{"product_id":"kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-reissue","title":"Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly","description":"\u003cheader id=\"siteHeader\" class=\"fixed\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"siteHeaderInnerContain\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"searchNavContainer\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pageContainer\" class=\"album\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pageInnerContain\"\u003e\n\u003csection\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pageTabs\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tabContent review\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"review\" class=\"albumContentSubModule\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne of the most acclaimed artists of his generation, hip-hop or otherwise, Kendrick Lamar is known for his top-tier lyricism, virtuosic microphone command, and sharp conceptual vision. His talents have translated to a rare combination of continuous chart feats and critical acclaim, plus respect and support from the rappers who paved the way for his advancement. The Compton native started in his teens and hit his creative and commercial stride in the 2010s, during which he authored the multi-platinum \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003egood kid, m.A.A.d city\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2012), followed up with the Grammy-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo Pimp a Butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2015), and scaled another new height with the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDAMN\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cspan\u003e (2017). All three displayed an unmatched mix of inventive wordplay and riveting narratives with an assertion of artistic dominance, examination of internal conflict, and upliftment of community all centered. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecoming an adult ultimately means accepting one's imperfections, unimportance, and mortality, but that doesn't mean we stop striving for the ideal, a search that's so at the center of our very being that our greatest works of art celebrate it, and often amplify it. Anguish and despair rightfully earn more Grammys, Emmys, Tonys, and Pulitzer Prizes than sweetness and light ever do, but West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar is already on elevated masterwork number two, so expect his version of the sobering truth to sound like a party at points. He's aware, as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBilal\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esings here, that \"Shit don't change 'til you get up and wash your ass,\" and don't it feel good? The sentiment is universal, but the viewpoint on his second LP is inner-city and African-American, as radio regulars like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe Isley Brothers\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(sampled to perfection during the key track \"I\"),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eGeorge Clinton\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(who helps make \"Wesley's Theory\" a cross between \"Atomic Dog\" and Dante's Inferno), and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDr. Dre\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(who literally phones his appearance in) put the listener in Lamar's era of Compton, just as well as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLou Reed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etook us to New York and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBrecht\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etook us to Weimar Republic Berlin. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese G-funky moments are incredibly seductive, which helps usher the listener through the album's 80-minute runtime, plus its constant mutating (Pharrell\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eproductions, spoken word, soul power anthems, and sound collages all fly by, with few tracks ending as they began), much of it influenced, and sometimes assisted by, producer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFlying Lotus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand his frequent collaborator\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThundercat. \"u\" sounds like an MP3 collection deteriorating, while the broken beat of the brilliant \"Momma\" will challenge the listener's balance, and yet, Lamar is such a prodigiously talented and seductive artist, his wit, wisdom, and wordplay knock all these stray molecules into place. Survivor's guilt, realizing one's destiny, and a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSnoop Dogg\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eperformance of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDoggystyle\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaliber are woven among it all; plus, highlights offer that\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eParliament-Funkadelic-styled subversion, as \"The Blacker the Berry\" (\"The sweeter the juice\") offers revolutionary slogans and dips for the hip. Free your mind, and your ass will follow, and at the end of this beautiful black berry, there's a miraculous \"talk\" between Kendrick and the legendary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e2Pac, as the brutalist trailblazer mentors this profound populist. \u003cem\u003eTo Pimp a Butterfly\u003c\/em\u003e is as dark, intense, complicated, and violent as Picasso's Guernica, and should hold the same importance for its genre and the same beauty for its intended audience. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.allmusic.com\/album\/to-pimp-a-butterfly-mw0002835159\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAllMusic\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7ycBtnsMtyVbbwTfJwRjSP?utm_source=generator\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records\u003cbr\u003eFormat: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Gatefold\u003cbr\u003eReissued: 2022 \/ Original Release: 2015\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk \/ Soul\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Conscious, Jazzy Hip-Hop, G-Funk\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Hip Hop\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Top Dawg Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44724755923102,"sku":"60254731100-9","price":65.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/81EISNNYwAL-_UF1000-1000_QL80.jpg?v=1735278526","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.mom\/products\/kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-reissue","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}