To Pimp A Butterfly

Re-listening for the generator. A beautiful storm. Kendrick always delivers. 8/10

Really solid, on repeat listens I bet it’ll grow on me even more. This dick ain’t free

Wow. A rap album I actually really enjoyed. It’s a miracle.

Not really my thing, but it was good. King Kunta was my favorite song.

Maybe a 3

Pleasantly surprised to see something so recent on here. Good album, a bit long and rambly for me though and I like some of his other albums more. King Kunta is a hell of a song.

Always enjoy this album

1. Intro beat SLAPS, great flow. Type of song to hit your body moving in some way - funky. 2. THIS DICK AINT FREE 3. Bop 4. Strange but a tuneee 5. Classic 6. SUch a good fucking song 7. classic 8. Smooth, fun interlude 9. momma bars good fucking album

Hard for me to rate, since hip-hop is typically not my jam. In terms of genre it's prob 4-5, but there is a lot going on here that I could dive deeper into, but not my cup of tea really. Definitely some interesting things here, so 3.5 up to 4.

Has a feel somewhere between "in the zone and focused" and "walking around". Really cool mix of musical styles. Compelling parallel narratives of personal struggle and Black historical struggle.

First listen. Very good.

Powerful album with some stellar tracks

That was really good. I knew Kendrick Lamar but not well and I didn't know that album. But it was a goodun.

Just a really amazing album all around, like a discordant beautiful Miles Davis album, but with a lot of lyrical content which to me, is what Jazz is really missing. Blacker the Berry is fantastic, as is King Kunta but the b-sides aren't bad or forgettable, it flows nice and it's a great listen.

Cool to listen to once but I don't think I will come back to listen to again.

This reminds me how much we consume media so fast. This albulm is 5 years old which is wild to me cause it feels like it just came out. BUT anyways enjoyed again..Mortal man kind of shooked me cause like look where we are now. Blacker the Berry is also a vibe.

iconic... educational.. a good time.

Always heard a ton of good things about this album but had never listened to it until recently. Overall, I was really impressed - such a unique blend of musical styles, it comes across as so much more than just a rap album, reminiscent of West's "Dark Twisted Fantasy"

Excellent.

Great for either having in the background while working or actively listening to. I find myself bobbing my head to the beats.

Its drags a bit, and I prefer good kid, but its still an amazing album. I love the variety of musical styles. Closer to a 4.5

I can see why this might be a great album, but I have no in and am finding it a bit dull, notwithstanding some of the choons do peak your interest

Really puts the poetry in Rhythm-Assisted Poetry. It was nice overall and has some of my favorite Kendrick songs on there, but the album as a whole feels more like a story/series of poems rather than just songs if that makes sense. This album did big things big for the culture and rap, but it's not going to be on constant rotation for me.

Seemed very intereting in the beggining, a lot of tunes I liked, but got kind of borring to listen to in a while

I am lead to understand that this is one of the all time greats. I can see how this is big-A-Art, but it's not particularly enjoyable to listen to. Although better than most other hip-hop albums I am being fed here. I'm feeling a 3 as a compromise. Clearly this should be on the list, but I also spent a lot of time want to shut it off.

I do like a handful of tracks on this one and musically it's pretty great. It's his voice that ruins it for me...boo boo.

Maybe I'm just not in the mood for this today, but I'm not vibing with this album. It's odd because I got "good kid, M.A.A.D city" earlier this year and it blew me away; I gave it an easy 5 stars. 3 stars that I feel could be higher on a different day with me in a different mood.

Rap and Hip Hop are really not the genres of music that I listen to on a daily basis. So, I really can’t judge this album. Apart from a couple of one liners, the album just didn’t resonate with me.

Pleasantly surprised!

So much amazing music and lyric, I can't put it together to have it make sense. I studied his work on the Super Bowl, but I don't think I'm ready to analyze the whole album like Dante. Top notch art, but not my deal. 3/5

3.5 - this is a complicated one for me. I love Kendrick, and I appreciate the scope and effort of what he did here. But as an actual listening experience, it just never clicked for me. The bangers are amazing, but that’s like 5 songs. All the jazz and spoken word stuff just makes the project so bloated to me. Loving you is complicated, loving you is complicated. Sorry K Dot.

You know... it's not unlistenable. But after awhile the foulness of it all just wears on me. That's saying a lot considering I can listen Cannibal Corpse for hours on end. I'm calling this 2.5/5 for a round up to 3.

I dig the production, and I enjoyed DAMN, but something about his voice and the effects on it just… doesn’t work for me. Especially over a whole hour+ album.

First time I knowingly listened to Kendrick Lamar is when the famous Drake diss track first came out (had a neighbour give me all the tea so I was curious)... I thought it was a joke song. I thought the delivery was silly and the song in general very amateurish and had no hook. Now it's one of the biggest rap hits ever released so just goes to show what I know about rap music. After that I decided to investigate further and I listened to this album and was pleasantly surprised it's got some funk! And some real musicians! Still totally not my thing but I respect it.

Yknow, if you're gonna sell me on an album, it doesnt hurt to get Thundercat and George Clinton on the first track. That said, I think I would like Kendrick more if I didn't feel like I was missing something. This has a lot of really solid beat making, but it's the dichotomy of Pulitzer Prize vs. “This Dick Ain't Free” and “Shit don't change until you get up and wash your ass”. I really want to hear the former. I'm so so bored of the latter. But again. Smart production across the board, lusher than his other work, smart features (anyone bringing Rapsody on board knows something about something). And like, I do get some of the storytelling aspects here, the repeated refrain (Matana Roberts’ Coin Coin series does similar, repeated motifs evoking oral traditions). But yeah. This, as an album, isn't made for me. Which is fine. But I wish this connected more. It's not something I particularly want to feel on the outside of. The best thing here is “The Blacker the Berry,” which feels like a cinematic hip-hop epic. I could absolutely get behind an album that sounds like that, that has lyrics like that, that tells that story across two platters. That's what the k.dot hype makes me crave, and to be fair that final side continues strong, even despite Lamar's whooping every few syllables during “I”. Imagine this album with more “Mortal Man” and less calling everything “boo boo”. That's an album that makes sense for the praise it gets, and I think that there's a 1-LP version of this that gets there, though I'm not sure how I'd structure it. I think a 2-LP album that feels like those last tracks would be the opus it arguably deserves to be. But the hype makes me want more, and I think too much of this doesnt get there. ⭐️⭐️⭐️

3,4 Highlights: King Kunta, Alright

Pues es muy kendrick, pero no está tan raper, tiene mucho sonido experimental, no me gustó casi, solo como 3 canciones.

First time carefully listening to Kendrick Lamar. I get the hype now.

Obviously a great album. I can't relate to it as much, which is understandable, but because of that, it's one I don't revisit often.

I was looking forward to this but I didn’t love it as much as I expected. I liked it more in the second half though, and I LOVED ‘i’ and thoroughly enjoyed ‘Mortal Man’. I hope more Kendrick comes up as I suspect there’s probably more of his discography that I’ll get on better with.

