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02King KuntaRick Rubin

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Album2015

To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar/TDE

A landmark hip-hop album where jazz, funk, politics, city memory, and label infrastructure become one discovery trail.

Label path

TDEIndependent NetworkMerlin

DYGR rating

284K

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5.0

Tracklist

01Wesley's TheoryBrian Eno

02King KuntaRick Rubin

03AlrightNigel Godrich

Short review

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