Kendrick Lamar Working On Very Urgent New Album; ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ Follow Up Details Revealed
Kendrick Lamar has revealed some details about the follow up to his Grammy Award winning project "To Pimp A Butterfly." The popular rapper talked about a major component that people seems to exclude in life.
According to The New York Times' interview with Kendrick Lamar, the 29 year old rapper is clearly aware of the current political climate in the United States. He also knows the effect of it on the people in his community.
Kendrick Lamar admitted that things have gone wayward within the past few months. His focus now is ultimately to go back to his community and other communities around the world "where they are doing the groundwork.
Kendrick Lamar said that "To Pimp A Butterfly" was meant to address the problem. However, he is now in a space where he is not addressing the problem anymore.
God is the major component that people exclude in their life. Kendrick Lamar believes that addressing the concern is very urgent. "Nobody speaks on it because it's almost in conflict with what's going on in the world when you talk about politics and government and the system."
"To Pimp A Butterfly" is a record that draws a deep knowledge on the music of Kendrick Lamar's hometown and on the history of jazz. He considers himself as a musician and a writer, not a rapper. His energy and intensity is aimed at a radical set of human concerns, both socially and spiritually.
According to XXL, "To Pimp A Butterfly" will be archived at Harvard Library. In 2015, the song was one of Barack Obama's favourite song. As mentioned, it has won four Grammys and even went platinum. Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" was written as a message of hope. It was even taken up as an anthem by the Black Lives Matter movement. The song's refrain was chanted by protesters at rallies against the United States president.