OOOO Kendrick Lamar >:D, I think I remember watching a video explaining the album but it’s been a long time. I heard you was conflicted, well I heard that to many times. That scream from the song u at the start been seeing it in many online content.

Very good record. 3,5

Standouts Alright

I’ve got a lot of respect for this album, and I know how well-regarded it is but I still think I need more time for it because it just doesn’t hit for me. I don’t think many of the songs are meant to be enjoyed as much as they are to be experienced, and maybe that’s what trips me up. I struggled listened through during my first listen and for this listen now. There parts here and there that are great, but on a personal level, it doesn’t connect to me compared to most other people.

I’ve listened to this many times and it still has not stuck. I think I can hear the goodness in there but as of yet not for me.

It’s alright.

Могу ли я поставить 3? Могу.

The first 5-6 tracks are heavenly, the rest were pretty forgettable. Overall, an album i get but its not for me. 3/5

I like king kunta and these walls a bit

Isley Bro collab was a highlight.

Старый стильный дед. При прослушивании постоянно сравниваешь этот альбом с предшественником - m.a.a.d city (MC), что может и не совсем объективно, но довольно сразу даёт определенность - этот альбом слабее. Он слабее в целом как альбом, а не в каких-то отдельных моментах. Каждый почти трек только местами вызывает то ощущение от прослушивания которое почти ни разу не покидало при прослушивании MC. Что же не так ? Все составляющие остались на месте прекрасный флоу, приглашенные гости, одни из самых лучших битов в рэпе впринципе, но чего-то не хватает. Скорее всего я скажу что излишняя абсолютно в этот раз неоправданная затянутость почти каждого трека. Очень много разговорных вставок (что никак например не мешало предшественнику) клонят в скуку. В целом я взял пару реально изумительных треков из этого альбома, но не сказал бы что он как-то откликнулся у меня. Это просто хороший альбом. 5,5/10.

Smooth on the ear, incredible record from a production point of view. Great funky bass in some songs, and loads of lyrics. Easier on the ear than some similar artists.

Fav song: King Kunta

There are some great highs, but also some track I don’t particularly care for. i is an absolute banger.

I hadn't heard a full Kendrick album before but I enjoyed this even with that limited context. It's overlong and kind of lost me in the middle, but it's eclectic, clever, and dense with detail. My favourites were King Kunta, The Blacker the Berry, and i. Not really my scene but I'm glad I heard it!

Absolutely bursting with ideas, this record is a long, intense listen. The vocals are toooo much but the instrumentation is so interesting throughout. It gets better as it goes on, ‘How Much a Dollar Cost’ and ‘The Blacker the Berry’ are my favourites. Also, I don’t think any album should be longer than 60 minutes!

Certainly not the target audience.

Actually liked it which I didn't expect

It's not the kind of music I usually listen to, I'm not a Kendrick Lamar fan but the album wasn't bad.

Jeg ved godt at man skal forestille at elske det her album, og jeg synes også det er lækkert produceret, og han er bestemt en dygtig rapper + at der faktisk er lagt noget tanke i projektet (hvilket altid er et plus ved rap albums), men synes simpelthen det bliver lidt kedeligt i længden og der er kun et par numre som stikker ud for mig

it’s very good music but it’s so far from what i listen to that it was really hard to get through it was also long af

Good album, madd it’s not better.

Got better the further in you go.

Meh.

I like that he's been doing 'themed' albums for so long (the through line of 'I remember you was conficted' etc). 'For Free?' ain't great. 'u' is highly annoying. Hood Politics is grating. Always loved Wesley's Theory, King Kunta and The Blacker the Berry. Institutionalized, Alright and For Sale were better than I remembered. How Much A Dollar Cost has a great expansive sound.

Clearly high effort but can't say I want to listen to it often. Kendricks voice can be grating even if the message is great... some bangers, some annoying ass interludes

Not too shabbby

Nice, chill, long, vibes.

Eh not a rap guy

Some catchy arrangements and interesting lyrics.

Wesley's Theory Alright These Walls i You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) Mortal Man Complexion (A Zulu Love) How Much a Dollar Cost Momma Institutionalized u Hood Politics The Blacker the Berry King Kunta

I’m sure it was good just not my thing

Not my style of music, but I actually like it. I forgot that I had heard it before.

Not like I remembered it. I don’t know if this is holding up. I love this guy, but I don’t know. It’s just a shame like maybe I’m just not feeling good. I don’t know.

Pretty good for the genre, but the message is not my message.

Achei interessante, talvez escute mais

Absolutely not what I expected. Kendrick Lamar is very talented. Way better than I thought it would be.

Kendrick has a couple modes and dense to the point of redundancy showed up here for the first time. Butterfly is a completely cohesive, thought-through album in a way that prog rockers could only dream of. It’s also impenetrable for me. Very much in the class of admire and like but not love, whereas Good Kid and DAMN meet me halfway.

I didn’t really understand when Northernlion said that your favorite thing should be what inspires your soul the most and it’s sad that nowadays people think your favorite thing should be the one that makes the most sense... until I listened to this album. I heard a lot of good things about this album but I just do not care for it. Even if it is crazy conceptually, since everyone seems to love what the album is “saying,” it’s still music. If you can’t make it sound good just go write a book man.

Kendrick Lamar is perhaps one of the more popular rappers of my generation. This is one of the rare chances I get to analyze the soundtrack of high school for many of my fellow students(not so much myself). It's incredibly political, arguably more so than many of its forebears from the 1990s. It takes the politically charged rap of Public Enemy and crosses it with a healthy dose of gangster rap(sadly). The production and arrangement values are miles ahead of most rap albums from the genre's early era and the gangster era. However, the lyrics have a tendency to be off-putting, and the songcraft is often worse than older albums. There is definitely some artistry here, but it just doesn't feel as likable as the great 1990s-era rap albums. I find the album to be hit-or-miss, just like the broader rap genre in general.

I’ve listened to this album a couple times before, but it’s been a few years so it was nice to listen again. I think it took a couple times listening to fully digest the album and the story being told. I really liked the different characters being introduced throughout it, different points of views, and how the outros on each song built onto each other after each song.

I’ve listened to this album a couple times before, but it’s been a few years. This is the first time I really understood it in a deeper level. Everything from his personal feelings and battles, talks between Kendrick, God and the devil, American materialism, all leading to him turning around to be the positive leader for his community. I really enjoyed every part of it. One of my favorite parts is how the outro builds after each song and reveals more of the story being told. In my experience, it’s an album you have to listen to a couple times with the lyrics to fully digest it, but it’s very much worth it to hear and understand his entire perspective shift throughout the album.

real good i just would not listen in full again

I've never knowingly heard anything by Kendrick Lamar, and when I caught sight of the Rap/Hop-hop tag, I nearly didn't bother with it - I just assumed I wouldn't like it. I was in no mood for 'gangsta rap' which in my ignorance, I assumed it would be. The Rap/Hip-hop genre really, REALLY, is not for me, but on a whim, I pressed play and... well, it hooked me in within moments, and really stood out to me as something pretty different. This is an unusual record - the music and production are great - that jazzy, funky sound is really compelling - but the disjointedness of it all really, struck me. I love an awkward time signature and this record seems to be subtly full of them. It's a melting pot of influences and it feels genuinely adventurous and experimental. I can't say I paid particularly close attention to the lyrics (swearing doesn’t offend me but it’s overuse gets boring very quickly) but they didn't seem to be quite as loaded with the guns, drugs and misogyny that taint so many records in this genre. I listened to the whole thing. I'm over 250 albums into this list and this is without doubt the most surprising record I've encountered. I might even listen again.

