Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly

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Label:	Interscope Records – B0023464-01
Format:	2 x Vinyl , LP, Album , Gatefold, 180 Gram
Country:	US
Released:	Oct 23, 2015
Genre:	Funk / Soul
Style:	G-Funk

Tracklist

A1		Wesley's Theory Backing Vocals – Whitney Alford Featuring – Thundercat Horns, Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Producer – Flying Lotus Producer [Additional Production] – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Written-By – K. Duckworth* Backing Vocals – Whitney Alford Featuring – Thundercat Horns, Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Producer – Flying Lotus Producer [Additional Production] – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Written-By – K. Duckworth*
A2		For Free? (Interlude) Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Darlene Tibbs Bass – Brandon Owens* Drums – Robert Sput Searight* Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Organ – Craig Brockman Piano – Robert Glasper Producer – Terrace Martin Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Written-By – T. Martin* Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Darlene Tibbs Bass – Brandon Owens* Drums – Robert Sput Searight* Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Organ – Craig Brockman Piano – Robert Glasper Producer – Terrace Martin Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Written-By – T. Martin*
A3		King Kunta Backing Vocals – Whitney Alford Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Cello – Ginger Murphy Guitar [Additional Guitar] – Matt Schaeffer Producer – Sounwave Producer [Additional Production] – Terrace Martin Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trombone – Ryan Porter Viola – Molly Rogers Violin – Tylana Enomoto* Written-By – T. Lane (2) Backing Vocals – Whitney Alford Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Cello – Ginger Murphy Guitar [Additional Guitar] – Matt Schaeffer Producer – Sounwave Producer [Additional Production] – Terrace Martin Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trombone – Ryan Porter Viola – Molly Rogers Violin – Tylana Enomoto* Written-By – T. Lane (2)
A4		Institutionalized Backing Vocals – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$a* Cello – Gabriel Noel Clarinet – Pedro Castro (4) Featuring – Snoop Dogg Keyboards – Sam Barsh Producer – Rahki Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Violin – Paul Cartwright Written-By – S. Barsh* Backing Vocals – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$a* Cello – Gabriel Noel Clarinet – Pedro Castro (4) Featuring – Snoop Dogg Keyboards – Sam Barsh Producer – Rahki Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Violin – Paul Cartwright Written-By – S. Barsh*
A5		These Walls Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Bass [Additional Bass] – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Cello – Ginger Murphy Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosley Featuring – Thundercat Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Keyboards – Terrace Martin Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – Terrace Martin Producer [Additional Production] – Sounwave Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trombone – Ryan Porter Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Viola – Molly Rogers Violin – Tylana Enomoto* Written-By – T. Martin* Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Bass [Additional Bass] – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Cello – Ginger Murphy Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosley Featuring – Thundercat Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Keyboards – Terrace Martin Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – Terrace Martin Producer [Additional Production] – Sounwave Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trombone – Ryan Porter Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Viola – Molly Rogers Violin – Tylana Enomoto* Written-By – T. Martin*
B1		U Alto Saxophone, Keyboards – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Whoarei Baritone Saxophone – Adam Turchan* Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Producer – Whoarei Producer [Additional Production] – Sounwave Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington Written-By – T. Arnold* Alto Saxophone, Keyboards – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Whoarei Baritone Saxophone – Adam Turchan* Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Producer – Whoarei Producer [Additional Production] – Sounwave Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Tenor Saxophone – Kamasi Washington Written-By – T. Arnold*
B2		Alright Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Mike Larson (4) Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Producer – Pharrell Williams Producer [Additional Production] – Sounwave Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Written-By – P. Williams* Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Mike Larson (4) Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Producer – Pharrell Williams Producer [Additional Production] – Sounwave Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Written-By – P. Williams*
B3		For Sale? (Interlude) Alto Saxophone, Keyboards – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$h* Producer – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$h* Producer [Additional Production] – Terrace Martin Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Written-By – T. Arnold* Alto Saxophone, Keyboards – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$h* Producer – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$h* Producer [Additional Production] – Terrace Martin Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Written-By – T. Arnold*
B4		Momma Alto Saxophone, Keyboards, Vocoder – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$h* Producer – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$h* Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Written-By – T. Arnold* Alto Saxophone, Keyboards, Vocoder – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$h* Producer – Taz Arnold AKA Ti$h* Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Written-By – T. Arnold*
