DE AFARĂ: Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)

To Pimp a Butterfly este cel de-al 3-lea album solo al lui Kendrick Lamar, al doilea la un “major label” după good kid, m.A.A.d city, și a fost lansat în data de 15 martie 2015 prin Top Dawg, Aftermath și Interscope, albumul și piesele fiind produse de Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith (exec.), Boi-1da, Dave Free, Dr. Dre (exec.), Flying Lotus, KOZ, Knxwledge, Larrance Dopson, LoveDragon, Pharrell Williams, Rahki, Ronald 'Flippa' Colson, Sounwave, Tae Beast, Taz Arnold, Terrace Martin, Thundercat, Tommy Black și Willie B. Pe album îi întâlnim pe George Clinto, Thundercat, Bilal, Anna Wise, Snoop Dogg, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley și Rapsody.

Track listing

Nr.	Titlu (featuring)	Compozitor(i)	Producător(i)	Durata
1.	"Wesley's Theory" (featuring George Clinton & Thundercat)	Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, George Clinton, Steven Ellison, Ronald Colson, Stephen Bruner, Boris Gardiner	Flying Lotus, Ronald 'Flippa' Colson, Sounwave (Add.), Thundercat (Add.)	4:47
2.	"For Free?" (Interlude)	K. Duckworth, Terrace Martin, R. McKinney	Terrace Martin	2:10
3.	"King Kunta"	K. Duckworth, S. Bruner, Johnny Burns, Michael Jackson, Ahmad Lewis, S. Gordy	Sounwave, Terrace Martin (Add.)	3:54
4.	"Institutionalized" (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg)	K. Duckworth, Columbus Smith, Frederik Halldin, Sam Barsh	Rahki, Frederik 'Tommy Black' Halldin	4:31
5.	"These Walls" (featuring Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat)	K. Duckworth, T. Martin, Larrance Dopson, James Fauntleroy, R. McKinney	Terrace Martin, Larrance Dopson, Sounwave (Add.)	5:00
6.	"u"	K. Duckworth, Taz Arnold, M. Brown	Taz Arnold AKA Ti$A, Whoarei, Sounwave (Add.)	4:28
7.	"Alright"	K. Duckworth, Pharrell Williams, M. Spears	Pharrell Williams, Sounwave	3:39
8.	"For Sale?" (Interlude)	K. Duckworth, T. Arnold	Taz Arnold AKA Ti$A, Sounwave (Add.), Terrace Martin (Add.)	4:51
9.	"Momma"	K. Duckworth, T. Arnold, Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson, Rex Rideout, S. Stewart, G. Boothe	Knxwledge, Taz Arnold AKA Ti$A	4:43
10.	"Hood Politics"	K. Duckworth, S. Bruner, Sufjan Stevens, D. Perkins, M. Spears	Tae Beast, Sounwave, Thundercat	4:52
11.	"How Much a Dollar Cost" (featuring James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley)	K. Duckworth, T. Martin, Josef Leimberg, J. Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, R. McKinney	LoveDragon	4:21
12.	"Complexion (A Zulu Love)" (featuring Rapsody)	K. Duckworth, S. Bruner, Marlanna Evans, M. Spears	Thundercat, Sounwave, Terrace Martin (Add.), Antydote (Add.)	4:23
13.	"The Blacker the Berry"	K. Duckworth, Matthew Jehu Samuels, Stephen Kozmeniuk, Jefferey Campbell, A. Izquierdo, Z. Epstein, K. Lewis, B. Kolatalo	Boi-1da, KOZ, Terrace Martin (Add.)	5:28
14.	"You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)"	K. Duckworth, T. Martin, J. Leimberg, R. McKinney, M. Spears	LoveDragon	4:01
15.	"i" (Extended Version)	K. Duckworth, Columbus Smith, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, R. Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Christopher Jasper	Rahki	5:36
16.	"Mortal Man"	K. Duckworth, S. Bruner, M. Spears, F. Anikulapo	Sounwave	12:07
Total length:				78:51

Sample credits

• "Wesley's Theory" contains elements of "Every Nigger Is A Star", as performed by Boris Gardiner.
• "King Kunta" contains interpolations of "Get Nekkid", as performed by Mausberg, "Smooth Criminal", as performed by Michael Jackson, elements of "The Payback", as performed by James Brown and a sample of "We Want The Funk", as performed by Ahmad.
• "Momma" contains elements of "On Your Own", as performed by Lalah Hathaway.
• "Hood Politics" contains a sample of "All for Myself", as performed by Sufjan Stevens.
• "The Blacker the Berry" contains a sample of "It's Your Thing", as performed by Cold Grits.
• "i" contains a sample of "That Lady", as performed by The Isley Brothers.