Album was inescapable for months when it was released, most of my enjoyment now is the nostalgia for that period

Bold and concept-heavy, but not an easy spin. Its ambition is undeniable, though the dense themes and jazz-infused sound make it feel more like something to study than replay casually.

I was able to get into the headspace of the narrative a bit, which is more than I can say for most modern rap. It did not need to be 80 minutes long.

This was so close to a two - it's more performance piece than an album.

DNF. really good music, i’m just not going to listen to an album where every single song is explicit.

Still can’t personally get behind all the hype of this album Just not for me really 2.5/5 Favorites: king kunta, mortal man, i

Ok

Not 100% sure. Liked it but I also think a second or third listen would make me like it even more.

Pimp

english rap, deshalb 6/10, aber für rap in general 9/10

Better than I was imagining. I liked some of the songs and there were some great beats that I even went back and relistened to.

Surely good, but I don’t connect in the way i’d wish to

Um grande salto. Um álbum que tem características fortes de som de Jazz junto com algo orgânico e claro, com o Rap presente, maaas achei arriscado. Pesquisei sobre e tem muito rolo por trás, mas basicamente ele visitou a África do Sul e teve uma grande inspiração pra fazer essa obra, tendo uma grande conexão com sua raizes e inspirando assim para o nome da mesma. Usa bastante de poemas tanto que, uma das minhas músicas favoritas tem um poema de uma personalidade importante. Além da capa que por si só, que trás a mensagem que quer passar sem antes mesmo escutar. Disse que achei arriscado pois não me agradou muito em algumas partes, fiquei boiando e curti apenas alguns momentos, mas nada de interessante pra destacar, pra mim foi apenas um álbum orgânico que, adentra em suas raizes com letras importantes e mostra o que quer passar, mas nada além disso. As minhas favoritas foram "King Kunta", "Alright" e "Mortal Man" (Com um poema de Tupac Shakur e utilização de trechos de uma entrevista dele, o que da uma impressão de conversa entre os dois). To Pimp A Butterfly cumpre o que propõe, mas se mostra difícil quando a intenção é atiçar o interesse por ele.

A very heavy work of art, not really FOR me, but I get the hype. I like that he brings a lot of jazz and funk into the grooves. Kind of "next generation" rap. A bit long and pretty sad.

Anstrengend aber auch mausig

3.5 stars

There were some good tracks on there but there were also some experimental ones that I wasn’t ready for

I know this dude is great. But man this is a lot to get through.

3/5, mid.

lo amo kendrick aura nashe

no me gustó tanto pero porque no se inglés entonces no entiendo el mensaje, me gusta la música ma a melódica pero kendrick es muy buen artista.

I understand and can appreciate why this is such a highly respected and regarded album, but it just is not for me. There are a ton of Kendrick songs I really like, from his first album and his new album, but nothing on here was so good to me. Alright is a hit, but otherwise just okay.

A lot more jazz than this than I was expecting. The vocals are raw at times as is the sentiment toward the end, but they feel like sage observations someone who's seen too much. Musically all over the place but with real talent to pull it all together.

Would say 3.5. I liked this album, but part of my enjoyment of music is the ability to sing along and this is not the album for that.

King Kunta and i, not surprisingly, were my top tracks. Absolutely killer grooves, although the latter snags its riff from the Isley Brothers "Who's That Lady." Multi-tasking for much of the album, but other tracks did not grab me that much. I missed the joke and commentary, because I am old and white, but is it original to offer lyrics in two songs, at least, about your dick? One day I will listen with a lyric sheet, which might help me get the album's classic status.

I acknowledge and understand why this album is important, historically significant, and well deserving of its critical acclaim. That being said, I find it more artful than listenable and it is not my favorite, which I say from the perspective of someone who does enjoy other 21st-century hip-hop and R&B very much!

I know this is supposed to be legendary.

Interesting and inventive schemes and rhythms. Not as good as some other albums, but very solid. 3+

Was advised I wouldn't enjoy, and suspect for that reason I did. It all felt experimental.

Not matched with my current mood tbh. But the album is a masterpiece. Those seamless changes between tracks are great. Kendrick's storytelling amazing as well. It's more like a talking picture for me. The way he mixed jazz and rap is really really good with all the smooth chords and especially those sax adlibs.

Un disco que está bien para poner de fondo en la nochecita de jueves o viernes cuando necesitas algo que tenga un golpe energético pero tranquilo. Luces indirectas y un vinito, como para charlar y crear un ambiente cool.

It was ok, sounds a bit experimental, not my genre of music but it was a nice experience

The trio of songs (the blacker the berry, how much a dollar cost, and alright) are certified "bangers" and would sit alongside peak 80s and 90s rap songs. The rest is a bit hit and miss. However for those 3 songs alone this is a worthwhile listen

No me di la oportunidad de escucharlo a profundidad entonces no puedo hablar mucho sobre las letras y significados de los temas pero por arriba, el 80% de las canciones me gustaron. Como no es mi tipo de musica me sentí un poco fuera de confort, pero al final del día para eso estoy usando esta web así que suma puntos. Dentro de todo Wesley´s Theory, Alright e Institutionalized se llevan mi top 3 ya que fueron las que más se asimilaron a mi estilo de música que realmente disfruto. Me gusta bastante Kendrick Lamar pero no creo que considere este mi album favorito de él

Honestly, I kind of struggled to get through this one. It's just not my generally preferred type of music and I was having a hard time feeling it. I recognize that it is good and culturally important though, which is why it's getting three stars instead of fewer.

Not my style but i only liked one song. I’ll rated as 3.5.

Pretty good. 3.5/5

First time listening to this album - I liked it, just not as much as I hoped to.

Avant-garde conscious art hip-hop, cool beats, great cast of collaborators. There were a lot of artists that contributed to the project. Has a cool funk jazz sound, sometimes almost free form. The music and beats are the star here, great vibe. The lyrics are a bit weak in some parts. It is long, could have been trimmed by 30 minutes. I hate the 5 star rating system, this is better than average but not great so it's a 3.5 from me

Not that same as it hit when I was young

More underground rap just is in my vibe, but I respect Kendrick’s hustle

It's an impressive work. A ton of different styles and influences. Was not in the mood today so it was a bit of a slog.

Sorrrrrry

I don't like rap(

Uuuuuh, dunno what the fuss is. It was decent

I'm definitely not talking shit about a Kendrick album

Much better than that mad city album musically. Even the constant rapping was bearable

Decent, I've got to be in the mood for hip hop and it normally takes something special to keep my attention, some great highlights on this but all in all didn't do it for me. Like the genre bending though

Ambitious album that has a lot to say. Lots of different sounds brought together in a tribute to black america (ofc there's more that Lamar has to say there). Mortified by the 1 star reviews. I don't even like hip hop that much and I think this is a worthy addition to the list.

