Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly (2xLP)
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Fans and critics around the globe agree: "To Pimp A Butterfly" is probably the most important HipHop album in 2015. Now the masterpiece is finally released on double vinyl. The reactions of the press and media: "a gently flowing masterpiece of soul, jazz and political message. It should electrify many listeners.", "The record with the for HipHop so atypically flowery title is not only important for him, but also for us, because it announces a turning point.", "Since the protests in Ferguson something has been stirring inside pop culture. Now the rapper Kendrick Lamar revives the protest song with an impressive album.", "The rapper Kendrick Lamar can hardly save himself from success. On his new album 'To Pimp a Butterfly' he tries to sabotage himself commercially. Without success. It's his masterpiece."
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"Lamar (...) masterfully juggles styles, moods and a cross-song storytelling that is unparalleled not only in hip hop." (MINT, January 2016)
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AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Kendrick LamarLabel: Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records, Top Dawg EntertainmentFormat: LPUnits: 2Country: EuropeGenre: Hip Hop & RnBStyle: Conscious, Jazzy Hip-HopA1 Wesley'S Theory
A2 For Free? (Interlude)
A3 King Kunta
A4 Institutionalized
A5 These Walls
B1 U
B2 Alright
B3 For Sale? (Interlude)
B4 Momma
C1 Hood Politics
C2 How Much A Dollar Cost
C3 Complexion (A Zulu Love)
C4 The Blacker The Berry
D1 You Aint Gotta Lie (Momma Said)
D2 I
D3 Mortal Man