To Pimp a Butterfly

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1
• 1
  Wesley’s Theory

  Kendrick Lamar ft. George Clinton & Thundercat
  4:47
  4.5 ★
• 2
  For Free? (interlude)
  2:11
  3.7 ★
• 3
  King Kunta
  3:55
  4.2 ★
• 4
  Institutionalized

  Kendrick Lamar ft. Bilal, Anna Wise & Snoop Dogg
  4:32
  4.2 ★
• 5
  These Walls

  Kendrick Lamar ft. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat
  5:01
  4.2 ★
• 6
  u
  4:28
  4.0 ★
• 7
  For Sale? (interlude)
  4:52
  3.8 ★
• 8
  Momma
  4:43
  3.9 ★
• 9
  Hood Politics
  4:53
  4.0 ★
• 12" Vinyl 2
• 1
  How Much a Dollar Cost

  Kendrick Lamar ft. James Fauntleroy & Ronald Isley
  4:22
  4.2 ★
• 2
  Complexion (A Zulu Love)

  Kendrick Lamar ft. Rapsody
  4:23
  4.0 ★
• 3
  The Blacker the Berry
  5:29
  4.4 ★
• 4
  i
  5:36
  4.3 ★
• 5
  Alright
  3:39
  4.3 ★
• 6
  You Ain’t Gotta Lie (Momma Said)
  4:02
  3.9 ★
• 7
  Mortal Man
  12:07
  4.2 ★

Recent reviews

candylicious4417 Oct 2026

★★★★★♥︎

Haven’t heard a better album yet

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obtycu17 Sep 2026

★★★★★♥︎

wow🖤

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cri$to1 Sep 2026

★★★★★

one of the best albums oat.

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dan2326 Jul 2026

★★★★★♥︎

Kendrick’s best album imo second best rap album in history after illmatic

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Release credits

• Adam Turchan
  baritone saxophone [6]
• Ambrose Akinmusire
  trumpet [7]
• Anna Wise
  background vocals [1-2, 9]
• Ash Riser
  background vocals [1]
• Bilal
  background vocals [6-9]
• Boi‐1da
  producer [3]
• Brandon Owens
  bass [2]
• Candace Wakefield
  background vocals [4-5]
• Chris Smith
  bass [4]
• Craig Brockman
  organ [2]
• Darlene Tibbs
  background vocals [2]
• Dave Free
  background vocals [4]
• Derek Ali
  mix, recording [2.1-4, 2.6-7, 1.1-9]
• Devon Downing
  background vocals [4]
• Dion Friley
  background vocals [2.4, 1.9]
• Dr. Dre
  background vocals [1]
• Edwin Orellana
  background vocals [4]
• Flippa
  producer [1]
• Flying Lotus
  producer [1]
• Gabriel Noel
  cello [4]
• Greg Moore
  guitar [5]
• JaVonté
  background vocals [2, 6-7]
• James Fauntleroy
  background vocals [7]
• James Hunt
  assistant [4], recording [2.1, 2.3-7, 1.1-5, 1.8-9]
• Jessica Vielmas
  background vocals [6]
• Josef Leimberg
  background vocals [1], trumpet [1.1, 1.5, 1.7, 2.1-2, 2.6-7]
• Junius Bervine
  keyboard [7]
• Kamasi Washington
  tenor saxophone [6]
• Katalyst
  additional [3], drums (drum set) [3]
• Keith Askey
  guitar [4]
• Kendall Lewis
  drums (drum set) [4]
• Knxwledge
  producer [8]
• Lalah Hathaway
  background vocals [1.8, 2.2-3]
• Larrance Dopson
  keyboard [5], percussion [2.1-3, 2.6, 1.5], producer [5]
• LoveDragon
  producer [1, 6]
• Marlon Williams
  additional [3], guitar [2.1, 2.6-7, 1.2-3, 1.5-6]
• Matt Schaeffer
  additional [3], assistant [4], guitar [3], recording [2.1-4, 2.6-7, 1.3, 1.6]
• Paul Cartwright
  violin [2.7, 1.4]
• Pedro Castro
  clarinet [4]
• Pete Rock
  background vocals [2], turntable [2]
• Pharrell Williams
  background vocals [5], producer [5]
• Preston Harris
  background vocals [2.6, 1.7, 1.9]
• Rahki
  percussion [4], producer [2.4, 1.4]
• Robert Glasper
  keyboard [2.2-3, 2.7, 1.5], piano [2]
• Robert Searight
  drums (drum set) [2], keyboard [9]
• Ronald Bruner Jr.
  drums (drum set) [3]
• Ronald Isley
  additional [4]
• SZA
  background vocals [6-7]
• Sam Barsh
  keyboard [1.4, 2.4]
• Sounwave
  additional [1, 5-7], keyboard [6], producer [1.3, 1.9, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7]
• Stephen Kozmeniuk
  producer [3]
• Tae Beast
  producer [9]
• Talkbox Monte
  background vocals [2]
• Taz Arnold
  background vocals [1.4, 1.7, 2.4], producer [6-8]
• Terrace Martin
  additional [1.3, 1.7, 2.2-3], alto saxophone [1.1-2, 1.5-8, 2.1-3, 2.5-7], horn [1], keyboard [1.5-9, 2.1-2, 2.6], producer [2, 5], vocoder [1.8, 2.6]
• The Antydote
  additional [2]
• Thundercat
  additional [1, 5], background vocals [2, 5-6], bass [1.3, 1.5, 2.3-4, 2.7], producer [1.9, 2.2]
• Tommy Black
  producer [4]
• Whitney Alford
  background vocals [1, 3]
• Whoarei
  producer [6]
• William Sweat
  background vocals [4]
• Wyann Vaughn
  background vocals [6]
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