Maybe I need to listen to this a few more times, or maybe it’s just not my style, but I fail to see this as the masterpiece so many have described it to be.

RYM 2.5

Toplyrics: I know everything, I know history I know the universe works mentally I know the perks of bullshit isn't meant for me Musikalisch und vom Style abwechslungsreich, besonders die Beats und Hooks haben mir echt sehr gefallen. Hab vorher noch nie mehr als einen Track am Stück gehört und das ist schon ein echt gutes Album und zurecht gehyped. Textlich kann ich vieles nicht unbedingt verstehen, zum Teil akustisch, zum Teil inhaltlich. Ist am Ende nicht meins, aber ich spüre das es gut ist und nur ein paar kleine Turns im eigenen Leben entfernt dass ich es richtig feiern würde. 3,5.

I hated the previous Kendrick Lamar album so my hopes were not particularly high for this. However, I was pleasantly surprised - and I’m under no illusions that it’s because of the vast array of guest artists and collaborators on this album that increased my enjoyment. Having the likes of Thundercat, Ronald Isley, and George Clinton on an album is a sure way to peak my interest, and that it certainly did. I can still take or leave Kendrick’s rapping and lyrics.

Am I missing something? People seem to say this is one of the best hip hop albums ever and it’s just average to me. It sounds more like a dance album than true rap. It’s more Kanye than Eminem.

Interesting listen. A lot going on here - hip hop, jazz, funk, soul, social commentary. This is some deep, thoughtful music. I did not understand or appreciate rap and hip hop when they first appeared because I wasn't paying attention. My loss. Kendrick Lamar is an extremely talented musician and I will go back and listen to his catalog.

I usually don't listen to lots of rap, but Kendrick really does it for me. The transitions inbetween songs are genius, the flow is great Really good album even though it isn't my usual choice of music. My favorites: "King Kunta", "Alright" and "i"

Rap fan here however this isn’t my favorite Kendrick album

I just get bored listening to this. Stand-outs - Wesley's Theory - King Kunta

Usually don't like this kind of hip hop, but this is clever, musical and diverse

EInwenig von alles kann es nicht einordnen, Hört sich ok an

The best thing about this was how the choice segued into some Frank Oceans whom I had forgotten all about !

Ik this album’s good and all but there were a couple of veery bad ones and ik voiceovers are Kendrick’s thing but u really get tired of them at some point. That being said i never thought this was his best.

7/10

Out of all of the hip hop albums I've rated so far, To Pimp a Butterfly has been the one I've enjoyed the most, likely because of how rooted it is in jazz and funk. I really enjoyed this album's sound the music goes along well withe the hip hop beats, and comes together nicely. Lamar's rapping is also much better than some of the other albums I've listened to, and the overall album is very conscious, which I much prefer over the 90's gangsta style I've heard in so many other albums. I really liked the music of "Complexion (A Zulu Love)", it sounds very nice. While I doubt I'll come back to the album, I still enjoyed my time with it. Favorite Song: "Complexion (A Zulu Love)

Good 7/10

didn’t love it

Here we go, this is way more creative than I would have expected! Some cool stuff, I'm sure lyrically its going hard but I can't listen to the words of songs. Couple I recognize for sure, fav might've been These Walls. 3/5.

Just like with Kanye I knew I had to bite the bullet, despite my undefined repugnance toward Mr. Lamar, and give 'Butterfly Pimp' a go. I'm pretty sure I never even accidentally heard anything from him, not even from the 2025 Superb Owl. Yet I must have been biased by the reported social media mania over the drawn-out Drake vs. Lamar diss track feud. So, as with Ye, I was expecting utter slop, yet confounded with the smooth jazz/funk/soul musicianship and the studio engineering marvel. Some heavy socio-political topics probably, but mostly proclaiming one's own phallic obsession, I guess.

Definitely one of the better hip-hop albums on the list. It sounds modern but retains that old-school organic sound I prefer because it uses real instrumentation. Lamar's flows are great and the lyrics can be pretty insightful too, although I could do without the excess profanity, as in all rap music. But alas, low art has got to have its place too, I guess. Key tracks: Wesley's Theory King Kunta These Walls Alright The Blacker the Berry i

some parts were good others boring

Not something i’d ever listen to without the motivation of the generator. Pretty good. I can appreciate it the musical flow and lyrical weight. Wouldnt turn it off if it popped up on the feed.

3.5

Don't usually listen to rap, so this is difficult to rate. I liked the second half of the album better than the first. Some interesting samples - quite confident I heard Pyramid Song by Radiohead in there.

rating purely on enjoyment.. sorry.....

A bunch of great songs, but overall not my most favorite Kendrick album I think. I do respect his production, and use of real instruments. It definitely sets him apart and makes him unique in the world of hip hop. He's worthy of all those awards.

Second time listening to it, i think it will take a few listens to truly understand, but enjoyed the instrumentals - the jazz funk influences.

Yaaaa enjoyed this.

Kendrick Lamar two days in a row was a little challenging, but he's pretty good. Happy Black History Month!

I don’t think this was quite might thing even if I could appreciate the production values and craft that has gone into this. The album is rather long, and that seems par for the genre, but it perhaps didn’t feel as long as its 1 hour 20 minute run time suggested it would.

Finally an album from my prime. Love Kendrick, but this is my least favorite of his albums aside from the most recent one. Admittedly haven’t listened all the way through since around when it came out so def room for improvement. Slow fade in for Wesley’s theory is how every album should start. Sample on this song is really cool. Really good production. The bass line is really weird tho. Don’t think I like it. As is with every Kendrick song, it’s Extremly well written. Love the music on for free. Greta piano, great horns. Lyrics are eh, the hook is dumb. King kunta is one of the best songs of the 2010s. So catchy. Incredible production. Could listen 1000 times in a row and not get sick of it. And then Great fade into institutionalized. I hate the weird voice Kendrick randomly uses. I wish he would just rap normal on all of his songs, they’re always so much better when he does. Production is really good again tho. Once he stops using the dumb voice at abt a minute it’s a really good song. These walls is another banger. This is just a classic Kendrick song. Love the guitar on it. Chorus is super catchy. I don’t like “u”. It’s over produced and he’s doing the dumb voice again. Mid song. It just never picks up when it seems like it wants to the whole time. Followed by alright which is the complete opposite. Great song end to end, all components. No notes. Love the production on the for sale interlude. Good lyrics to. This song is really good too. Verses and production on momma are really good, if it had a catchy chorus it would be a great song but it doesn’t. Good not great. Hood politics is a banger. What a beat. This is the closest to a GKMC song so far. Classic Kendrick. How much a dollar cost is not as good but still a good song. Best writing of any song I’d say. Love the story telling, that’s when kdot is at his best. Complexion is fine, nothing special. I like the piano. I like rapsodys verse. Blacker the berry is the most underrated song on the album. Should have the commercial play of alright or king kunta but it doesn’t for some reason. Production is sososo good. Lyrics too as always. You ain’t gotta lie is fine, again nothing special. I like how this one at least has a real chorus. “I” is another classic. Production is the best in any song of the album. This song will last the test of time. Wis it ended with this one. With that being said I am a sucker for a 10+ min outro so can’t really complain. The super long songs are my favorite on all 3 of his other albums, this one is not as good as those 3 (sing about me, fear, mother I sober) but it another really good long songs doesn’t feel like 11 mins at all. He just goes and goes and goes, these songs are always the best written. Wish the beat kept going in the middle poem section, could’ve made it real quiet and I think it would’ve added a lot, as seen by when they come back in with the piano and it adds a good bit . Really good message. As a whole, my opinion on the album hasn’t changed much which I’m honestly shocked abt. I still don’t think it’s one of his three best albums. There are some really good songs, but also some songs I’ll never listen to again which I would not say abt any of his other albums. This album is more abt the message than the music IMO. But I’m rating purely off music. 3.4 stars.

