To Pimp A Butterfly [VINYL]

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I" contains portions of " That Lady", written by Ronald Isley, Christopher Jasper, O'Kelly Isley, Jr.

Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly (2015, Gatefold, Vinyl

Producer and rapper Pete Rock provided some backing vocals and scratches to the song "Complexion (A Zulu Love)", and as he stated, the contribution was unusual, as he was not the producer for the track. Momma" contains samples from "On Your Own" performed by Lalah Hathaway from the album "Self Portrait" (STXCD-30308). In support of the album, Lamar embarked on the Kunta's Groove Sessions Tour, which included eight shows in eight cities during October and November. It earned Lamar seven nominations at the 2016 Grammy Awards, including a win for Best Rap Album and an Album of the Year nomination.

In The Guardian, Alexis Petridis found the music somewhat erratic and lamented "moments of self-indulgence" such as the twelve-minute "Mortal Man" and Lamar's reflections on fame. Lamar kept all the tracks, but only opener "Wesley's Theory", which also features Thundercat and George Clinton, made the final cut onto the album.

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Rapsody and Lamar discussed the song but there was little instruction from Lamar regarding her contribution.Lamar described the album as an "honest, fearful and unapologetic" work that draws on funk, hard bop, spoken word and soul [2] [22] while critics also noted elements of West Coast hip hop [26] and avant-garde. Mortal Man" contains excerpts from "I No Get Eye For Back" as performed by Houston Person, used courtesy of Ume. The music, meanwhile, follows a long line of genre-busting freakouts ( The Roots’ Phrenology, Common’s Electric Circus, Q-Tip’s Kamaal the Abstract, André 3000’s The Love Below) in kicking at the confines of rap music presentation. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement and Your California Privacy Rights.

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The "Good and Bad Hair" musical routine from Lee’s 1988 feature School Daze depicted black women grappling with colorism and exclusionary standards of American beauty. At the end of 2015, To Pimp a Butterfly was the most frequently ranked record in top ten lists of the year's best albums.

I’m Eli and I listen to music and this is my review for Kendrick Lamar’s third studio album, “To Pimp a Butterfly”, released in 2015. In these moments, you could feel the director speaking to you directly through his characters and their trajectories. d city did, but the network of interlocking dramas explored here feels filmic nonetheless, and a variety of characters appear across the album’s expanse. The track features the same unidentified sample that Williams used on Rick Ross' track "Presidential" from his album God Forgives, I Don't (2012). Uproxx journalist Aaron Williams said the album "proved that left-field, experimental rap can function in both the critical and commercial realms".