Album
To Pimp A Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar
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Album
Kendrick Lamar
the jazz-rap opus that actually commits
i don't throw around 'important' but this one earned it without feeling homework-y. these walls is horny and political at once which is a tightrope.
a cultural reset on tape
a cultural moment. every track rewrites what hip-hop can be — jazz fusion, spoken word, p-funk, all without a weak verse. mortal man closes one of the best decades of music.
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Jun 18, 2026
the jazz-rap opus that actually commits
i don't throw around 'important' but this one earned it without feeling homework-y. these walls is horny and political at once which is a tightrope.
Apr 29, 2026
a cultural reset on tape
a cultural moment. every track rewrites what hip-hop can be — jazz fusion, spoken word, p-funk, all without a weak verse. mortal man closes one of the best decades of music.
Apr 26, 2026
May 18, 2026