This was alright, I think some songs are certainly stronger than others, I preferred those where he was singing/rapping in a more 'normal' voice for want of a better word where I could hear the lyrics. On the subject the lyrics, they varied in quality, sometimes they felt very strong, especially those relating to racial inequality and the black experience, others were less interesting. I've said this in my other review and I'll say again that, without being a prude, I'm not really a fan of the more sexual songs that seem to objectify women, I understand this tends to be a theme with rap but still doesn't sit right with me. How Much A Dollar Cost was one of the better songs alongside institutionalized. Mortal Man was interesting, I enjoyed listening to it but it was less of a song and more a conversation with music, either way nice to listen to. I don't know how this compares to Good Kid M.A.A.D city, I think it may be marginally better, and I know this is the more renowned album but there's not much in it for me. I can see why people like Kendrick either way. 66/100 (perhaps)

meio q me lembrou racionais vibes

Couple bangers

Not bad

You can tell that Kendrick Lamar put a lot of thought and care into this album, and he draws from a wide range of musical influences. I like this album, but I’m not crazy about it like most music nerds seem to be.

2026.02.03.

So much to enjoy. So much to hate. It's all over the place. And that's kind of a good thing? A ton of work must have gone in to combining all the sounds and styles on this album. It pulls your attention all over the place. Over indulgent? Probably. It's ruined by some of the words and language used, which is a shame. Can I get a version without the profanity and N-words? I liked it when Snoop Dogg popped up like he had just walked through the room. I can understand why rap and hip-hop fans consider this an important album, can't be many other like it in this genre. I can't give yet another 3/5 can I?

pas mon préféré de kendrick mais vraiment inspirant

I’m gonna have to revisit this & actually read the lyrics cuz my dumbass can’t keep up/its all over my head.

What a ride. Some really very different music on this. Emphasized when my player finished and went back to the start. Like two (or three, four, five) different albums in one.

This only gets a 3 because the instrumentals are pretty cool.

Some songs were awsome. There's a lot about black people

Great album.

Meh

Interesting album, important messages. Lots of collaborators. I liked the slightly jazzy beat. Alright, Momma and The Blacker the Berry were standouts for me. Mortal Man in the end really ties the album together.

An incredibly dense album musically and lyrically, I respect this more than I actually enjoy listening to it. I found it somewhat lacking in hooks/earworms, with some exceptions (e.g. ‘King Kunta’, ‘These Walls’, ‘The Blacker the Berry’, ‘I’). Like my previous album, Kanye’s MBDTF, musically it’s very strong, with influences from soul, funk and jazz, but vocally and lyrically it grates after a while and feels overlong; by the halfway point I was pretty fatigued. Given that it’s almost universally regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums ever made, perhaps this genre largely just isn’t for me.

This was slightly better than the previous album I listened to. I listened to this with even more of an open mind, but again, this type of hip-hop it is just not my thing. I am not going to seek it out and I will not listen to it again. Nothing stood out and caught my attention, but at the same time it was not unbearable. Standout track was probably "I" or "The blacker the berry". 3 Stars

Ikke mitt favoritt-album av Kendrick Lamar, og tror ikke det kommer til å forandre seg denne gangen heller. Men er jo alltid kos å høre på, uten at det treffer helt. 3.4 / 5

I had heard For Free, King Kunta, and All Right before. Those songs were played at parties I went to. Overall it was pretty good for a rap album.

Cant say it's bad but definetly not my taste.

It's fine. I don't really understand why this is supposed to be uber profound or anything. It's better than most rap albums but that's really not saying much. It's too long like most rap albums.

was not impressed but nice

Thankfully Kendrick grew up and got better. He sounds like a chipmunk in some of these tracks. Immature but the skill was building.

Würde subjektiv sogar fast auf die 2 gehen, aber man muss auch etwas Respekt zollen vor diesem Konzept mit seinen stilistischen Left-Moves. Für mich funktionieren die meisten Beats hier überhaupt nicht, obwohl ich sonst kein Problem mit P-Funk oder Jazz habe. Dazu ist Kendrick auf vielen Songs in seiner anstrengendsten Theater-Kid-Mood, wenige Songs kommen ohne irgendwelche verstellten Stimmen aus ("u" ist komplett unhörbar). Dazu finde ich die titelgebende Metapher weiterhin höchst bemüht. Zum Ende hin wird die Platte etwas konventioneller und damit für mich damit deutlich interessanter. Dazu mit "Alright" und "These Walls" auch zwei hervorragende Songs, die auch ohne den Albumkontext funktionieren. Frage mich aber trotzdem manchmal, wie oft die Personen, die das hier in den Himmel loben, die Platte tatsächlich anschmeißen oder ob sie sich aufgrund des Kritikerlobs und der wie immer tollen Rap-Skills auch ein wenig selbst gaslighten.

Scheint zu funktionieren. Nach einem Durchgang ist mir 1:18 aber auch zu viel, um die ganze Zeit konzentriert genug zu sein. Sind natürlich auch entsprechend viele Filler, aber das verstehe ich als Konzept.

Es ist etwas lang geraten aber richtig richtig stark. Aber definitiv nicht Kendricks bestes Werk doch zumindest das ambitionierteste. Am Ende entschädigt 'i' auch über die Längen die das Album vorher hat.

I know this is influential but for me it’s just ok - some songs I really like and some I couldn’t stand. So it’s a middle of the road album for me

3.5 loved it!!

I'm not a rap guy, so it's hard for me to evaluate. More diverse than other stuff I've heard.

Fand ich ganz ok bis ganz gut, aber auch nicht mehr. Kann den Hype nicht ganz nachvollziehen.

this is such a powerful album with a powerful message, great production and brilliant lyricism. i did find some tracks weaker than others, but overall this project is spectacular and deffo worth a listen

Nice album 2 songs to playlist

Language KL, language! Lol

Svårt att ge betyg på tycker jag. Det är så många duktiga musiker som gör så feta arrangemang och produktioner. Älskar det jazziga, funkiga och souliga i albumet, men jag har så svårt för hiphop. Det får bli tre, vilket är högt för mig när det kommer till hiphop.

Får mig nästan att gilla hip hop. Hör ju att det finns kvalle här men det är inte min genre tyvärr!

Så mycket sjukare än vad jag trodde. Också bättre än vad jag trodde.