C1		Hood Politics Backing Vocals – Preston Harris Keyboards – Terrace Martin Producer – Thundercat Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Written-By – S. Stevens* Backing Vocals – Preston Harris Keyboards – Terrace Martin Producer – Thundercat Recorded By – James "The White Black Man" Hunt* Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Written-By – S. Stevens*
C2		How Much A Dollar Cost Alto Saxophone, Keyboards – Terrace Martin Cello – Ginger Murphy Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosley Featuring – Ronald Isley Flute – Rickey Washington French Horn – Amy Sanchez Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – LoveDragon Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By [Ronald Isley Verse] – Thomas Burns (3) Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trombone – Ryan Porter Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Viola – Molly Rogers Violin – Tylana Enomoto* Written-By – T. Martin* Alto Saxophone, Keyboards – Terrace Martin Cello – Ginger Murphy Double Bass [Upright Bass] – Miles Mosley Featuring – Ronald Isley Flute – Rickey Washington French Horn – Amy Sanchez Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – LoveDragon Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By [Ronald Isley Verse] – Thomas Burns (3) Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trombone – Ryan Porter Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Viola – Molly Rogers Violin – Tylana Enomoto* Written-By – T. Martin*
C3		Complexion (A Zulu Love) Backing Vocals – Talkbox Monte Featuring – Rapsody (2) Keyboards – Robert Glasper Keyboards, Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – Thundercat Producer [Additional Production] – Antydote* Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By [Rapsody's Verse] – 9th Wonder Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Scratches – Pete Rock Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Written-By – S. Bruner* Backing Vocals – Talkbox Monte Featuring – Rapsody (2) Keyboards – Robert Glasper Keyboards, Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – Thundercat Producer [Additional Production] – Antydote* Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By [Rapsody's Verse] – 9th Wonder Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Scratches – Pete Rock Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Written-By – S. Bruner*
C4		The Blacker The Berry Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Wyann Vaughn Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Drum Programming [Additional Drum Programming], Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Katalyst (9) Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr. Featuring – Lalah Hathaway Keyboards – Robert Glasper Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – Koz* Producer [Additional Production] – Terrace Martin Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Written-By – Z. Epstein* Alto Saxophone – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Wyann Vaughn Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Drum Programming [Additional Drum Programming], Engineer [Additional Engineering] – Katalyst (9) Drums – Ronald Bruner Jr. Featuring – Lalah Hathaway Keyboards – Robert Glasper Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – Koz* Producer [Additional Production] – Terrace Martin Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Written-By – Z. Epstein*
D1		You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) Alto Saxophone, Vocoder – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Wyann Vaughn Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Keyboards – Terrace Martin Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – LoveDragon Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Written-By – T. Martin* Alto Saxophone, Vocoder – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Wyann Vaughn Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Keyboards – Terrace Martin Percussion – Larrance Dopson Producer – LoveDragon Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Written-By – T. Martin*
D2		I Backing Vocals – Z Most Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Drums – Kendall Lewis Guitar – Keith Askey Keyboards – Sam Barsh Percussion – Rahki Producer – Rahki Recorded By [Ronald Isley] – Thomas Burns (3) Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Recorded By, Mixed By [Assistant] – Matt Schaeffer Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Ronald Isley Written-By – R. Isley* Backing Vocals – Z Most Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Drums – Kendall Lewis Guitar – Keith Askey Keyboards – Sam Barsh Percussion – Rahki Producer – Rahki Recorded By [Ronald Isley] – Thomas Burns (3) Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Recorded By, Mixed By [Assistant] – Matt Schaeffer Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Ronald Isley Written-By – R. Isley*
D3		Mortal Man Alto Saxophone, Horns – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Wyann Vaughn Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Cello – Ginger Murphy Drums – Trevor Lawrence* Flute – Rickey Washington French Horn – Amy Sanchez Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Keyboards – Robert Glasper Producer – Sounwave Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trombone – Ryan Porter Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Viola – Molly Rogers Violin – Tylana Enomoto* Written-By – S. Bruner* Alto Saxophone, Horns – Terrace Martin Backing Vocals – Wyann Vaughn Bass – Stephen "Thundercat" Bruner* Cello – Ginger Murphy Drums – Trevor Lawrence* Flute – Rickey Washington French Horn – Amy Sanchez Guitar – Marlon Williams (3) Keyboards – Robert Glasper Producer – Sounwave Recorded By – Matt Schaeffer Recorded By, Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali Trombone – Ryan Porter Trumpet – Josef Leimberg Viola – Molly Rogers Violin – Tylana Enomoto* Written-By – S. Bruner*

Companies, etc.

