"[4] Regarding his visit to South Africa, Lamar said, "I felt like I belonged in Africa.
"[58] Complex commissioned a braille translator, who found that it translated to A Kendrick by Letter Blank Lamar which Complex noted was most likely supposed to read as A Blank Letter by Kendrick Lamar. [44][45][46] "For Free? Listen to the track. Scrobbling is when Last.fm tracks the music you listen to and automatically adds it to your music profile. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. It gets even deeper than that for me. According to producer Thundercat, it "completes the sentence" of Lamar's third studio album. "[39] Meanwhile, Adam Blum discerned connections between To Pimp a Butterfly and the writings of psychoanalysts such as Wilfred Bion, Nicolas Abraham, and Sigmund Freud. I wanted to put that experience in the music. "[48] Lamar revealed that "U" was inspired by his own experience of depression and suicidal thoughts.
[18][19][20] Lamar professed to having listened often to Miles Davis and Parliament-Funkadelic during the album's recording. [5] During the whole tour, producer Flying Lotus played Lamar a selection of tracks that was intended for Captain Murphy's album (Flying Lotus's alter ego). Lamar takes his opinions further to lend his position on black crime in the song "The Blacker the Berry". The two West Coast MC’s discuss black culture, racism, fame and image. I hear something different every time. Reportedly, at one time it featured a guest appearance from American rapper Fabolous. "Kendrick Lamar's Latest Album Wasn't Always Called, "Kendrick Lamar Reveals To Pimp A Butterfly's Original Title And Its Tupac Connection", "Kendrick Lamar Reveals Meaning Behind 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Album Title", "Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly': Track by Track", "Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' Challenges and Rewards: Album Review", "Kendrick Lamar Opens Up About Depression, Suicidal Thoughts: Watch", "Kendrick Lamar Talks Survivor's Guilt, Depression and the Dangers of Lucy". "[17] Lamar also reportedly worked with American musician Prince, however, the duo were too pressed for time during the recording session and therefore were unable to complete any work for inclusion on the album. Shortly after I left Paris the city was devastated but Kendrick's music has helped me cope. [98][99], While the album's reception was almost universally positive, there were still a few reviews at release that offered minor critiques. [101] NME ranked it second on their list, while Time named it the year's third best album. "Kendrick Lamar Scores Third Million-Selling Album in U.S. With 'DAMN. [102] It was voted the best album of 2015 in the Pazz & Jop, an annual poll of American critics nationwide, published by The Village Voice. 1 in U.K.", "How Do Kendrick Lamar's First-Week Album Sales Stack Up Against Other Rappers? You're not taking "Alright" off my playlist!
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A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. Like Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. and Tupac Shakur, he understands that he has a limited time, and when speaking with Pac he knows that has to reach out to the teenagers and recruit them to chang…, Inspired in part by a 2014 trip to South Africa, “Mortal Man” name-checks leaders from Nelson Mandela, to Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Moses.…, Inspired in part by a 2014 trip to South Africa, “Mortal Man” name-checks leaders from Nelson Mandela, to Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X and Moses. [110] In The Guardian's 2019 poll of 45 music journalists, To Pimp a Butterfly was voted the fourth best album of the 21st century, and contributing writer Ben Beaumont-Thomas said in an accompanying that, "as a celebration of the richness of black artistry, the whole album was a riposte to bigotry. Lyrically, it features political commentary and personal themes concerning African-American culture, racial inequality, depression, and institutional discrimination. To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. "[54] The song's hook is performed by Jamaican dancehall artist Assassin, notable for performing on Kanye West's 2013 LP Yeezus, whose lyrics similarly address racial inequality, specifically against African Americans. [41], The album continues a nuanced dialogue about weighty topics that affect the African-American community. [116] To Pimp a Butterfly also received a nomination for Top Rap Album at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. The music of To Pimp a Butterfly incorporates a variety of styles from traditional African-American music, including jazz, funk, soul, spoken word, and avant-garde. Content determined to be spam or inappropriate may be deleted. Select text to change formatting or add links. [58][59], The album's release was preceded by the release of two singles, "I", on September 23, 2014,[60] and "The Blacker the Berry" in February 2015. [32] Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune noted the album's affinities with previous black music, but argued that "Lamar takes familiar musical tropes into new territory. [40] In an essay published in The Lancet Psychiatry, University of Cambridge professors Akeem Sule and Becky Inkster described Lamar as the "street poet of mental health," noting how To Pimp a Butterfly (as well as its predecessor, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City) explore topics such as addiction, anxiety, depression, and resilience.
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[53] "The Blacker the Berry" features a "boom bap beat" and lyrics that celebrate Lamar's African-American heritage and "tackle hatred, racism, and hypocrisy head on. [74] According to Anthony Tiffith, CEO of Top Dawg Entertainment, the album's early release was unintentional, apparently caused by an error on the part of Interscope Records.
"[44][45][46], "These Walls" has been described by Billboard as "pondering sex and existence in equal measure; it's a yoni metaphor about the power of peace, with sugar walls being escape and real walls being obstacles. The ghost of Mandela, hope my flows they propel it. [96], Spin magazine's Dan Weiss regarded To Pimp a Butterfly as the "Great American Hip-Hop Album" and an essential listen,[31] while Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph called it a dense but dazzling masterpiece.
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