![]() It was deemed Album of the Year by Rolling Stone Vice's Noisey called Lamar Artist of the Year. And by all metrics, To Pimp A Butterfly really is a great album. It's a mark of a great album that changes with each subsequent listen. Since March, we've had time to process its myriad influences and messages, so here it is, To Pimp A Butterfly, ranked in order of genius. It's an overwhelming record, impossible to take in in its entirety after the first or second or even third listen. ![]() Still, his three prior albums couldn't possibly prepare us for To Pimp A Butterfly, a hybrid of jazz, R&B, rap, and protest song in one 16-track record. His two prior records had garnered interest from his peers and the music establishment, but it took tracks like "Backseat Freestyle" and "Swimming Pools (Drank)" to earn mainstream cred. Kendrick Lamar burst out of Compton with 2012's good kid, m.A.A.d city, his major-label debut.
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