On “To Pimp A Butterfly” highlight ‘The Blacker The Berry,’ which stitches together the tics of Public Enemy’s Bomb Squad and N.W.A.’s Dr. Dre, Lamar, who calls himself “the biggest ...

Billboard’s Kris Ex gives it four-and-a-half stars out of five.“To Pimp a Butterfly is every bit as forward-thinking, perhaps more so, than its predecessor. It’s definitely more timely ...

Lamar’s 2012 growing-up-in-Compton coming-of-age concept album, “good kid, m.A.A.d. city,” set a new standard for contemporary hip-hop, and “To Pimp a Butterfly” does not shy from those ...

Kendrick Lamar does not need an Album of the Year Grammy win — let’s start with that. The Grammys, however, need to give him the award. For Lamar, who has a near record-tying 11 nominations for his ...

The message of To Pimp a Butterfly is evident in the opening couplet of the Flying Lotus-produced opener “Wesley’s Theory” that attacks the way black artists are pimped out in the entertainment ...

So soon after it was unexpectedly issued late Sunday, "To Pimp a Butterfly," the new record by Compton-raised rapper and lyricist Kendrick Lamar, is still settling in, less a voluminous whole than ...

TDE President Punch Jumped Headfirst Into The Debate Over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ After J. Cole Dissed It Aaron Williams Hip-Hop Editor Twitter April 5, 2024 ...

To Pimp a Butterfly has aggressively revived the juxtaposition of Kendrick Lamar and Andre 3000 as kindred radicals. Both are Geminis, a zodiac sign characterized by restlessness.

Kendrick Lamar created a masterpiece with To Pimp a Butterfly, now Gucci has helped turn it into a luxury item. The Grammy Award-winning album is being given a second life in Interscope Records ...

“To Pimp a Butterfly” is not only an album comprised of 16 impressive tracks: It is a cohesive work, united not only by musical style and poetic lyrics but also by the smooth, ...

This week, Interscope unveiled the To Pimp A Butterfly by Lauren Halsey Gallery Vinyl. This version features a 11.5 x 11.5 inch gallery quality giclée printed cover by Lauren Halsey, fixed to a ...

Over the weekend, Interscope Records announced a limited-edition vinyl of Kendrick Lamar’s classic sophomore LP, To Pimp A Butterfly. Designed by Gucci, the vinyls come with a “gallery quality ...