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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Also, in case you missed it, check out Kendrick Lamar’s new Rolling Stone Magazine cover. In the mean time, while we wait for the rapidly approaching March 23rd release date, head over to iTunes to pre-order the album, now. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley)ġ2.Complexion (A Zulu Love) (feat. Bilal, Anna Wise, & Snoop Dogg)ĥ.These Walls (feat, Bilal, Anna Wise, & Thundercat)ġ1.How Much A Dollar Cost (feat. George Clinton & Thundercat)Ĥ.Institutionalized (feat. Check out the tracklist, below.ġ.Wesley’s Theory (feat. In a very normal Kendrick Lamar fashion, the album contains some very interesting titles which will more than likely serve for a just as interesting musical selection. Now, it appears the the tracklist for the album has made its way online.
In a sheer few days we’ve received the title of Kendrick’s much anticipated 2nd album, To Pimp A Butterfly, along with the album’s cover.
Listen to the full album through Spotify.These past few days have been great for Kendrick Lamar fans. Most of the tracks dip lower in the R&B ambience, with “slow and smooth” being the reoccurring theme, even though the beats tend to jump around uncontrollably. Standing out as the only track with a bounce and positive vibe, “i” spends the final two minutes as a powerful poetic speech about Black power before moving into the final, 12-minute ballad track “Mortal Man”.Įxperimental all the way through, To Pimp a Butterfly shows the rapper’s ability to hit the top of the charts and flaunt that his creativity is more than just top 40 worthy. Prior to the release, Lamar shared two huge tracks from To Pimp a Butterfly The Blacker the Berry and i both find their way onto the record. Fellow flow-based track “Hood Politics” takes the rapper back to his Compton roots, amongst a dense, eerie beat. Taking a sudden, aggressive turn, “u” features Kendrick Lamar on a rap-flow rant, then cutting to a Spanish housekeeper, then suddenly back into a saxophone loop topped by a drunken rap, sounding as if he is holding back tears. Not for Kendrick though, with his interludes functioning less as transitions and more as full-blown tracks. Traditionally, interludes on hip-hop albums tend to be short, sweet and full of dialogue. Jumping around, the track list is anything but steady choppy beats and cuts show a heavy influence from experimental jazz – “Institutionalized” (which features rap legend Snoop Dogg) is a prime example, with “Alright” slamming together hip-hop, funk and jazz into the beats, and of course Kendrick’s rapping ability takes top spot on the track. The combination between the arbitrary beats and his consistent flow give To Pimp a Butterfly an additional dimension for which Lamar is known. Kendrick’s west-coast style is blended together with his own unique take on the genre incorporating experimental electronic elements in the production, especially on the opening track “Wesley’s Theory” and “King Kunta”.
Since then, the California rapper has been riding his worldwide success and building suspense as the world anticipated his next release. City back in 2011, being nominated seven times at the Grammys. Lamar blew up the west-coast rap scene with his major-label debut Good Kid, M.A.A.D. Modern day hip-hop sensation Kendrick Lamar has surprised the music world with his unexpected release of To Pimp a Butterfly. Well, well, well – look what we have here.