To Pimp A Butterfly

‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ wasn’t made to be ordinary, it was made to be exceptional.

The album is not the artist, but the artist can always make another album.

It didn’t just change the music. It changed the audience.

“Kendrick first approached me about this particular project in the middle of ‘To Pimp A Butterfly.’”

9th Wonder continues to ensure hip-hop has its rightful place in the history books.

K. Dot's close collaborator speaks on meeting high expectations post-'TPAB.'

We need to hear that music.

We spoke with Rapsody about a 2015 campaign that included meeting Dr. Dre and delivering the only rap feature on Kendrick Lamar's 'TPAB.'

We won't deny greatness when we hear it, and Kendrick's album was 2015's greatest.

"We didn’t do that album for popular culture. We did an album for people who need hope."

Kendrick was the first official musical guest on Colbert's new Late Show and he set the bar extremely high.

Six months later, is Kendrick's 'TPAB' a classic album? It doesn't matter.

Solo artists are old school. In 2015, seemingly every notable album has come from massive collaboration.

You could make an entire EP from the unreleased and alternate 'TPAB' material. So we did.

"King Kunta" is the third single from Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' album.

We spoke to the man himself.

Here's why...

"How did we get here? How did we reach a point where the hype and conversation surrounding the music has overshadowed the music itself?"

The TDE emcee's new album is already the highest-rated rap album ever.

"'To Pimp A Butterfly' must be heard, it’s important for the genre, but you don’t have to like it."

Every. Single. Person.

Wowzers.

Read a literal second-by-second account of the first time I listened to Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp A Butterfly.'

'To Pimp a Butterfly' is the most anticipated hip-hop album of the year, and DJBooth has the official tracklist.