![]() For instance, there are tons of jazzy chords on “For Free?”. What I think is interesting about Kendrick’s own unique type of unification is that it doesn’t consist primarily of subgenres of rap, or the sounds of his songs it actually consists of strictly musical aspects, like harmony. The difference is Jay-Z follows the sound of his time, while Kendrick, like Kanye,is currently defining it. Jay-Z probably has one of the best ears for a beat in the game - discovering Kanye, discovering 9th Wonder - but Kendrick is right behind him. In fact, “Complexion (A Zulu Love)” has a grand total of 4 producers listed! But somehow, overall, Kendrick managed to pick beats that all sound related. But every track except 1 has more than 1 producer listed in the credits on Wikipedia. But it’s actually Sounwave who appears the most on tracks, a total of 7 times. For example, we have Pharrell, Flyin Lotus, and Boi-1da as credited producers. It has an incredibly unified sound, even though there are many different producers on it. Kendrick’s TPAB, then, is an album that falls into the latter category. (I can even compare Kendrick’s TPAB album against Kendrick’s other album, “good kid, m.A.A.d city,” which I reviewed in another article that you can read by clicking here.) I mention all of this for two reasons: 1.) To show that I can judge Kendrick’s TPAB against a lot of other rap albums, and 2.) To show what kind of listening treatment To Pimp A Butterfly got from me. That’s almost a week’s total of listening to only that single song, and that play count doesn’t even take into account how many times I’ve listened to “Dip-Set Forever” elsewhere, like on my iPhone. ![]() That works out to 372.4 minutes, or about 6.2 hours. For instance, one single song - “How We Do” - occupies 4 different playlists on my computer (a swag one, a Top 10 Dre Beats one, a workout one, and another playlist.) In fact, iTunes tells me that I’ve listened to Cam’ron’s song “Dip-Set Forever” 95 times, which is about 4 minutes long. Now, I know a lot of rap albums, and practically study them over and over through playing them not just all the way through in one take, but also on multiple mixes and playlists. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley)ġ2 Complexion (A Zulu Love) (ft.Let me set the tone for this piece right off the bat: To Pimp A Butterfly is the greatest rap album of all time. Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg)ġ1 How Much A Dollar Cost (ft. Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg)Ġ5 These Walls (ft. George Clinton & Thundercat)Ġ4 Institutionalized (ft. The album is still streaming on Spotify, for the time being.Ġ1 Wesley’s Theory (ft. Top Dawg Entertainment chief Anthony Tiffith has said that Interscope “fucked up the release”. UPDATE: It appears that the album has been removed from iTunes and is only available for pre-order. ![]() A glitch or someone’s idea of a cruel joke, we don’t know. Reportedly, only the clean version was available early on, but now the explicit version is also on sale. The album features George Clinton, Thundercat, Bilal, Snoop Dogg, James Fauntleroy and Robert Isley. Kendrick Lamar has released his new album, To Pimp A Butterfly, on iTunes, a week ahead of its March 23rd street date. ![]()
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