To Pimp A Butterfly (studio album) by Kendrick Lamar

To Pimp A Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar
Year: 2015
Release date: 2015-03-16
Overall rank: 18th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
89/100 (from 2,285 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Best album of 2015 (1st)
Award Best album of the 2010s (1st)
Award Top 20 albums of all time (18th)

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To Pimp A Butterfly is ranked as the best album by Kendrick Lamar.

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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 89.3/100, a mean average of 86.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.5.

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From 06/12/2025 15:32
His second best album after Good Kid.
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From 05/20/2025 05:43
Shortlisted for album of the year at the 2016 Grammys. The winner was 1989 by Taylor Swift
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5/100
From 05/10/2025 22:52
an overrated mess.
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From 07/27/2024 22:40
One of the most beautiful album ive ever seen, the writing is so powerfull. It is written like a magnificient book, it is amazing
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From 05/06/2024 02:19
Should be higher
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90/100
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From 07/17/2023 04:37
Although Good Kid MAAD City truly hits home for me personally, this is a landmark contemporary record, and absolutely one of the most important hip hop records ever made.
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From 07/09/2023 15:43
its just perfect, theres not much else to be said. i could talk about this album for hours but saying its perfect just pretty much sums up everything that could be said about it. 10/10
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95/100
From 06/13/2023 20:04
Amazing jazz infused beats with next level rapping.
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85/100
From 05/22/2023 19:14
A fantastic hip hop album that smoothly incorporates other genres into the music which creates a unique experience. The fusion of hip hop with jazz, funk and soul works beautifully on here with Kendrick creating a rich soundscape with loads for us to explore. He accomplishes this by utilising a variety of diverse instrumentation which suit the style he is going for brilliantly. The production is very strong as well with the music flowing so smoothly and everything sounds so clean and modern. Kendrick's delivery is also enjoyable to listen to with his ability to demonstrate his emotion through his voice being extremely impressive. The main selling point of this album is the lyrics with Kendrick exploring hard hitting themes such as depression, racism and discrimination. His words are best showcased on The Blacker The Berry which captures his feelings and thoughts in an intelligent and engaging way that makes you listen to everything he has to say. The rest of the album follows suit in relation to quality of lyrics but Kendrick is at his best on that song. Overall, one of the most enjoyable and thought provoking hip hop albums of all time and it deserves its title of being a modern phenomenon.
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