![]() ![]() This is then carried onto the next song “For Free?” where a seemingly silly intro by Darlene Tibbs serves as an allegory for how America will move on to try to corrupt the next successful black man if Kendrick does not give in to this materialism. Normally when artists name drop their albums, it doesn’t mean much, but here is an example of Kendrick very much establishing a big theme that he will further explore on songs such as “Institutionalized”, “u” and “How Much a Dollar Cost?”. This idea is the so-called “pimping of the butterfly,” with successful black men being pimped to the benefit of America. This features Kendrick rapping from the perspective of America trying to convince successful black men to waste their money on pointless material gain until they are eventually robbed of everything they have including their identity. From here we go straight into the meat of the song, Kendrick’s more serious second verse. Dre cameo that talks about the difficulty of sustained success. “Wesley’s Theory” then proceeds to move all over the place with pitch shifted vocals from Josef Leinberg, a fun braggadocious verse from Kendrick talking about his come up in the industry, incredible singing from Thundercat and George Clinton and a memorable Dr. This sample is from a 1970s song trying to encourage black pride, which certainly goes with many of the themes on the album, specifically those present in “Complexion”, “i” and “Mortal Man”. The first theme is evident from the beginning of the song with the Boris Gardiner sample. To Pimp A Butterfly opens with “Wesley’s Theory”, a song that definitely sets the stage for many of the themes of the album. Other themes on the album include division in the black community, gang violence and systemic racism among other things. This is relevant to To Pimp A Butterfly because this album follows good kid, m.A.A.d city and is very much a response to his newfound fame in the music industry. All four singles released from the album proceeded to make it up to the top 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the album was certified triple platinum in June 2018. ![]() This album was critically acclaimed for Kendrick’s incredible narrative about his time as a young man in Compton. It was with his next release, good kid, m.A.A.d city however, where he really became one of rap music’s biggest stars. He had released a few mixtapes early in his career but Kendrick really began to burst on the scene with his first studio album Section.80. Kendrick Lamar is one of hip hop’s biggest names due to his incredible lyricism, honesty and story-telling ability. Alright - Kendrick Lamar.As 2020 comes to a close with one of the most divisive elections in quite some time, a virus still looming largely over our heads and racial conflict at a boiling point, I think it’s important to look back at the wise words of a genius: Kendrick Lamar on his masterpiece album To Pimp A Butterfly. On the outro, ‘Mortal Man,’ it’s revealed Kendrick is reciting this poem to Tupac during a simulated interview, using Pac’s words from a 1994 interview with P3 Soul.Īs the poem & interview alludes, ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ finds Kendrick reflecting on his role as a leader in Hip-Hop, and also as “butterfly” pimped by the music industry. ![]() Song off this classic? | Throughout Kendrick Lamar’s 3rd album, he Dre, Snoop Dogg, SZA, Thundercat, Rapsody & more. Kendrick dropped his classic album, ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ 8 years ago □ | TPAB has production from Pharrell, Flyingĭr. TikTok video from Teeej "My rights, my wrong, I write 'til I'm right with God #rap #hiphop #raptok #kendricklamar #topimpabutterfly #tpab". My rights, my wrong, I write 'til I'm right with God #rap #hiphop #raptok #kendricklamar #topimpabutterfly #tpabġ.8K Likes, 64 Comments. ![]()
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