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Kendrick Lamar Breaks Down ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ Pt. 1 (Video)

MTV’s Rob Markman sat down with Kendrick Lamar and discussed a couple tracks off ‘To Pimp A Butterfly.’ K-Dot reveals its initial title, Tu Pimp A Caterpilliar (TU-P-A-C), breaks down “Wesley’s Theory” as well as “King Kunta”.

Kendrick Lamar Talks ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ & More On #TheCruzShow (Video)

K Dot stopped by #TheCruzShow on Power 106, he talked about the success of ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’, how it’s different from g.o.o.d kid m.A.A.d city, touched on why producer ‘LoveDragon’ wants to remain anonymous, and what he did when he went to Dr. Dre’s house.

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ Debuts At No.1 (News)

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Congrats to K Dot!!

According to Hits Daily Double, Lamar’s new album will top Billboard’s Hot 200 albums chart, selling an estimated 318,988 copies opening week (355,372 total with streams).

To Pimp A Butterfly marks Kendrick Lamar’s first No. 1 album, topping his stellar good kid, m.A.A.d city debut. Released in 2012, good kid, m.A.A.d city debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s albums chart, selling 242,000 copies first week and later becoming platinum-certified.

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Justin Credible & DJ sourMILK’s Album Spotlight Of The Week: Kendrick Lamar ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’

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K. Dot is back! The new album “To Pimp A Butterfly” was released a few days ago and if you’re from LA, it’s been the soundtrack in everyone’s car pretty much this whole week. The clean version of the album was prematurely released by mistake on iTunes and shortly after the full explicit version was made available. Kendrick Lamar came out the gate breaking records with his new album. He made Spotify history and had 9.6 million streams on the first day!

It’s been almost 3 years since we had some new Kendrick music so we weren’t too sure on what we would get from him. The new album isn’t as aggressive production wise as “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” but Kendrick makes up for the that lyrically.

Aside from Kendrick’s crazy bars, the production on it is just as incredible. The presence of pianist Robert Glasper, producer/sax player Terrace Martin and bass player Thundercat can be felt throughout the whole album. Basically Jazz compositions with Hip-Hop beats/raps over it and even some spoken word at one point on the “For Free? (Interlude)”.

Yo! The album has so many great songs that it’s hard to choose a favorite, but some songs off the album that we gravitated to are “King Kunta,” where Dot transforms into a 2015 Compton bred James Brown. One of the more gritty beats on the album, Dot let’s everyone know that he’s here and the thrown is HIS. Other stand out tracks include “Institutionalized” featuring Snoop, Bilal & Anna Wise, “These Walls,” “Alright,” “How Much A Dollar Cost,” and of course, “Mortal Man”. On the song “Mortal Man,” he puts together a back and forth conversation between him and the late Tupac using old sound bites from Tupac’s past interviews. Another song that really stood out is “Hood Politics”. Dot plays Obama with an attitude, and touches on some of the obstacles he’s had to deal with on his way to that podium. This is definitely an album you have to listen to if you appreciate great Hip-Hop!

Go support great music and grab “To Pimp A Butterfly” album on iTunes NOW. Shouts to our TDE family and special thanks to Kendrick Lamar for another incredible body of work.

We wanna know your thoughts on the album as well. Have you heard the album? If so, what’s your favorite song? Drop a comment below and let us know what you think of the album so far. Be sure to check out more from us on power106.com & laleakers.com as well!

Kendrick Lamar Drops New Album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ (News)

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Just a week before K.Dot was supposed to release his new album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly‘, he dropped it today which happens to be on the 20th anniversary of Tupac Shakur’s Me Against the World, The follow-up to his 2012 debut good kid, m.A.A.d city.

Beat x Beat: Jay Rock “Pay For It” ft. Kendrick Lamar & Chantal (Video)

“Serena comes from the same city I come from, so I know the pain that she feels. I know the loss that she has. That was my approach on the record. You gotta pull from that. You gotta pull from everything that you hate about yourself, everything that you hate about where you come from, and turn it into something positive.”

Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock and Serena Williams #DoTheWork for a deeper reason. Struggle is inspiration, in the booth or on the court. Watch Beat x Beat for an exclusive look at how pain becomes power.

Kendrick Lamar Reveals “To Pimp A Butterfly” (Artwork & Tracklist)

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K Dot revealed the artwork for his upcoming album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’, dropping March 23 you can pre-order yours on iTunes now.

UPDATE:

K.Dot shares the tracklist for “To Pimp A Butterfly“, see below…

1. “Wesley’s Theory”
2. “For Free? (Interlude)”
3. “King Kunta”
4. “Institutionalized”
5. “These Walls”
6. “U”
7. “Alright”
8. “For Sale? (Interlude)”
9. “Momma”
10. “Hood Politics”
11. “How Much a Dollar Cost”
12. “Complexion”
13. “The Blacker the Berry”
14. “You Ain’t Gotta Lie (Momma Said)”
15. “i”
16. “Mortal Man”

Kendrick Lamar Covers ‘Rolling Stone’ Magazine (News)

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K Dot graces the cover of Rolling Stone magazine new issue!

You can cop your copy on Friday.

Lamar is vague about what specifically the title To Pimp a Butterfly means (“That will be taught in college courses someday,” he says). But he describes the album as “honest, fearful and unapologetic.” “You take a black kid out of Compton and put him in the limelight, and you find answers about yourself you never knew you were searching for,” he said. “There’s some stuff in there, man. It’s a roller coaster. It builds.”

In addition to “The Blacker the Berry”, another confirmed track is “King Kunta”.

The songs range from the intensely personal to the swaggeringly aggressive – like “King Kunta,” which could be the theme song from a Seventies blaxploitation flick. When Pharrell Williams first heard the track, he praised it by calling it “unapologetically black.” “It’s just him expressing how he’s feeling at the moment,” says Lamar’s longtime producer Mark “Sounwave” Spears. “And right now, he’s mad.”