To Pimp A Butterfly - Album
To Pimp A Butterfly (Album) by Kendrick Lamar
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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth Born June 17 1987 Professionally Known As Kendrick Lamar Is A Rapper From Compton California. He Is Also A Member Of The Hip-Hop Supergroup Black Hippy Collective Along With Members Jay Rock Ab-Soul And Schoolboy Q. His Music Is Largely Influenced By The Works Of 2Pac Jay-Z Nas DMX The Notorious B.I.G. Mos Def Eazy-E And Eminem. He Began To Gain Major Recognition In 2010 After His First Retail Release Overly Dedicated. The Following Year Lamar Independently Released His First Studio Album Section.80 Which Included His Debut Single "HiiiPoWeR" Which Was Produced By J. Cole. By That Time He Had Amassed A Large Internet Following And Collaborated With Several Artists In The Hip-Hop Industry Including The Game Snoop Dogg Busta Rhymes Lil Wayne And Drake. Lamar Secured A Major-Label Record Deal With Aftermath And Interscope Records In 2012. His Major-Label Debut Good Kid M.A.A.D City Was Released In October 2012 To Critical Success. The Record Contained The Top 40 Singles "Swimming Pools Drank " "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" And "Poetic Justice". It Debuted At Number Two On The U.S. Billboard 200 Chart And Was Later Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Lamar Won His First Grammy Award For "i" The Lead Single From His Critically Acclaimed Third Album To Pimp A Butterfly 2015 . The Album Drew On Free Jazz Funk Soul And Spoken Word Debuted Atop The Charts In The U.S. And The UK And Won The Grammy Award For Best Rap Album At The 58th Ceremony. In 2016 Lamar Released Untitled Unmastered. A Collection Of Unreleased Demos That Originated During The Recording Sessions For Butterfly. Lamar Has Received Several Accolades Throughout His Career Including Seven Grammy Awards. In Early 2013 MTV Named Lamar The Number One "Hottest MC In The Game" On Their Annual List. Time Named Lamar One Of The 100 Most Influential People In The World In 2016. Lamar's Fourth Album DAMN. Was Released On April 17 2017 To Widespread Critical Acclaim. It Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Earning Lamar His Third Consecutive Number-One Album In The United States. The Album Was Supported By The Lead Single "Humble.". Lamar Won The Pulitzer Prize For DAMN. Lamar's Fifth Album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Was Released On May 13 2022 His First Album In Five Years.
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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth Born June 17 1987 Professionally Known As Kendrick Lamar Is A Rapper From Compton California. He Is Also A Member Of The Hip-Hop Supergroup Black Hippy Collective Along With Members Jay Rock Ab-Soul And Schoolboy Q. His Music Is Largely Influenced By The Works Of 2Pac Jay-Z Nas DMX The Notorious B.I.G. Mos Def Eazy-E And Eminem. He Began To Gain Major Recognition In 2010 After His First Retail Release Overly Dedicated. The Following Year Lamar Independently Released His First Studio Album Section.80 Which Included His Debut Single "HiiiPoWeR" Which Was Produced By J. Cole. By That Time He Had Amassed A Large Internet Following And Collaborated With Several Artists In The Hip-Hop Industry Including The Game Snoop Dogg Busta Rhymes Lil Wayne And Drake. Lamar Secured A Major-Label Record Deal With Aftermath And Interscope Records In 2012. His Major-Label Debut Good Kid M.A.A.D City Was Released In October 2012 To Critical Success. The Record Contained The Top 40 Singles "Swimming Pools Drank " "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" And "Poetic Justice". It Debuted At Number Two On The U.S. Billboard 200 Chart And Was Later Certified Platinum By The Recording Industry Association Of America RIAA . Lamar Won His First Grammy Award For "i" The Lead Single From His Critically Acclaimed Third Album To Pimp A Butterfly 2015 . The Album Drew On Free Jazz Funk Soul And Spoken Word Debuted Atop The Charts In The U.S. And The UK And Won The Grammy Award For Best Rap Album At The 58th Ceremony. In 2016 Lamar Released Untitled Unmastered. A Collection Of Unreleased Demos That Originated During The Recording Sessions For Butterfly. Lamar Has Received Several Accolades Throughout His Career Including Seven Grammy Awards. In Early 2013 MTV Named Lamar The Number One "Hottest MC In The Game" On Their Annual List. Time Named Lamar One Of The 100 Most Influential People In The World In 2016. Lamar's Fourth Album DAMN. Was Released On April 17 2017 To Widespread Critical Acclaim. It Debuted At Number One On The Billboard 200 Earning Lamar His Third Consecutive Number-One Album In The United States. The Album Was Supported By The Lead Single "Humble.". Lamar Won The Pulitzer Prize For DAMN. Lamar's Fifth Album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers Was Released On May 13 2022 His First Album In Five Years.
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To Pimp A Butterfly Is The Third Studio Album By American Hip-Hop Artist Kendrick Lamar. The Album Was Released On March 16 2015 By Top Dawg Entertainment Aftermath Entertainment And Distributed By Interscope Records. Upon Its Release "To Pimp A Butterfly" Received Rave Reviews From Music Critics. Lamar Has Described The Album Which Incorporates Elements Of Funk Spoken Word Poetry And Jazz As "honest Fearful And Unapologetic." In An Interview With Rolling Stone Magazine Kendrick Indicated That The Title Was A Play On Harper Lee's Novel "To Kill A Mockingbird". He Was Quoted As Saying "Just Putting The Word 'pimp' Next To 'butterfly'… It's A Trip. That's Something That Will Be A Phrase Forever. It'll Be Taught In College Courses — I Truly Believe That." On Metacritic Which Assigns A Normalized Rating Out Of Hundreds Of Reviews From Music Critics The Album Has An Average Score Of 96 Indicating "universal Acclaim". Anthony Fantano Of The Needle Drop Gave It A Perfect Score Making It The Third 10/10 He's Given To A Contemporary Album. On Music-Reviewing Website Rate Your Music "To Pimp A Butterfly" Has Reached Spot #1 On The List Of The Highest Reviewed Albums On The Site.