Premature Evaluation: Kendrick Lamar To Pimp A Butterfly
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 surprise-released the album a week early so that it would […]
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 wee... 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 re... more info
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 ... more info
Stereogum — Late Sunday night, a week ahead of its intended March 23rd release date, Kendrick Lamar released his ambitious avant-jazz-rap statement To Pimp A Butterfly on iTunes and ... more info
Stereogum — Even after less than a week’s worth of impressions, To Pimp A Butterfly leaves a distinct impression: Kendrick Lamar needs a lot of collaborators to help him figure out... more info
Perez Hilton — He's earning rave reviews for his latest album — but breaking records ALREADY?
Kendrick Lamar's album To Pimp A Butterfly is being hailed by music critics as modern day... more info
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 — 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