To Pimp a Butterfly

To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by Kendrick Lamar. It was released on March 15, 2015. It was released by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album had many different producers and musicians that helped make it. Some producers were Dr. Dre, Thundercat, Pharrell Williams, Sounwave, Terrace Martin, and Rahki. Some musicians that helped make the album were Thundercat, George Clinton, Bilal, Snoop Dogg, Ronald Isley, and Rapsody.

The album combines many different types of music. It is mainly hip hop music. However, it also has other types of music important to African-American history, such as jazz, soul and funk. It has lyrics that talk about political problems (such as not treating people fairly) and African-American culture.

Over one million copies of the album have been sold. When it was released, it was number one on the Billboard 200. This is an American music chart. It was Lamar's first number one album on the UK Albums Chart. It was also certified platinum by the RIAA. The album had five singles. The most popular song from the album is "I". It went into the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. Many critics liked the album. It was nominated for seven Grammy Awards. One of these was for Album of the Year. To Pimp a Butterfly is one of the best rated albums of 2015, as well as the 2010s. Many critics have said it is one of the best albums ever made.

 Track listing 

  is for an extra producer
 "U" and "I" are written in lowercase letters

 References 

Category:2015 albums
Category:Kendrick Lamar albums