Stereogum — To talk about To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick Lamar’s new album, we need to talk about Tupac Amaru Shakur. Tupac is the ghosts that haunts To Pimp A Butterfly, and among so many other things, the LP functions as a piece of Pac hero-worship. Kendrick ... more info

Perez Hilton — Wow. Tell everyone how you really feel, Azealia Banks! Not like you haven't ever done so before! [ Related: Azealia Calls Kendrick Lamar's Ferguson Comments The Dumbest Sh*t She's Ever Heard ] In a recent interview with Playboy magazine, the rapper d... more info

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