As a blonde white European girl I am definitely not the intended audience, and most of these songs I will most likely never listen to again, but I can absolutely see why this album gets high praise. Feels like every choice is made with intention. Loved the poem.

3/5

Don't see myself choosing to listen to the whole album again but there are definite songs I'd put on. Over long and would be much stronger at half the length, but King Kunta pushes it up from a 2 to 3 star.

Yeah, I just don't know. I enjoyed the jazzy backing tracks and the rhythms, I can appreciate his rhymes and tapping approach, I love that his lyrics are often political but man I find it really draining to just listen to aggressive rapping especially when it is laced with n words and, although perhaps not derogatory meaning, but certainly a lot of use of derogatory language. Even when it is using that to prove a point I just find it so grating to hear. I'm glad it exists, I hope it helps some people learn about bigotry and changes people's lines, but if your around did I enjoy listening to it... Not really.

I liked it, and i was surprised to like it. But i did not save some titles, i think it is more or less my type of music

Idkkkk i dont get it

Jazz hip-hop overlayed by rap. Felt like a forerunner to what Beyoncé did touring Black music. Decent, some lyrically powerful things. Doesn't leave me wanting to come back to it. Felt more like a conceptual experience than an album

Respect it but not my thing. More like a 4.5

Hade den ju högt på årsbästalistan och den har hållit rätt bra. Kanske inget mästerverk som vissa tungor gör gällade, men hiphop med genuin jazzfunk senaste 20 åren är man inte bortskämd med. Tveklöst lite för lång med ett och annat spår utfyllnad, men höjdpunkterna är många och ju mer funk och party desto bättre. Kendrick är en rätt ordinär rappare men kommer undan med det för inramning är vad som betyder nåt. Man kan säkert babbla en massa om budskap men sanningen är den att det är precis lika mycket "...this dick ain't free" som det är budskap så vi släpper det. Vi sätter på mästarfunken i "King Kunta" istället och dansar loss och stämner in i kören "we want the funk!" Stark trea

Skivan ger ett lite splittrat intryck musikaliskt. Här trycks in mycket och det är många olika producenter och gästartister, vilket väl är brukligt inom hiphopen. Det är väldigt bra i raka rapnummer där Kendrick tar mycket utrymme, så som King Kunta, The blacker the berry och How much a dollar cost. Mortal man måste också nämnas. Inledningsvis en av de bästa låtarna. Sedan lite tjatig i konversationen mellan Lamar och Tupac. Men ändå kul att det används en Nileskär-intervju. Det är möjligt att fler lyssningar hade höjt betyget. Men just nu en stadig trea.

3.5

definitely not the kind of music I would usually listen to, however, it’s really good, I like it

Ei vaan jotenkin tää Kendrickin väitetty nerous osu. 2,5/5.

Best Track - "King Kunta"

Thundercat and George Clinton immediately??? And then a full jazz interlude!? And then Bilal? Wow. The first half of this album is so good. It really tails off and the explicit sexual references are a bit much but I really enjoyed a lot of it, especially the funky stuff. The best song (i) is based on an Isley Brothers instrumental.

Haven’t finished but so far it’s good. 3 stars means it’s okay, I didn’t disliked it but I’m also not sure I would go back and listen to it again.

Some interesting stuff in here. Overall, it definitely takes time to adjust, get used to, and feel the vibes of it. I think first listen through is rough but after you give it a few listens I can tell it's good. I think I will revisit it, and eventually be a fan but not so much on just one listen through. I have high hopes though. 6.9/10, but I am sure it'll increase the more I listen to it.

king kunta 🔥🔥🔥 heat

I really enjoyed "m.a.a.d. city," and I've only heard good things about this one, so I had high hopes. But - I don't know - this one didn't float my boat. Maybe it was Kendrick's super-dopey character voices, or the vulgarity of the lyrics - I don't know. The jazz samples were great, and I liked the backing tracks for the most part. My issue with listening to rap that's new to me is that the lyric-deciphering part of my brain has degraded over time, and it isn't something I do easily anymore. I mean - any new music with lyrics, it takes a massive amount of concentration for me to pay attention to them, so listening to rap now is a bit of a nightmare. I'll give this one another chance down the road but for right now it's only THREE STARS

Ein sehr gutes Rap Album- ist aber leider nicht mein Musikgeschmack. Die Texte sind aber super interessant die Lamar schreibt

Good, but uneven. Some good tunes, some good beats, but then the skits. And some okay-at-best songs.

Usually not my thing. This slaps though.

3/5 7.5/10 the instrumentals and back tracks are some of the most surreal i’ve heard.. like elevator music from a dream

An album I was very familiar with upon its release, but had not been in the rotation for many years. It was better than I remember it being, but a bit bloated. Some weak tracks that aren't bad, just simply don't live up to the peaks of the record. I understand the importance of the lyricism on this record, but Good Kid m.A.A.d. City is a record I enjoy more.

I think if I smashed this ten times in a row this week I'd probably fall in love with it, but it's hard to really appreciate something this arty on the one listen I give these. On one listen, it's quite a difficult album to listen to.

I think we had a Kendrick. He’s excellent but one is enough.

sehr experimental, gutes Album, nicht ganz mein Geschmack, muss wahrscheinlich öfters reinhören Lieblingslied: Mortal man

Not really a big rap person, but for rap it’s not terrible. Not really something I would listen to, but I can appreciate what it’s trying to do.

Töff og flottir textar

Það er erfitt að láta mig hrífast mikið af rappi og þetta breytir ekki miklu. Þetta eru samt rúmlega þrjár. Flottir taktar og textinn líka ef maður hlustar á hann.

Intelligent and interesting, but I just can’t stand his voice

Standouts: u (ending) Complextion Mortal Man This is some of the better lyrical flow(??) I've heard from hip-hop/rap. I find I can actually understand what they are saying rather than trying decipher a long syllable shoved into a fast beat. Lyrics in general were very hit or miss. Some lyrics hit me quite hard (especially the end of u). I also felt some references went flying 10 feet over my head. Sometimes they were just talking about sex and I couldn't care less. I kept on hearing "So I went runnin for answers" throughout the album which turns out to be part of the poem read at the end of Mortal Man. It's a neat way to tie an entire album together, makes it feel like even though he is clearly working through a lot of difficulty he won't stop until he finds what he's looking for? or maybe the time he finds an answer it leads to another question? I found the album improved as it went on for me. I'm not sure why really. Just feel like it was easier to digest. More interesting topics and less jazz. The little interview/conversation at the end was interesting. I did some digging and found it was fictional, I was hoping it was something like GY!BE does.

This album has some great production and some of the tracks I think are really good in terms of the songwriting. Unfortunately it just doesn't really make me feel much, and I'm just not a huge fan of lyrics being this front and center in music, and that's a general problem I have with rap. I'll likely give it a couple more listens in the future in case it grows on me, but it doesn't really strike me as one of the greatest albums ever made despite its clear ambition.

I'd never listened to this album before. It's got a nice chill vibe to it that makes it easy to listen to but I'd need to spend more time with it to see if it interests me lyrically. At this point, it's a good listen but definitely more "produced" than "played" and doesn't really get its hooks into me.

