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To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

March 15, 2015

Overall Rating

4.72

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4.85

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Critics

4.63

(47)

Critic Scores

Ratings from music critics and publicationsAverage: 4.63/5.0

Michael Madden (Consequence of Sound)

5.0

Forrest Cardamenis (No Ripcord)

5.0

That To Pimp A Butterfly forces difficult questions both sociopolitical and aesthetic is testament to its brilliance. It is an album that can be, even deserves to be annotated song-by-song, line-by-line.

Dan Weiss (SPIN)

5.0

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March 15, 2015

MusicBrainz Rating

4.40 (32 votes)

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4.63/ 5 · 48 ratings

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Critic Scores

Ratings from music critics and publicationsAverage: 4.63/5.0

Michael Madden (Consequence of Sound)

5.0

Forrest Cardamenis (No Ripcord)

5.0

Dan Weiss (SPIN)

5.0

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Robb Schuneman

Jul 12, 2026

4.85

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Release Date

March 15, 2015

Label

Aftermath Entertainment

Cat# B0022958-02

MusicBrainz Rating

4.40 (32 votes)

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4.63/ 5 · 48 ratings

The #2 rated album of 2015 on Quiet Banger.

The #1 rated album by Kendrick Lamar on Quiet Banger.

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4.63/ 5 · 48 ratings

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Other Versions

Different editions and releases of To Pimp a Butterfly

To Pimp a Butterfly

Metallic Blends, 10th Anniversary edition, 2LP

2025

To Pimp A Butterfly

2LP graphite vinyl, 10 year anniversary edition

2025

To Pimp a Butterfly

180g

2015

To Pimp a Butterfly

apple digital master

2015

To Pimp a Butterfly

24 bit/44.1 kHz, explicit

2015

Other Versions

Different editions and releases of To Pimp a Butterfly

To Pimp a Butterfly

Metallic Blends, 10th Anniversary edition, 2LP

2025

To Pimp A Butterfly

2LP graphite vinyl, 10 year anniversary edition

2025

To Pimp a Butterfly

180g

2015

To Pimp a Butterfly

apple digital master

2015

To Pimp a Butterfly

24 bit/44.1 kHz, explicit

2015

How others rate it

4.63/ 5 · 48 ratings

The #2 rated album of 2015 on Quiet Banger.

The #1 rated album by Kendrick Lamar on Quiet Banger.

4.0

4.5

5.0