Stereogum — Last night Kendrick Lamar’s new album To Pimp A Butterfly became available on iTunes a week before its scheduled release date 3/23. Fans, critics, and TDE executives reacted to the surprise release, but so did some of the album’s key collaborator... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In the hours after Kendrick Lamar’s new album “To Pimp a Butterfly” was released a week early, one track, “Mortal Man,” started getting traction. more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Kendrick Lamar's new album "To Pimp a Butterfly," has arrived a week before its scheduled release date. Happy Monday, everyone. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — American popular culture finally realized two of ts deepest fantasies last night -- a new Kendrick Lamar LP dropped (more on that here), and we got to take Justin Bieber to the woodshed and tell him what a jerk he's been lately. more info

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MTV.co.uk News — NO ONE TOUCH US. Lamar's new album 'To Pimp A Butterfly' has arrived a whole week early... more info

Time — The album was supposed to be released on March 23 more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Earlier this month, Kendrick Lamar took us by surprise when he revealed that his highly-anticipated followup to good kid, m.A.A.d city would be out in less than three weeks (3/23), but it turns out he's surprised us once again:... more info

Stereogum — To Pimp A Butterfly went live on iTunes tonight, ahead of its planned 3/23 release date. Right now, it looks like only the clean version is available to buy — you can purchase it right here. Kendrick seemingly acknowledged the release on Twitter: Y... more info