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Aftermath/Interscope Records
Copyright © – Aftermath/Interscope Records
Manufactured By – Universal Music Distribution
Distributed By – Universal Music Distribution
Recorded At – Downtown Music Studios
Recorded At – Notifi Studios
Recorded At – House Studios, Washington, D.C.
Recorded At – Chalice Recording Studios
Recorded At – No Excuses Studios
Mixed At – No Excuses Studios
Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Published By – 1damentional Publishing LLC
Published By – Ahmad Music
Published By – AIX Publishing
Published By – Alexander Izquierdo BMG Gold Songs
Published By – Almo Music
Published By – Almo Music Corp.
Published By – ATV Songs LLC
Published By – Anna Smiles Music
Published By – Barsh Music
Published By – Beat Bully Productions
Published By – Big Yacht Music
Published By – Black Bull Music, Inc.
Published By – Blessed Seeds Of God
Published By – Blue Nike Publishing
Published By – BMG Gold Songs
Published By – BMG Rights Management
Published By – BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Published By – BMG Ruby Songs
Published By – Bovina Music, Inc.
Published By – Cisum Naashar Publishing
Published By – Donte Lamar Perkins
Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
Published By – Even More Water From Nazareth
Published By – Fauntleroy Music
Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Published By – Josef Leimberg Music
Published By – Just Isn't Music Ltd.
Published By – Kendal's Soul Music
Published By – Kenobi Songs Publishing
Published By – Laneway Publishing
Published By – Mijac Music
Published By – Music Of Windswept
Published By – New Jerusalem Music
Published By – Pooch Music
Published By – Producer Pizza
Published By – Q Baby Music
Published By – Queen Of The Planet Productions
Published By – Rose Mac Music
Published By – Roynet Music
Published By – Sony/ATV Allegro
Published By – Sony / ATV Music Publishing
Published By – Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
Published By – Tenyor Music
Published By – Tommy Black
Published By – Top Dawg Music
Published By – Unichappell Music, Inc.
Published By – Universal Music Corp.
Published By – WB Music Corp.
Published By – Westbury Music Ltd.
Published By – Whiskey Valentine Publishing
Published By – Zale Epstein
Produced For – 1da Boi Productions
Lacquer Cut At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 25244

Credits

A&R [A&R - Interscope Records] – Alicia Graham*
A&R [Interscope Records] – Manny Smith (2)
A&R [Top Dawg Entertainment] – Sounwave
Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Terrace Martin
Art Direction – Vlad Sepetov
Coordinator [A&R Coordinator - Interscope Records] – Chelsea Blythe
Executive-Producer – Dr. Dre
Lacquer Cut By – Scott Stratton
Legal [Interscope Records] – Todd Douglas
Legal [Top Dawg Entertainment] – Joshua P. Binder, Esq.
Management [General Manager - Aftermath Entertainment] – Ashley Palmer
Management [Sales - Interscope Records] – Gary Kelly (3)
Management [Top Dawg Entertainment] – Retone*
Management [Top Dawg Entertainment], Photography By [Additional Photography] – Dave Free
Marketing [Interscope Records] – Archie Davis
Marketing [Top Dawg Entertainment] – TDE Marketing
Mastered By – Mike Bozzi
Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali
Mixed By [Mix Assistant] – Matt Schaeffer
Other [Top's Homies - Interscope Records] – John Janick
Photography By [Additional Photography] – Roberto "Retone" Reyes*
Photography By [Cover Photography] – Denis Rouvre
Photography By [White House Photography] – Diego Cambiaso
Producer [Associate Producer] – Dave "Miyatola" Free*
Public Relations [Publicity - Interscope Records] – Ray Alba
Recorded By [String Recordings] – Thomas Cullison

Notes

Packaged in a gatefold sleeve.

