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Revision as of 22:06, 15 March 2015

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To Pimp a Butterfly is the upcoming third studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. The album is scheduled to be released on March 23, 2015, by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, and distributed by Interscope Records.[2][3]

Background

Kendrick Lamar first revealed plans of releasing a follow-up to his major-label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012), on February 28, 2014, during an interview with Billboard.[4] Lamar has described the album, which incorporates elements of funk, spoken word poetry and free-jazz, as "honest, fearful and unapologetic."[5]

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Kendrick indicated that the title was a play on Harper Lee's 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."[6]

Release and promotion

On March 10, 2015, Lamar announced his third album to be titled, To Pimp a Butterfly. On the same day, Lamar unveiled the album cover, when he posted a picture of it on his official Instagram page. After a rumored track-listing surfaced via the IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry), on March 12, 2015, Lamar confirmed the album's track-listing.[5][7]

Singles

On September 23, 2014, Kendrick Lamar released a song titled "i", as a single via digital distribution.[8] On November 15, 2014, Lamar appeared on Saturday Night Live, as the musical guest, where he performed "i".[9]

On February 9, 2015, Lamar released the album's second official single, titled "The Blacker the Berry".[10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Wesley's Theory" (featuring George Clinton & Thundercat)Dr. Dre, George Clinton, Kendrick Duckworth 4:47
2."For Free?" (Interlude)  2:10
3."King Kunta"Kendrick Duckworth, Stephen BrunerSounwave, Thundercat3:54
4."Institutionalized" (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg)Kendrick Duckworth 4:31
5."These Walls" (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat)Kendrick Duckworth 5:00
6."u"Kendrick Duckworth 4:28
7."Alright"Kendrick Duckworth 3:39
8."For Sale?" (Interlude)  4:51
9."Momma"Kendrick Duckworth 4:43
10."Hood Politics"Kendrick Duckworth 4:52
11."How Much a Dollar Cost" (featuring James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley)Dr. Dre, Kendrick Duckworth 4:21
12."Complexion (A Zulu Love)" (featuring Rapsody)Kendrick Duckworth 4:23
13."The Blacker the Berry"Kendrick Duckworth, Matthew Jehu Samuels, Terrace Martin, Stephen Kozmeniuk, Jefferey CampbellBoi-1da, Terrace Martin, KOZ5:28
14."You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)"Kendrick Duckworth 4:01
15."i" (Extended Version)Kendrick Duckworth, Columbus Smith, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Christopher JasperRahki5:36
16."Mortal Man"Kendrick Duckworth 12:07
Total length:69:09
Sample credits
Notes
  • "King Kunta" contains uncredited vocals performed by Anna Wise of Sonnymoon

References

  1. ^ https://instagram.com/agentcbw7/p/0GZDWXGLXx/
  2. ^ http://m.pitchfork.com/news/58754-kendrick-lamar-announces-album-release-date/
  3. ^ http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/6/8164477/kendrick-lamar-album-title-release-date-untitled
  4. ^ "Top Dawg's Kendrick Lamar & ScHoolboy Q Cover Story: Enter the House of Pain". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  5. ^ a b http://www.rap-up.com/2015/03/12/kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-tracklisting/
  6. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/kendrick-lamars-new-album-everything-we-know-20150311/it-is-no-longer-untitled-20150310/
  7. ^ http://pitchfork.com/news/58756-kendrick-lamar-confirms-to-pimp-a-butterfly-tracklist/
  8. ^ Frydenlund, Zach (23 September 2014). "Listen to Kendrick Lamar's "I"". Complex. Retrieved 24 September 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ "Kendrick Lamar Makes a Triumphant Return to 'SNL'". Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ "Kendrick Lamar premieres "The Blacker The Berry", his intense, racially-charged new single — listen - Consequence of Sound". Consequence of Sound.

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