{"product_id":"to-pimp-a-butterfly-cd","title":"To Pimp A Butterfly: CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith Lamar's previous album, 'Good Kid M.A.A.d City', lauded as one of this fledgling Century's best, the level of expectation on its follow up was sky-high. How do you proceed after such a triple A-rated straight-up hip hop smash? Get afflicted by the (P)funk, that's how. Channelling the psychedelic stew of Parliament \/ Funkadelic, 'To Pimp A Butterfly' positions Lamar along the higher branches of rap's genre-busting evolution (see also The Roots’ 'Phrenology', Common’s 'Electric Circus', Q-Tip’s 'Kamaal the Abstract', André 3000’s 'The Love Below'). The expansive scope of Lamar's vision also runs to a live studio band featuring Robert Glasper, Flying Lotus' fretless bass maestro Thundercat and producer \/sax player Terrace Martin, who add free jazz backing, pulling the music in another direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLyrically the album walks in the footsteps of the socio-political commentary of Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye, but in the post-Ferguson era of continued police brutality towards African-Americans, Lamar's anger burns bright. Less 'What's Going On', more ' The Predator'. He offers a thoughtful and thought-provoking exploration of what it means to be a black man in America today, often introspective, but never naval-gazing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired and inspiring, 'To Pimp A Butterfly' is an adventurous and challenging album, and one that can be added to the essential hip hop list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kendrick Lamar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57442507784523,"sku":"4730068","price":0.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6169\/9915\/files\/SharedImage-117352.png?v=1779774356","url":"https:\/\/vinylvintage.shop\/products\/to-pimp-a-butterfly-cd","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}