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A landmark hip-hop album where jazz, funk, politics, city memory, and label infrastructure become one discovery trail.
Album / 2015
Digging the next trail
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Artist / Compton
Kendrick Lamar
rapper / writer
A West Coast writer whose albums turn city memory, jazz, funk, and label infrastructure into dense discovery trails.
930K followers3 releases
Featured
To Pimp a Butterfly
Artist profile
Popular Songs
01AlrightTo Pimp a Butterfly02King KuntaTo Pimp a Butterfly03The Blacker the BerryTo Pimp a Butterfly
AlrightTo Pimp a Butterfly02King KuntaTo Pimp a Butterfly03The Blacker the BerryTo Pimp a ButterflyReleases
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An Interscope-scale Kendrick Lamar release connecting writers, producers, city memory, and modern rap authorship.
Album / 2017
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A TDE catalog entry point connecting Kendrick Lamar to Compton writing, jazz musicianship, and producer-led albums.
Announced Release / 2027
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Album / 2015
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Madlib's Blue Note conversation: jazz catalog, beatmaking, samples, and label history folded into one record.
Album / 2003