Kendrick Lamar Research Paper

Kendrick Lamar is well known hip hop/ rap artist from Compton, California. He is also one of the most talked about artist in the music industry. He is signed with a small individual record label named Top Dawg Entertainment also known as TDE. He first joined the record label in 2010 with his formal rival Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q. His latest album, “To Pimp A Butterfly” surprisingly, doesn’t include any artist from TDE. Every song on the album only include him, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it would’ve been nice to have seen some familiar names from TDE. “To Pimp A Butterfly” had a lot of hype prior to its release, surprisingly, because it had no promotion. This album doesn’t live up to the hype though based on, his past albums, the content on the album, and the lyrics. …show more content…
So of course when Kendrick Lamar released his new album everyone thought it was going to be just like the past two. Section 80 and good Kid m.A.A.d city had the best combination of beats, lyrics, and content. Section 80 was about the city he grew up in and how it wasn’t a very good place to live. He goes over it with a nice smooth beat that really brings a sad emotional feeling. The album good Kid m.A.A.d city was about his childhood growing up and how he was a good kid living in a mad city. Good Kid m.A.A.d city was more of a serious tone album, the beats were more slowly pitched. To Pimp a Butterfly was about slavery and the African American rights, but the beats didn’t go with the meaning so it sounded