Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp A Butterfly went live on iTunes tonight, ahead of its planned 3/23 release date. The clean and explicit versions are available to buy -- you can purchase it right here. You can also stream it on Spotify below.
(Thanks to commenter jazzyvibezzz for pointing this out!)
Right before the release, Lamar tweeted this:
https://twitter.com/dangerookipawaa/status/577323884497620993
Here's the full To Pimp A Butterfly tracklist:
01 "Wesley's Theory" (Feat. George Clinton & Thundercat)
02 "For Free? (Interlude)"
03 "King Kunta"
04 "Institutionalized" (Feat. Bilal, Anna Wise, & Snoop Dogg)
05 "These Walls" (Feat. Bilal, Anna Wise, & Thundercat)
06 "U"
07 "Alright"
08 "For Sale? (Interlude)"
09 "Momma"
10 "Hood Politics"
11 "How Much A Dollar Cost" (Feat. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley)
12 "Complexion (A Zulu Love)" (Feat. Rapsody)
13 "The Blacker The Berry"
14 "You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said)"
15 "i"
16 "Mortal Man"
Here's a list of some of the notable samples that appear on the album:
- The intro to "Wesley's Theory" is taken from Jamaican singer Boris Gardiner's "Every Nigger Is A Star."
- "King Kunta" contains elements of James Brown's "The Payback" and borrows some lyrics from Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal."
- "Momma" samples Sly And The Family Stone's "Wishful Thinking" and Lalah Hathaway's "On Your Own" from her 2008 album, Self Portrait.
- "Hood Politics" includes a sample of Sufjan Stevens' Age Of Adz track "All For Myself."
- "i" contains parts of the Isley Brother's "That Lady."
- Closing track "Mortal Man" features Fela Kuti's "No Get Eye For Back" and a 1994 interview with 2Pac.
