throways is better than half of the hip-hop albums out there is thrilling. This man is at another league.
  2. giu3
    Mar 5, 2016
    10
    Après Kanye qui nous a sorti un album fini qui ressemblait à une accumulation de démos, Kendrick sort au contraire une accumulation de démosAprès Kanye qui nous a sorti un album fini qui ressemblait à une accumulation de démos, Kendrick sort au contraire une accumulation de démos qui n'a rien à envier à la plupart des albums finis. Flow au top, voix au top, prises de risque au top, paroles au top, que dire... Plusieurs titres sont vraiment excellents, très peu de temps faibles sur l'ensemble (les intros de la 1 et de la 5 peut-être mais ce ne sont que des chutes de studio on ne demande pas la perfection non plus). S'il en a d'autres comme ça on est preneur… Expand
  4. KDizzle
    Mar 4, 2016
    10
    Kendrick lamar's throwaways put together and all I have to say is that this project is amazing. Im not going to compare it to his previousKendrick lamar's throwaways put together and all I have to say is that this project is amazing. Im not going to compare it to his previous projects due to the fact that it is too short. just enjoy it.… Expand
  5. DamonAubergine
    Sep 24, 2018
    9
    'Untitled Unmastered' is Kendrick Lamar's best album to date. It contains 8 incredible songs that could easily have made it to 'To Pimp a'Untitled Unmastered' is Kendrick Lamar's best album to date. It contains 8 incredible songs that could easily have made it to 'To Pimp a Butterfly', and would have made it even better than it already is.

    Untitled songs 2, 3 and 8 are highlights, with crisp beats and sound vocals that show the lyrical gift that Kendrick Lamar possesses.

    The only thing that makes it a 9 and not a 10 is that there were only 8 songs. If it would have been a 10-12 album then it would have made it to that next level of a 10 out of 10. But apart from that small detail, the album is a masterpiece in Hip Hop.    … Expand
  6. SergioV
    Apr 5, 2016
    8
    83/100. Definitely not Kendrick's best album, but still a gold mine. Best songs on the album are untitled 2, 5, and 6. Still meaningful83/100. Definitely not Kendrick's best album, but still a gold mine. Best songs on the album are untitled 2, 5, and 6. Still meaningful lyrics, and a great incorporation of real instruments into the beats.… Expand
  7. Palinodia
    Apr 16, 2017
    8
    Again a great piece of work by Kendrick. Even the trash songs of ''Butterfly'' are incredible. He knows what he is doing, he has a strongAgain a great piece of work by Kendrick. Even the trash songs of ''Butterfly'' are incredible. He knows what he is doing, he has a strong character and the music he makes - cooperates is creative, outside of the box.… Expand
  8. user0857
    Aug 4, 2023
    0
    it sucks sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo baaaaaaaad

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