Notes

• "Wesley's Theory" contains additional vocals performed by Dr. Dre, Anna Wise, Ash Rise, Josef Leimberg and Whitney Alford.
• "For Free? (Interlude)" contains additional vocals performed by Anna Wise and Darlene Tibbs.
• "King Kunta" contains additional vocals performed by Whitney Alford.
• "u" contains additional vocals performed by Bilal, Jessica Vielmas and SZA.
• "Alright" contains additional vocals performed by Pharrell Williams, Candace Wakefield and Thundercat.
• "For Sale? (Interlude)" contains additional vocals performed by Bilal, Taz Arnold AKA Ti$A, Preston Harris and SZA.
• "Momma" contains additional vocals performed by Lalah Hathaway and Bilal.
• "Hood Politics" contains additional vocals performed by Bilal, Anna Wise, Preston Harris and Dion Friley.
• "Complexion (A Zulu Love)" contains additional vocals performed by Thundercat, Lalah Hathaway, Talkbox Monte, Javonte and Pete Rock.
• "You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)" contains additional vocals performed by Thundercat, Preston Harris, Wyann Vaughn and Javonte.
• "i" contains additional vocals performed by Taz Arnold AKA Ti$A, William Sweat, Candace Wakefield, Devon Downing, Edwin Orellana, Dave Free, Dion Friley and Ronald Isley.
• "Mortal Man" contains additional vocals performed by James Fauntleroy and Javonte.

Kendrick Lamar - King Kunta (Videoclip)

 
Kendrick Lamar - i (Videoclip)
"i" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar, released on September 23, 2014 as the first official single from his upcoming third album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). The song heavily samples "That Lady", as performed by R&B group The Isley Brothers, elements of which were re-recorded rather than being directly sampled from the original record. The song debuted and peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The video for the song premiered on Vevo and YouTube on November 4, 2014. It features cameos from singer Ron Isley and George Clinton. References are made to 2Pac and The Joker in the video. A short instrumental was played in the intro of the video.
The song received critical acclaim from music critics. The track was placed at number ten on Rolling Stone '​s 50 Best Songs of 2014 list. Billboard listed "i" as the second best song of 2014. "i" also was placed at number 14 on Spin's list of "The 101 Best Songs of 2014". In January 2015, "i" was ranked at number five on The Village Voice '​s annual year-end Pazz & Jop critics' poll
"i" received the award for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song at the 2015 Grammy Awards.

Kendrick Lamar - The Blacker The Berry
"The Blacker the Berry" is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar. It was released on February 9, 2015 as the second single from his third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly. The song features vocals from Jamaican artist Assassin. It shares its title with the novel The Blacker the Berry by American author Wallace Thurman, which deals with similar themes of racism.
"The Blacker the Berry" is a racially-charged song, noted for being a departure from the "self-love-promoting" "i", a single released in late 2014. The song features a "boom-bap beat", with lyrics that celebrate his African-American heritage, and "tackles hatred, racism, and hypocrisy head on." Lamar introduces the themes with lyrics such as; "Came from the bottom of mankind / My hair is nappy, my dick is big, my nose is rounded / You hate me don’t you / You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my culture / You’re fucking evil / I want you to recognize that I’m a proud monkey / You vandalize my perception, but can’t take style from me." The song's hook is performed by Jamaican Dancehall artist Assassin, notable for performing on Kanye West's 2013 LP Yeezus, whose lyrics similarly address racial inequality, specifically against African Americans.
The song, however, contains a deeper meaning of the dangers of hypocrisy. Every verse in the song begins with "I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015", followed by Lamar stating issues of racism in society. The final lyric in the song — "Then why did I weep when Trayvon was in the street, when gang banging made me kill a nigga blacker than me. Hypocrite!" — implies that Lamar believes that, while African-Americans should be angry about racism, and events such as the death of Trayvon Martin; however, he considers himself a hypocrite for mourning Trayvon's death, and not the deaths of the black lives around him, such as gang members.
"The Blacker the Berry" received universal acclaim from music critics. Steven J. Horowitz of Billboard gave the song four-and-a-half stars out of five, writing that "Lamar swings at racial injustice, letting rage break his usual cool veneer". Pitchfork Media named it "Best New Track", with reviewer Jayson Greene saying that the song "might be [Lamar's] most focused and upsetting performance."






Kendrick Lamar - You Ain't Gotta Lie (momma Said) [Music Video]

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Kendrick Lamar - Alright (Videoclip)