To Pimp a Butterfly

Summary

To Pimp a Butterfly is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,961 views/month, #131 of 60,676).^[2]

Key Facts

• To Pimp a Butterfly's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's genre is experimental hip-hop^[4].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's genre is progressive rap^[5].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's genre is conscious hip-hop^[6].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's genre is jazz rap^[7].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's genre is G-funk^[8].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's genre is neo soul^[9].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Terrace Martin^[10].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Boi-1da^[11].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Stephen Kozmeniuk^[12].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Flying Lotus^[13].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Pharrell Williams^[14].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Knxwledge^[15].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Rahki^[16].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Tommy Black^[17].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Thundercat^[18].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was produced by Sounwave^[19].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was performed by Kendrick Lamar^[20].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's record label is recorded as Top Dawg Entertainment^[21].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's record label is recorded as Aftermath Entertainment^[22].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's record label is recorded as Interscope Records^[23].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's place of publication is recorded as United States^[24].
• To Pimp a Butterfly is part of Kendrick Lamar's albums in chronological order^[25].
• To Pimp a Butterfly's language of work or name is recorded as English^[26].
• To Pimp a Butterfly was distributed by compact disc^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• First release date: 2015-03-15^[29]

• Genre(s): conscious hip hop, g-funk, hip hop, jazz rap, neo soul, political hip hop, progressive, west coast hip hop^[30]

• Community tags: about music, altruistic, antidiscrimination, antiracism, boastful, christian, community, compassionate, complex, concept album, conscious, conscious hip hop, conscious hip-hop, crime, death, dense, eclectic, entertainment industry, epic, existential, experimental hip-hop, failure, fame, family, g-funk, greed, hip hop, introspective, jazz rap, leitmotif, lush, male vocalist, maximalist, melancholic, mental health, money, narrative, neo soul, optimistic, pacifism, passionate, philosophical, poetic, police, political, political hip hop, poverty, progressive, progressive rap, protest, regret, religious, rhythmic, self-love, serious, sexual, spiritual, theatrical, trauma, triumphant, uplifting, urban, west coast hip hop, wordplay^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: d9103c72-3807-4378-9ce7-b6f3e8fdd547^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on To Pimp a Butterfly was Kendrick Lamar^[20]. Producers include Terrace Martin^[10], Boi-1da^[11], Stephen Kozmeniuk^[12], Flying Lotus^[13], Pharrell Williams^[14], and Knxwledge^[15].

Publication

To Pimp a Butterfly was published on March 15, 2015^[33]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[24]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[26]. Genres include experimental hip-hop^[4], progressive rap^[5], conscious hip-hop^[6], jazz rap^[7], G-funk^[8], and neo soul^[9]. It is part of Kendrick Lamar's albums in chronological order^[25]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[27], music streaming^[34], and music download^[35].

Reception

To Pimp a Butterfly's review score is recorded as 5^[36].

Why It Matters

To Pimp a Butterfly ranks in the top 0.22% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,961 views/month, #131 of 60,676).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]