On some copies, the inner gatefold incorrectly swaps the titles for Momma and Hood Politics.

Following the credits for Mortal Man, there is braille writing that (choppily translated) says "A blank letter by Kendrick Lamar." although it more accurately says "A Kendrick by blank letter Lamar".

180 Gram 2xLP version. Cosmetically the same as the regular release, the weight of the discs are the only difference. No "180 Gram" hype sticker or other indicators are present.

℗ © 2015 Aftermath / Interscope Records

Publishers & track info:

Wesley's Theory - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Westbury Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Roynet Music (ASCAP), Pooch Music (SESAC).
Contains elements of "Every Nigger is a Star" written by B. Gardiner and published by Westbury Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Roynet Music (ASCAP), as performed by Boris Gardiner. Used courtesy of Jazzman Records Ltd.

For Free? (Interlude) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP)

King Kunta - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Laneway Publishing, Q Baby Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Corp./Ahmad Music, Kendal's Soul Music
Contains interpolations of "Get Nekkid" written by J. Burns & D. Blake, published by Laneway Publishing (ASCAP) and Q Baby Music (ASCAP).
Contains resung lyrics from "Smooth Criminal" written by M. Jackson, and published by Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI).
Contains elements of "The Payback" (J. Brown/F.Wesley/J.Starks) Dynatone Publishing Company (BMI). All rights istered by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI).
"King Kunta" contains samples from "We Want The Funk" written by A. Lewis, published by Ahmad Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP), EMI Full Keel Music (BMI), Music Of WIndswept/BMG Music (BMI).

Institutionalized - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rondor Music International Inc d/b/a Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Producer Pizza (ASCAP), Barsh Music/HHMusic Wordlwide (BMI), Tommy Black (STIM)

These Walls - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blue Nike Publishing (BMG), Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Anna Smiles Music (ASCAP)

u - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP)

Alright - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o itself & Even More Water From Nazareth (GMR), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions

For Sale? (Interlude) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions

Momma - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing (BMI), Queen Of The Planet Productions (ASCAP), Cisum Naashar Publishing (ASCAP), Uncle Buddies Music Inc./Notting Hill c/o Music Of Windswept/BMG Rights Mgmt. (ASCAP)
Contains elements of "Wishful Thinkin" written by S. Stewart and published by Mijac Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing (BMI), as performed by Sly & the Family Stone. Used courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.
Contains elements of "On Your Own" written by L. Hathaway, R. Patterson, R. Rideout, and published by Queen Of The Planet Productions (ASCAP), Cisum Naashar Publishing (ASCAP), Uncle Buddies Music Inc. c/o Music Of Windswept/BMG Rights Mgmt. (ASCAP).
"Momma" contains samples from "On Your Own" performed by Lalah Hathaway from the album "Self Portrait" (STXCD-30308). Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.

Hood Politics - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Donte Lamar Perkins (BMI), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), New Jerusalem Music (ASCAP), Black Bull Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Sony ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Verses recorded at Downtown Studios in New York, New York.
Includes sample of "All For Myself" © 2010 Sufjan Stevens, . New Jerusalem Music, courtesy of Sufjan Stevens and Asthmatic kitty Records. © 2010 Asthmatic Kitty Records

How Much A Dollar Cost - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Josef Leimberg Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music (ASCAP)
Ronald Isley verse recorded at Notifi Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.

Complexion (A Zulu Love) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
Rapsody's verse recorded at House Studios in Washington, D.C.

The Blacker The Berry - Produced for 1da Boi Productions
WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), 1damentional Publishing LLC/Sony ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Stephen 1daniable Publishing (ASCAP), Kenobi Songs Publishing/BMG Rights Management (BMI), Whiskey Valentine Publishing/BMG Rights Management (BMI), Tenyor Music (BMI), Alexander Izquierdo BMG Gold Songs/AIX Publishing (ASCAP) all rights istered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, Zale Epstein (SOCAN)

You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Josef Leimberg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions

i - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rondor Music International Inc d/b/a Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Producer Pizza (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. obo itself and Bovina Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Ronald Isley recorded at Notifi Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.
Contains portions of "That Lady" by Ronald Isley, Christopher Jasper, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, and Rudolph Isley, published by EMI April Music Inc. OBO itself and Bovina Music Inc. (ASCAP)

Mortal Man - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP)
Contains elements of "I No Get Eye For Back" written by F. Kuti, and published by EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP).
"Mortal Man" contains excerpts from "I No Get Eye For Back" as performed by Houston Person, used courtesy of Ume.
Featuring parts from the music journalist Mats Nileskar's Tupac Shakur interview in New York, November 1984 for P3 Soul, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation.

