Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly

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Label:	Top Dawg Entertainment – AFTMB002295802CD, Aftermath Entertainment – AFTMB002295802CD, Interscope Records – AFTMB002295802CD
Format:	CD, Album
Country:	US
Released:	Mar 16, 2015
Genre:	Hip Hop, Jazz, Funk / Soul
Style:	Conscious, Jazzy Hip-Hop, G-Funk

Tracklist

1	Wesley's Theory Co-producer – Sounwave, Thundercat Featuring – George Clinton, Thundercat Producer – Flying Lotus, Ronald "Flip" Colson Written-By – Boris Gardiner, George Clinton, Kendrick Duckworth, Ronald Colson*, Stephen Bruner, Steven Ellison	4:47
2	For Free? (Interlude) Producer – Terrace Martin Written-By – Kendrick Duckworth, Terrace Martin	2:10
3	King Kunta Co-producer – Terrace Martin Producer – Sounwave Written-By – Ahmad (2), Johnny Burns (2), Kendrick Duckworth, Michael Jackson, Stephen Bruner	3:54
4	Institutionalized Featuring – Anna Wise, Bilal, Snoop Dogg Producer – Rahki Written-By – Columbus Smith, Kendrick Duckworth, Sam Barsh	4:31
5	These Walls Co-producer – Sounwave Featuring – Anna Wise, Bilal, Thundercat Producer – 1500 Or Nothin, Terrace Martin Written-By – James Fauntleroy II, Kendrick Duckworth, Larrance Dopson, Terrace Martin	5:00
6	U Co-producer – Sounwave Producer – Taz Arnold, Whoarei Written-By – Kendrick Duckworth, Taz Arnold	4:28
7	Alright Producer – Pharrell Williams, Sounwave Written-By – Kendrick Duckworth, Pharrell Williams, Sounwave	3:39
8	For Sale? (Interlude) Co-producer – Sounwave, Terrace Martin Producer – Taz Arnold Written-By – Kendrick Duckworth, Taz Arnold	4:51
9	Momma Producer – Knxwledge, Taz Arnold Written-By – Glen Boothe, Kendrick Duckworth, Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson, Rex Rideout, Taz Arnold	4:43
10	Hood Politics Producer – Sounwave, Tae Beast, Thundercat Written-By – Kendrick Duckworth, Stephen Bruner, Sufjan Stevens	4:52
11	How Much a Dollar Cost Featuring – James Fauntleroy II, Ronald Isley Producer – LoveDragon Written-By – James Fauntleroy II, Josef Liemberg*, Kendrick Duckworth, Ronald Isley, Terrace Martin	4:21
12	Complexion (A Zulu Love) Co-producer – Terrace Martin, The Antydote Featuring – Rapsody (2) Producer – Sounwave, Thundercat Written-By – Kendrick Duckworth, Rapsody (2), Stephen Bruner	4:23
13	The Blacker the Berry Featuring – Assassin, Lalah Hathaway Producer – Boi-1da, Stephen Kozmeniuk, Terrace Martin Written-By – Brent Kolatalo, Jesús Izquierdo, Kendrick Duckworth, Matthew Jehu Samuels, Stephen Kozmeniuk	5:28
14	You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) Producer – LoveDragon Written-By – Kendrick Duckworth, Terrace Martin	4:01
15	I Producer – Rahki Written-By – Chris Jasper, Columbus Smith, Ernie Isley, Kendrick Duckworth, Marvin Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley	5:36
16	Mortal Man Producer – Sounwave Written-By – Fehintola Anikulapo Kuti, Kendrick Duckworth, Stephen Bruner	12:07

Companies, etc.

Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering

Credits

Executive-Producer – Anthony Tiffith, Dr. Dre
Mastered By – Mike Bozzi
Mixed By – Derek Ali*
Mixed By [Mix Assistant] – James Hunt (7), Matt Schaeffer
Producer [Associate] – Dave Free

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 602547270917

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	To Pimp A Butterfly (16×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps )	Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records	none	US	2015
	To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album)	Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records	0602547270917	Europe	2015
New Submission	To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album)	Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records	B0022958-02	Canada	2015
New Submission	To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album)	Universal Music Korea, Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment, Interscope Records	DS31203	South Korea	2015
New Submission	To Pimp A Butterfly (2×LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release, Clear)	Not On Label (Kendrick Lamar)	AFTMB002295802LP	Australia	2015

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Reviews

ughwhateverdude13 Jul 26, 2017
one of the most over rated albums of all time
lawrencestevens2001 Jan 24, 2016
(Quick Review #41)
Listen: #1+2

I don't know what took me so long to listen to this album. I love GKMC, but this is much better. This is a masterpiece. I have so much love for the production, lyrics and themes of this album. Once again Kendrick pulls off the Concept album amazingly well. While not as obvious as the plot of GKMC, if you look into the lyrics enough you'll get it. This is truely an instant classic, and is with MBDTF as the best rap (or really any genre)album of the 2010s.

10
ZDucks Nov 21, 2015
What's up with all these post about the bootleg version being good?
akg7915 Oct 28, 2015
Edited 9 years ago
I am playing my copy for the first time and there is a constant skipping throughout the entirety of "These Walls." I thought everything sounded fantastic until that song, and I literally couldn't play through the end of the side without the skipping. Anyone else have this issue?

EDIT:: I adjusted the weight on my turntable arm. though i hadn't had this issue with any other LPs, the arm definitely needed rebalancing. seems to have fixed my issue as of now.
simoftw Oct 25, 2015
Edited 9 years ago
I noticed on the inside gatefold it has Hood Politics and Momma switched around in the track listing.

This is for the 2XLP, my mistake.
joey_p87 Jul 14, 2015
The re-arrangement of the tracklist is an absolutely bizarre move. And precisely why I'm going to wait for the official release. The album's narrative and flow will be lost...
solo99g Jun 9, 2015
I am not sure about anything regarding this release. I do know I have a 2LP set that I have yet to play, but the vinyl is NOT clear or even remotely so. One disk was white marble and the other pink marble. I am hoping that it sounds ok, but just haven't had the chance to listen yet.

I think the buzz around this will ultimately increase sales once an official vinyl set is released, but I hope they don't wait forever :)
black150 May 29, 2015
Where that vinyl at?
rspkt Apr 19, 2015
The clear 2xLP version that has been release is a bootleg. This has been confirmed by several sources. There is currently NO official vinyl release for this album.
ada316 Apr 19, 2015
Vinyl release does exist and it's a "limited edition" 2x LP on Clear and it's sitting on my shelf at the moment. Happy RSD.