- Record Label: Interscope / Aftermath
- Release Date: Mar 16, 2015
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Universal acclaim- based on 4386 Ratings
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Negative: 333 out of 4386
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Mar 11, 2017I rarely give 10s or even 9s to rap albums, but this one's special. Kendrick talks about the issues his people back home are facing. Not much else to say, this album is just fantastic.
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Mar 8, 2017
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Mar 6, 2017This album has created its own genre. Rap is heading in a different direction from the ballsy gangster rap and for good reason. Conscious, politically charged and introspective.
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Feb 16, 2017This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Jan 9, 2017
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Dec 19, 2016
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Dec 9, 2016The Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band of Hip-Hop/Rap. Instant classic and definitely a benchmark in music history. I have no more words to explain how legendary this piece of art is. 11/10.
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Aug 19, 2016
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Aug 9, 201610.0
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May 30, 2016
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May 27, 2016Kendrick is focused and determined to make the best album he could, absolutely beautiful, stunning on so many levels. To Pimp A Butterfly is unbelievably crowded with ideas but still never looses sight of what it aims to be, a musical masterpiece.
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May 25, 2016
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May 4, 2016
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May 1, 2016Incredibly dense and powerful album from start to finish, that seems to only reveal more with repeated listens and sound consistently amazing with age.
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May 1, 2016I know i have to use 150 characters but you only need 1 to sum up this album. Masterpiece. Kendrick Lamar has really emerged as the top name in rap at the moment and it is absolutely justified on the beautiful heartbreaking LP.
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May 1, 2016god touched this album. this album is literally perfect in every way imaginable. this is the second - if not the greatest - rap album ever. all hail king kendrick.
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Apr 23, 2016
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Apr 10, 2016
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Apr 2, 2016This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Apr 1, 2016
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Mar 27, 2016
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Mar 15, 2016This is a very well developed album from Kendrick Lamar. Somehow he always maintains to give the listener a message to think about. In a time where rappers are focused on cadence and melodic flows..Kendrick still stays true to himself by delivering some technical rhyme schemes and patterns. His message and lyrical ability fused with funk creates something unique to modern rap music.
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Mar 14, 2016This album is amazing. Everything from the creative way of mixing jazz, funk, soul, and hip hop to the writing was near perfection. The content, lyrics, content, and instrumentals were amazing.
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Feb 26, 2016Perfect album. innovative, creative, beautiful, political, intense, meaningful, complex, unbelievable flows, unbelievable beats, unbelievable instrumental and vocal performances from anna wise, great production by flying lotus, and outstanding instrumental work from artists like kamasi Washington and thundercat nominated for 11 grammys and should have won every one.
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Feb 23, 2016
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Feb 18, 2016This is an album that will stand the test of time. Kendrick lays down raw, unfiltered, and conscious poetry to incredible tracks that blend funk, jazz, and hip hop. His best work yet.
Favorite Tracks: Wesley's Theory, For Free? (Interlude), King Kunta, Institutionalized, u, Alright, Momma, Hood Politics, How Much a Dollar Cost, The Blacker the Berry, and i. -
Feb 16, 2016This is the best work of Kendrick and one of the Best albums of 2015 for sure... That's it!
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Feb 14, 2016A literal masterpiece in every conceivable way. The narrative, the message are coherent and consistent throughout. An album you can listen to dozens of times and find new intricacies every time. Production and recording is amazing. The best album of 2015, should win the Grammy for Best album of 2015. Kendrick's Opus.
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Feb 12, 2016
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Feb 8, 2016The night this album was released, I listened to it, and right after the last song, i said to myself "This is the album of the year." And in one week, it will be.
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Feb 7, 2016
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Feb 5, 2016This is an album for people who truly appreciate music and many different genres and don't listen to crap trap just to drink and "turn up to". This is an album that you need a high IQ to understand and is the album of a life time and is by far my favorite ever.
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Feb 5, 2016My expectations for this album were incredibly high after good kid, m.A.A.d city, but To Pimp a Butterfly still blew my mind. It takes you on a journey through musical styles and emotions. Simply a masterpiece.
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Jan 31, 2016
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Jan 30, 2016Quel plaisir de retrouver Kendrick avec un excellent album comme celui-ci!!!
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Jan 30, 2016when i first listened to this album i was not feeling i loved Kendrick's other work (good kid m.A.A.d city) i decided to go back to it and it is now one of my favorite albums of all time. truly a masterpiece
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Jan 22, 2016The best album of 2015 and quite possibly one of the greatest albums of all time. To Pimp a Butterfly is a movement, and it's one that you can listen to time and time again.
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Jan 8, 2016The best album of 2015, even if I prefer 'If you're reading this it's too late'. :) Best tracks: 'King Kunta', 'Alright', 'The Blacker The Berry'. 10/10
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Jan 8, 2016
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Jan 6, 2016
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Jan 2, 2016
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Jan 2, 2016What an incredible album. A very thought provoking and damn well produced album. One of the best albums of the past decade of any genre. I personally did not dabble into Lamar's discography until the release of this album. But man, this is incredible and the man behind it created one incredible album!
