To Pimp a Butterfly is a genius album man.

The way K Lamar delivers his message makes it stick with you. It’s not vague what he’s saying but the lines and wordplay is subtle enough to make you want to go over a track again to get the full meaning.

The two poems are pretty beautiful too. Especially To Pimp a Butterfly.

I love how Kendrick handles religion in the track “How Much a Dollar Cost?”. It’s not preachy but it’s definitely pro Christianity and I’m impressed with the way he did it.

Every track on this thing slaps, so it’s really hard to choose a favorite. I find myself revisiting songs like U, You Ain’t Gotta Lie, Complexion, and The Blacker the Berry a lot.

U is unique from the others from just how gutwrenching the melancholy is. Kendrick really knows how to convey strong emotion in a track, with audible sniffing and bottles clinking in the background. He truly sounds like he’s breaking up in the song.

No spoilers but the interview at the end of the album is phenomonal with how well they did it.

If you think rap is generic, or bad, take a listen to this album. If you like rap and think it’s great, listen to this album. What? You’ve listened to this already? Listen to it again to make sure you get the meaning in all the songs.

The Album: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5nwSV8KEwZyIho8LrG99Rt-eQzA17Xu-