
There are no discernible titles besides the dates of performances. And now, a year after the ubiquity and cultural impact To Pimp A Butterfly instilled, he’s returned with a musical statement that is more implicit in nature, but just as dominant and focused as his previous three albums.Įvery component of this release intends to eschew the standards set with Kendrick Lamar releases. No one has come close to being an adversary to Kendrick, and so the period of relative silence leading up to 2015’s masterful To Pimp A Butterfly only furthered the power and aura Kendrick emanated whenever he appeared.

But to be honest, he hasn’t really needed to. Since the infamous verse dropped, he’s maintained a somewhat reserved ferocity in terms of lyrical assault, whether on an album or on stage. Kendrick Lamar hasn’t rapped like he did on 2013’s “Control”. Review Summary: A year after the ubiquity and cultural impact To Pimp A Butterfly instilled, Kendrick Lamar has returned with a musical statement that is more implicit in nature, but just as dominant and focused as his previous three albums.
