Kendrick LamarTo Pimp a Butterfly

Dense, intricate jazz-funk-hip-hop built on a live-band aesthetic with Terrace Martin's alto sax and Thundercat's bass providing warmth no amount of sampling could replicate. 'King Kunta' is the funkiest Kendrick has ever gone. 'Alright'. Inspired by visiting Mandela's cell on Robben Island. Became a protest anthem chanted at Black Lives Matter demonstrations. 'u' is one of the bravest vocal performances in rap, Kendrick cataloguing depression and survivor's guilt until his voice literally breaks. A 2014 trip to South Africa caused him to scrap albums' worth of material and start over. The original title was 'To Pimp a Caterpillar'. An acronym for Tu.P.A.C.