He is widely regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Aside from his solo career, he is also known as a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy alongside his Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) label-mates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Schoolboy Q. Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K.Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment. He began to gain recognition in 2010 after his first retail release, Overly Dedicated. The following year, he independently released his first studio album, Section.80, which included his first single ' HiiiPoWeR'. By that time, he had amassed a large online following and collaborated with several prominent hip hop artists. Lamar's major-label debut album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, was released in 2012. It would go on to be certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) incorporated elements of funk, soul, jazz, and spoken word. It became his first number one album on the Billboard 200. It was followed by Untitled Unmastered (2016), a collection of unreleased demos that originated during the recording sessions for To Pimp a Butterfly. He released his fourth album, Damn (2017) its lead single ' Humble' topped the US Billboard Hot 100, while the album became the first non-classical and non-jazz album to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music. In 2018, he wrote and produced 14 songs for the soundtrack to the superhero film Black Panther. Lamar has received many accolades over the course of his career, including 13 Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, six Billboard Music Awards, a Brit Award, 11 MTV Video Music Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and an Academy Award nomination. In 2012, MTV named him the Hottest MC in the Game on their annual list. Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016. In 2015, he received the California State Senate's Generational Icon Award. Three of his studio albums have been listed in Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020).

2.4 2014–2016: To Pimp a Butterfly and Untitled Unmastered.2.5 2017–2020: Damn, Black Panther soundtrack and hiatus.Review Summary: Just proof that To Pimp A Butterfly was a masterpiece.Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California on June 17, 1987, the son of a couple from Chicago. Here we have a collection of what looks like outtakes and song ideas as well as complete songs from the To Pimp A Butterfly sessions. The songs were written between To Pimp A Butterfly and Good Kid, M.A.A.D.Īll of the songs and the album are untitled, and in the context of Kendrick’s career, this is a significant release for him because it establishes a sort of behind-the-scenes of To Pimp A Butterfly, and it does so very uniquely. City, and they show just how experimental with lyrical content, style sound Kendrick was. I think it really finishes the picture for us that Kendrick merely compromised and made a conventionally great album with Good Kid, and with his notoriety from that album he had room to experiment and made sure that his experimentation was heard and better respected. There’s a mantra that is included throughout various tracks on this album that isn’t included in the final cut of To Pimp a Butterfly that I just love: “PIMP PIMP! HOORAY!” It establishes a bliss and camaraderie that he’s bringing with his message: the unity of an entire community to be happy while fighting for liberty and liberation as well.

Yet, at the same, it’s the least preachy that it could ever be. I don’t know if I’m ranting here, but man, I just love what Kendrick has been doing this past years after GKMC. This release just proves that he’s a true artist and I’m glad he released them.

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