“To Pimp A Butterfly” is an obvious work of post-Ferguson and post Trayvon Martin America. Within a midst of fury, Lamar declares, “I love myself” in the face of a society that is seemingly against him. ![]() The authoritatively funky “King Kunta” and the Isley Brothers-sampling single, “i” are both excellent examples of what this collection offers. It mixes anger, sadness, fear and wishes for love in a volatile, potent concoction. Lamar tries to justify this by stating at the end of “i” that the Ethiopian word for “royalty” is “Negus.” This album is firmly anchored in social consciousness. ![]() This is an album of obvious black pride and yet, still the n-word is a regular occurrence. ![]() As Lamar says in “The Blacker The Berry,” “I’m the biggest hypocrite of 2015.” And yes, this is a record that sometimes contradicts itself.
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