To Pimp A Butterfly [VINYL]

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Momma" contains elements of "Wishful Thinking" written by Sylvester Stewart and performed by Sly and the Family Stone; and elements of "On Your Own", written by Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson and Rex Rideout; and samples from "On Your Own", performed by Lalah Hathaway. You know the production value of this album was through the roof, so it has to be the vinyl mastering. Jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington said that the album "changed music, and we're still seeing the effects of it [. Alright" begins as a spoken-word treatise before exploding into a shapeshifting portrait of America that brings in jazz horns, skittering drum beats and Lamar's mellifluous rapping as he struggles with troubles and temptations. Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly described the album as "embracing the entire history of black American music.

Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly (2015, Gatefold, Vinyl

ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Laneway Publishing, Q Baby Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Corp. Momma" contains samples from "On Your Own" performed by Lalah Hathaway from the album "Self Portrait" (STXCD-30308). Even me talking about it here in a review, I feel, does an injustice to how spectacular this album is, and I hope that if you hadn’t heard this album before and you’re reading this review, you will give this album a chance. Primarily a hip hop album, To Pimp a Butterfly incorporates numerous other musical styles spanning the history of African-American music, most prominently jazz, funk, and soul.Stereogum described To Pimp a Butterfly as an "ambitious avant-jazz-rap statement," [32] and The Source categorized the album as an experimental hip hop release. as well as Sly Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On and Funkadelic and Erykah Badu's similarly wah-crazy but comparatively lo-fi New Amerykah (4th World War)," but stated nonetheless that "the sense of this album is vividly contemporary. but I’m deducting stars because this is somehow the highest rated album on the platform and I’m not trying to contribute to that average. I" contains portions of " That Lady", written by Ronald Isley, Christopher Jasper, O'Kelly Isley, Jr.

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As Bilal quips on the chorus to "Institutionalized": "Shit don’t change until you get up and wash your ass, nigga. Guest appearances include Thundercat, George Clinton, Bilal, Anna Wise, Snoop Dogg, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, and Rapsody. In September 2020, Rolling Stone released an updated version of their 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, based on the opinions of over 300 artists, music journalists, and industry insiders, which ranked To Pimp a Butterfly as the 19th-best album of all time. On their lists of best albums of the decade, The Independent placed it first, [109] Consequence second, [110] Rolling Stone third, [111] and Pitchfork fourth.The album's 1970s funk-inspired [50] opening track "Wesley's Theory" is a reference to Wesley Snipes and how the actor was jailed for tax evasion; according to Lamar, "no one teaches poor black males how to manage money or celebrity, so if they do achieve success, the powers that be can take it from right under them". Mortal Man" contains excerpts from "I No Get Eye for Back", written by Fela Anikulapo Kuti and performed by Houston Person; and featuring parts from the music journalist Mats Nileskar's November 1994 interview with Tupac Shakur for P3 Soul Broadcasting Corporation.

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In addition, Lamar said, "The idea was to make a record that reflected all complexions of black women. This concept came from South Africa and I saw all these different colors speaking a beautiful language.

Irish Times journalist Jim Carroll deemed it "a record for the times we're in", in which Lamar transitioned from his past narratives about Compton to fierce but precise reflections on "black America". The album's immediate influence was felt as "a pantheon for racial empowerment", according to Butler, who also argued that the record helped create a respected space for conscious hip hop and "will be revered not just at the top of some list at the end of the year, but in the subconscious of music fans for decades to come".