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Dec 30, 2015King Kendrick! You've done it again! Its a **** masterpiece don't care if you don't like rap or hip hop this album is fantastic, tells a story, a poignant, relevant album and a well deserved AOTY on metacritic.
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Dec 24, 2015After first hearing this work of art I couldn't handle how amazing it is. Kendrick Lamar went all funky on this one. A one of a kind poet. This is a legendary rap album.
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Dec 23, 2015This album better get a Grammy for a lot of things! Lots of Grammys and lots of awards! This album has so much meaning and lyrical flow to it! I couldn't ask for a better purchase when I took a trip with my band class to Tennessee!
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Dec 22, 2015AMAZING Record. I love this album to death. I say the only downside the album has is the replay value, because I can't sit down and listen to this unless I'm in the mood, that's why it gets a 9 instead of a 10, but this is **** amazing record, if you get the chance check this out right away.
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Dec 8, 2015Its hard to comprehend the fact that Kendrick could have to upstaged the masterpiece that was "Good Kid, Maad City" but he did. This LP takes us into another sound that keeps the rap feel but with instrumentals that have never been heard on this big of a scale. The messages, stories, and beats make this album a benchmark in not only Hip-Hop history, but all of music...
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Dec 7, 2015
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Dec 7, 2015I saw the reviews calling it a classic when it came out. I didn't have time to listen to it so I waited, without any opinion formed yet. After a couple of months I came back to it, I discovered the story of the album (the collage of situations to be more precise), the emotional end, the meaning of the title, and I fell in love with TPAB. The production is superb also.
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Dec 2, 2015
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Dec 1, 2015This is easily the best hip hop album of 2015, and one of the best albums overall. Kendrick lyrical ability to talk about so many issues including social, political, personal, etc., is just incredible and the production on the album is on point all of the way through. This was an instant classic and something we will compare other albums to in the future.
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Dec 1, 2015LA doin' big things again. It's good to see anotha young **** from the block holdin' it down for LA and Compton. The legends supportin' you, son. Big Daddy Kane supports this album.
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Nov 30, 2015King Kendrick continue to lead the rap game. This album is an amazing continuation of his legacy, and the outro with Pac is perfect. In my opinion, Kendrick is the realization of the mind that Pac sparked that will change the world. If you like Kendrick, check out this album, it's excellent.
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Nov 25, 2015This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Nov 24, 2015Kendrick Lamar is a lyrical genius full of soul and passion. Listening to this album like I do many times, going back to most artist's music is impossible. His flow and creative style and the amount of deep analysis he puts into the music is unmatched. KENDRICK LAMAR IS KING KUNTA.
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Nov 21, 2015
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Oct 27, 2015This is an album that both takes the old school of hip-hop and blends with neo-funk, and true spoken word, and modern electronica. This is easily one of the greatest albums of the decade so far (written in 2015) and this album will definitely be established as one of the greatest rap albums of all time.
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Oct 27, 2015
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Oct 19, 2015A masterpiece if ever there was one. A classic and a half. Simply brilliant.
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Oct 18, 2015
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Oct 17, 2015
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Oct 15, 2015To Pimp a Butterfly to say in the least, was one of the greatest works of art in the 21 century. The quality and content of the album was superb, and surpassed all of my expectations.
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Oct 6, 2015Listening to this album from start to finish, while analyzing every lyric, may have been the greatest musical experience of my life to date. Kendrick does not disappoint in his newest concept album, which hits its climax at the track, "The Blacker the Berry." Possibly the best work of 2015, and Kendrick's best album ever.
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Sep 29, 2015
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Sep 26, 2015
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Sep 25, 2015Isso é arte pura. Melhor álbum de rap da atualidade, junto com os do Kanye. Todas as músicas tem produções e rimas impecáveis, que faz o não amante de rap começar a gostar. King Kunta com certeza é a melhor música do álbum.
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Sep 24, 2015
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Sep 21, 2015A album that is truly poetic in its rhymes and use of words that tells a story and really shows his creativity when raping about real word problems.It really shows that Kendrick is trying to get his word out there and it certainly has caught my attention as his originality shines
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Sep 20, 2015A modern masterpiece of ironclad social politics, piercing lyricism, fiercer-than-fierce song-writing that some would say puts the likes of NWA to shame, and with an ever-present enthusiasm from Kendrick Lamar. This album is a straight-forward, in-your-face statement wrapped in poetry and imagery stronger than I think anyone was anticipating.
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Sep 18, 2015this is amazing. no one will ever be like kendrick lamar, his art is perfected. Every song is made to perfection, the story is embedded so well in the music. The story is amazing to listen to.
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Sep 13, 2015
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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
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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 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...
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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 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
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]