Wesley's Theory (Feat. George Clinton & Thundercat) (track)
by Kendrick Lamar
Year: 2015
From the album To Pimp A Butterfly (track #1)
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Wesley's Theory (Feat. George Clinton & Thundercat) appears on the following album(s) by Kendrick Lamar:
- To Pimp A Butterfly (track #1) (this album) (2015)
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| 04/21/2026 17:09 | alexandermause | 17,790 | 85/100 | |
| 04/08/2026 02:17 | SethGunde | 2,438 | 69/100 | |
| 03/25/2026 11:24 |  DommeDamian | 73,408 | 51/100 | |
| 03/20/2026 03:02 | Cheddar | 3,522 | 81/100 | |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.6/100, a mean average of 90.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 91.9/100. The standard deviation for this track is 13.4.
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I don't know why this has never hit me the way it hits a lot of people. I still really like the song, but it does not reach "best song by Kendrick" status for me like it does for so many. No shade, great song. Just not an all timer for me.
AAL2014 07/12/2022 17:28 | #287327
Wesley’s Theory is such a jaw-dropper of an opener. The song is structured perfectly even through how strange a structure it is.
The instrumentation is simply wild and infectious. Some of the notes and production choices bring out this tremendous uneasy dissonance echoing Kendrick’s cautionary tale.
The production is out of this world. The bass, the funkyness, The sample at the start, and the small Dre interlude midway. Amazing song, and opens up the greatest album of all time
This song is amazing on every level. One of my absolute favorites EVER. Look both ways... BEFORE YOU CROOOSS MY MIND
Such an overwhelming and vaguely horrifying atmosphere.
One of the best album openers of all time.
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corenfro 05/08/2017 23:57 | #190520
The production on this track is impeccable. Also that funky bass line is wonderful, those delicious synths. The double meaning of the lyrics. "Grab it all, you deserve it Kendrick"
Lukeanaderdude 04/27/2017 21:32 | #189932
The production on this song is out of this world
Ferrington 02/26/2017 04:28 | #186368
Awesome song. Wasn't expecting a song like this but I needed it.
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