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String recordings (at) Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA.
Mixed and recorded (at) No Excuses Studio, Santa Monica, CA.
Mastered (at) Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Printed): 6 02547 31100 9
Barcode (Scanned): 602547311009
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Etched, Var. 1): B0023464-01 A-RE2 II 25244.1(3) SS
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Etched, Var. 1): B0023464-01 B-RE2 II 25244.2(3)
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C, Etched, Var. 1): B0023464-01 C-RE2 II 25244.3(3)
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, Etched, Var. 1): B0023464-01 D-RE2 II 25244.4(3) SS
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A, Etched, Var. 2): B0023464-01 A-RE2 25244.1(3) SS
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B, Etched, Var. 2): B0023464-01 B-RE2 25244.2(3)
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side C, Etched, Var. 2): B0023464-01 C-RE2 25244.3(3)
Matrix / Runout (Runout Side D, Etched, Var. 2): B0023464-01 D-RE2 25244.4(3) SS
Rights Society: ASCAP
Rights Society (A3 to A5, B4, C1, C4): BMI
Rights Society (B2): GMR
Rights Society (A1): SESAC
Rights Society (C4): SOCAN
Rights Society (A4): STIM

Other Versions (5 of 38)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
	To Pimp A Butterfly (16×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps )	Interscope Records	none	Worldwide	2015
Recently Edited	To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album)	Interscope Records	AFTMB002295802CD	US	2015
	To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album)	Interscope Records	0602547270917	Europe	2015
New Submission	To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album)	Interscope Records	B0022958-02	Canada	2015
New Submission	To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album)	Interscope Records	DS31203	South Korea	2015

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Reviews

734 May 4, 2025
Legendary album, even better on vinyl! Highly recommended for rap lovers
aboose Jun 19, 2024
sounds GOOOOOD. You can get this on Amazon, by the way.
Inject_The_Music Nov 25, 2022
Pleasant dynamic pressing. This pressing has balanced bass, clean vocals, albeit with some noise at the beginning of the album but soon dissipates. This is a much better way to listen to this album compared to streaming.
Thelawf Sep 3, 2022
The packaging acts like this is the best album of all time.

It’s up there.
wonuji Jun 24, 2021
what more can i say other than this is a legendary album
itsgrant May 27, 2020
Can confirm that the center punch is a bit too small. Didn't fit the center spindle of my player and needed to be shaved down slightly.
Also, my copy has some melted plastic around the center punch and sharp/jagged bits on the outside ring of both LPs, which is a bit disappointing for a brand new copy.

However, the sound of this record is good overall with just a small amount of surface noise.
logic103 May 19, 2019
The actual sound of this record is amazing. It's mastered extrememly well. However, there is a fair amount of surface noise that is barely noticeable in the parts with music, but very noticeable in the spoken interludes. I tried cleaning it but it didn't change. Maybe my cleaning method isn't good enough though. Keep in mind the surface noise was there from the first play and I bought this record brand new.
nsomers59 Mar 21, 2018
Pressing sounds good, however there are a few issues. First, the center hole was a little too small so I had to shave it down a little with a razor blade.

Second, both discs are slightly warped. It's not enough to get a replacement or affect the sound quality, but it bothers me a lot when I buy a new record and it's fucking warped. This might be Amazon's fault because that is where I bought it, but there's also little spots on the dead wax that look kind of wavy as well.

The last issue is the gatefold sleeve. It's incredibly thin, like it bends on its own when I open or close it if there isn't a disc inside. I don't have any other records with a sleeve this thin it's kinda crazy that someone thought it was acceptable. Probably why its warped now that I think about it.

But at the end of the day, the records sound good, so I can't complain too much

Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly

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