3.5

3.5

Did not care for on first listen, felt really disjointed, but subsequent listens have opened up some sonic understanding. Excited to see how this one ages for me

One of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time. It has a lot of memorable lines and I like quite a few of the songs here, such as I, The Blacker The Berry, King Kunta and a few others. The album is a bit too long for my taste though. The interludes I don't really care for the the latter part of Mortal man doesn't feel necessary IMO. Production is really good as well. Just not really my thing though and too long for my tastes.

Loved the funky George Clinton stuff at the beginning.

Indulgência. Essa palavra descreve este disco. Tudo aqui é indulgente ao máximo, ao ponto de gerar repulsa. Só consigo comparar este álbum àquelas sobremesas grotescas que vai brigadeiro, nutella, leite ninho, m&m, ferrero rocher, paçoca, tudo junto e misturado. Dá isso aí pra uma criança e ela vai amar, mas qualquer pessoa com uma palheta gustativa minimamente maturada vai achar a experiência nojenta. Isso aqui não é um disco de Jazz Rap. Jazz Rap é Tribe, isso aqui é um álbum de Jazz E Rap. A diferença? Os dois elementos estão em constante embate um com o outro. Não há harmonia entre os instrumentais e os vocais. E eu digo com confiança que o próprio Kendrick é o elo mais fraco na corrente que é To Pimp A Butterfly. A produção aqui é astronomicamente boa, é imaculada, é perfeita, é pristina, todo adjetivo positivo que você conseguir pensar, você aplica à produção deste álbum. A instrumentalização, os samples, é tudo perfeito e complexo. A faixa inicial é um ótimo exemplo. Mas aí, chega o Kendrick e a estraga com versos medíocres e um conteúdo lírico francamente vergonhoso. Isso continua na canção seguinte, For Free, o mesmo padrão, instrumental maravilhoso e intrinsecamente construído e letras estúpidas acompanhadas da voz Gobliniana de Lamar. Isso acontece no disco inteiro. De vez em quando ele puxa um assunto mais interessante pra rimar, como em Institutionalized, mas é incomum. Ele consistentemente se mostra a pior parte de cada uma dessas faixas, e nem me faça falar sobre quando ele empenha algum truque em sua voz que sempre acaba sendo extremamente desagradavel, como em “u” ou no final de Momma. E aí cria-se em mim uma dúvida tremenda: Por que Kendrick simplesmente não produziu um álbum de Rap de forma mais direta? Com esse nível de produção aqui, facilmente superaria Good Kid e ganharia o título de melhor álbum de sua carreira. Uma escolha bizarra. 1 hora e 19 minutos, tá aí outro aspecto indulgente deste disco. Há muitos deles aqui, interludes, gemidos, sons de tiro, sinos e assobios e etc. Fica a seu critério se tudo isso te conquista, mas não me conquista, ao menos não mais. Quando eu era mais novo eu gostava mais desse álbum e do Kendrick em geral, mas acho que caí numa grande desilusão com esse álbum. Lança uma versão instrumental desse álbum e seria o 5 mais fácil dessa vida. Com a presença do goblin, a nota recebe uma severa penalidade. 3.5/5

Not a great sign when your daily album reveal is immediately followed by a loud groan. This is an album you listen to once or twice and never go back to again and I've listened to it three times. The album is fine but bloated. It's 2025 and I'm suffering from Kendrick fatigue so To Pimp A Butterfly on a Wednesday is a tall ask.

Did not enjoy

I’ve listened to Kendrick Lamar’s hits for a while now. I was surprised how much of this I’m was like a jazzy improvisational poetry session as much as it was rap. He’s an artist, super deep and also weird. Cool listen.

One of the most overrated albums ever, and not even the best Kendrick album (that would be m.a.a.d city). Still a good album though

It's interesting. Creative. Has some jazzy elements with saxophone and trumpet, and interesting synth(?) noises. The song Alright has an apt title. Mid-album gets boring, missing what makes the first songs interesting. Mortal Men has some nice orchestral elements. Many songs end with a monologue that's the same poem that gets a bit longer each time. It's an interesting idea.

Great beats and lyrics

If anything it showcases just how good Dr Dre’s production is. Lamar’s obviously a good MC but it’s elevated by Dre. Also a solid 3 (rounding down from 3.5)

Suprisingly good. It has depth, distinct tracks that still feel like they fit together. I need to pay attention to the lyrics, but currently I'm listening to it in the background. Deserves more listens, but again, I quite like it.

I like Kendrick but had never heard this album before. I appreciate it as art, I see the statement being made, but it's not something I'd want to turn on for fun or listen to while driving around

I can't possibly say it's a BAD album, but I can confidently say it's not an album for me. It's DENSE. This album opens up as a firehose of emotion and beats and lyrics. It's too much at once. I feel like I discovered the marble in the oatmeal. And it doesn't let up. There's no room to breathe, Kendrick.

Not my style of music.

I haven’t listened to hip hop or rap since the 90’s. So that is my last frame of reference for this review. And I had no idea what to expect going in, I’ve never listened to him before. I thought it was really creative and engaging. I love the different styles he brought musically, a nice range of influence. A couple of songs reminded me of Arrested Development (musically, not lyrically). Great transitions between songs, a cohesive flow, and he definitely commands the mic. I can see why he’s so widely acclaimed. Not the type of music I listen to, but I’m glad we got this album so I got the chance to. It should have been shorter, an hour and 20 minutes is too long for any studio album. A strong 3 for me.

Kendrick is quite the lyricist with rhymes that make you stop and think. The speed with which he delivers his message is mesmerizing and on multiple tracks the beat continues to evolve mid-song which makes what he’s doing even more impressive. A cohesive, thoughtful album.

I've never been a big fan of rap and over time I've become less and less of a fan. After my first listen I was disappointed, I've heard some Kendrick Lamar songs and enjoyed them, but the album as a whole was a tough listen. After learning some of the nuance to the music I gave the album a second, more focused, listen. I did get a better appreciation for the writing, this is indeed modern poetry. I now understand all the accolades Kendrick recieves and why this album makes the list, but I still don't understand the album. I like some of the songs, Kendricks voice and cadence are unique and the beats are great. Unfortunately, the album went over my head,

I like how this is constructed as an album, how the songs lead into each other and how it all builds to the butterfly / caterpillar bit at the end. I appreciate that it brings in a lot of different styles, some of that worked for me and some of it didn’t. I probably wouldn’t listen again but I can definitely see why it’s here and I enjoyed listening to it. Fav song: Momma Least fav: For Free?

I did some reading both of and about the lyrics to really understand what he was crafting with this album and I can see why people rate it so so highly, there's a lot of lyrical depth that is easy to miss on first listen. That being said there were some songs I just didn't enjoy listening to- I found the voices he gave some characters annoying, the line "shit don't change until you wash yo' ass" might be a good message but its not fun to keep hearing and I understand For Free? is meant to be a metaphor but the way the woman is presented gave me the ick. I'm glad to have listened and learnt about it and there were songs I really enjoyed but as a whole I won't be coming back to the album. Favourite song: i Least: U

I don't like rap. But I did like smooth transitions in this album. 5.6/10

vo allne hip-hop/rap albe won ich bisher glost han isch das sicher eis vo de beste: es isch sehr variabel und interessant zum alose. isch aber eif nöd so mini musig..

This is a tough listen. The songs are good but it is rough and there is not a lot of flow. Not my style.

Hit and miss but the sting message carries it

To me, not as good as good kid maad city but still some really great bangers.

I can see why he became famous. Some songs feel like they were just thrown together though. Swears so much it loses all meaning.

Interesting but not my jam

This isn't really for me and even though it's good, I just wouldn't listen to it

This one is hard for me to rate. I really liked it but at the same time there is something that bothers me. It would be a 3.5 and I could honestly round it up or down. I chose to round it down based on the lower expectation of actually wanting to hear the whole album again

Never really listened to Kendrick Lamar before. Perfectly enjoyable, but I don't think I'll be humming it to myself later. Solid album, and I like the thematically paired songs like u and i, and for Free? and For Sale? Could probably use a few more listens for it to really sink in properly.

There’s a strong sense he’s more talented than to use the particular language he does. Could’ve been great. 3.5

Being black and LSD-level creative musical free association are two things I don't identify with. He sounds like a poet though. There's genius here but maybe it's not for me? Can hear the fingerprints all over Blackstar though. That last track through where he brings it all together is boss.

this is a good hip hop album. the only thing I really know about Kendrick Lamar is that he had a big beef with Drake where he just absolutely destroyed him. later he got to do a Superbowl performance of the song where he accused Drake of being a pedophile.

Respect for the message. The bars are phenomenal. But the endless funk-jazz slog just doesn’t do it for me.

Not my favourite style but loved the influences from other music styles. Unique.

A solid listen and one I'm going to return to, but wasn't in love with it.

Not an ordinary Rap akbum - but Rap.

This isn't the first time I've tried to get into this album or indeed Kendrick. Following last year's _GNX_, which I thought was excellent, I thought I finally got him. But sadly this one just isn't landing the same way. I don't think how it starts helps, although I believe there's layers of meaning here lyrically in a man talking about the size of his dick, I probably need to spend some time with Genius to unearth the reasons. The first few songs are the put off I think and as we get towards the middle and end, songs like _Alright_ and _How Much A Dollar Cost_ are bangers. The runtime doesn't help, no album needs to be this long! Musically it's excellent and Kendrick's flow is incredibly creative, but lyrically I'm finding it jarring. I probably will listen again at some point because I know there's something here.

Solid mix of musical influences

Kendrick is een hele goede rapper, maar ik ik vind dit album niet echt super catchy. Ik denk dat na een paar listens deze wel beter wordt, maar het hele culturele significante sluit niet helemaal aan bij mij.

i get it buy not my cup of tea. Yeah the needle head gave it a 10, don't care

Can appreciate the musical talent and musical variety on the album. Thoughtful lyrics if unnecessarily crass. Not sure the rapping is all that, and definitely not my scene.

I appreciate what Kendrick is trying to do here. I appreciate it more than the actual end product. I know he can write a solid track, and there are a couple of those on here. But some of this record is just a snore. 3/5

2015 There's some seriously good tracks here. There's some serious messages here. There's some self-indulgence here. There's some rude words and dodgy lyrics here. There's some 25 minutes run-time too much here. Heard before ✅️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ✅️ IT'S TOO LONG ★★★☆☆ (6/10)

High-grade hip hop, but not the best of Kendrick imo

I‘m not saying this lightly: *clears throat good kid, m.A.A.d city sittin’ top of the throne, That Compton storytelling still sends shivers down my bones. While To Pimp a Butterfly is complex, preachin’ deep, Evry other skit feels like homework soon to put me to sleep *mic drop

Fine

Hm. I listened to it all the way through. The music is fine but many of the song lyrics' topics remind me of 80s cock rock - which is not a compliment. When there is a good tune+lyrics, it's pretty good but it's also combined with, in my opinion, too many n-words, which reduces the power of that word.

loved when he said boo boo

This one frustrates me. I can definitely see why it's so highly touted. The beats are unique, the lyrics are amazing, but for some reason I just can't get into it as much as I feel like I should, and I can't even put my finger on why. Favorite track: Alright

I really liked it

Appreciate why it’s held in high regard due to the lyrically content, production and engineering. Not my favorite genre-style.

Getting a 3, since I can't see myself coming back to this. Glad I got to hear it tho, and his Superbowl appearance was A+. 3/5

Belle basi, soprattutto quelle un po’jazz, se avessi studiato anche i testi forse sarebbe stato anche migliore

Onesto, not my shit, man.

k dot. not his strongest album, but there is a lot to talk about for sure. kendrick is one of my faves. he has such a solid style and he raps with such variation, giving credit to the shoulders he stands on. mainstream rap can be kinda lame a lot of the time, but this has meaningful calculation to it. taking that genre and pushing as high up as it can go. this has that song where he has the "conversation" with tupac, whether that's AI or old interview footage, it comes outta no where and is very impactful as means of translating what has happened in rap since he has been gone. most of these songs are skips for me, but there are a couple of good ones. 3/5 just for being his 3rd and very artsy record.

I know Kendrick's great. I also know that I don't actually know that.

Au delà du sentiment mitigé que j’éprouve vis-à-vis des messages que Kendrick Lamar tend à faire passer à travers cet album, j’ai passé un plutôt bon moment à l’écouter (malgré mon desamour général pour le rap et le hip-hop).

Maybe 10 more listens and I would appreciate so muc more; hugely ambitious with a broad reach of topics/ styles, but it just didn't catch my attention

Clearly I'm not the target audience for this album. There's alot here between the "songs" and interlude pieces. I get the anger and frustration from his emotional delivery. Not quite sure why it earned a Pulitzer Prize though.

Jazzy..cool. good

I respect and appreciate Kendrick because he makes interesting music. But a lot of the songs on this one just aren't very enjoyable to listen to.

Holy shit this is a long album. The first half combined funk, jazz, 80s/90s hip hop influences with a modern flow lyrically. It is the more commercially know part of the album just off a first listen and the fact that almost every song has a music video with high production value. The latter half seems to be a more self centered segment where he talks more on social strifes, his own standing and political views from his perspective. It’s also much more grounded in the sense of having a concurrent theme in style and topics vs the first half. This album feels like two albums split down the middle where they took all the tracks that would be singles or chart toppers and put them in the first half while the second half is more for Lamar himself. This especially rings true where the last song is 6minutes of a song and 6minutes of an interview that talks focuses on the topic of self. I could go without the near constant degradation of women that is prevalent throughout the entire album. He speaks on revenge, grudges and vendettas consistently but at some point you would think he would realize that the people he surrounds himself with cause these problems and that not everyone in the world is like what he describes. In the end, still not my genre of music and I simply cannot fully enjoy his work. I do see that it’s production value is higher than most other rap even 10 years out from it’s release and he does speak on more complicated topics than just sex, drugs, and violence. It’s just not for me. 5/10

Listened before, like it but not my favorite ever