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Or, to quote another African-American icon of substance and style: He floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee. But most importantly, there is Lamar, tying all the loose threads together eloquently and entertainingly with his spectacular vernacular, idiosyncratic flow, rapid-fire rasp and piercing intelligence. There’s even a spoken-word narrative of self-destruction, self-discovery and reinvention running through the album.
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Dre, George Clinton, Bilal, Pharrell, Snoop and the hologram of Tupac Shakur. There are cameos and contributions by a who’s-who crew that includes Dr.
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There are bumptious P-Funk jams and slices of ’70s soul beat-poet rebop and free jazz soundscapes ominous gangsta grooves and sunny hip-pop. And one of the most eclectic - hovering midway between a concept album, a mixtape, a sociological thesis, a soundtrack and a fever dream, the 78-minute epic To Pimp a Butterfly is stuffed to the rafters with ideas and inspirations, sounds and styles. Audaciously bold, restlessly innovative, intoxicatingly funky and irresistibly appealing on multiple levels, the 27-year-old Lamar’s third full-length firmly establishes him as one of the most revolutionary and compelling forces in music. How do you follow that? With one of the best rap albums of the decade. Coming straight outta Compton with his eyes on the prize, Lamar shot to the top with the acclaimed, Grammy-nominated Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, the best rap album of 2012. Here are the ones I’ll still be listening to next year: ALBUM OF THE YEAR Kendrick Lamar | To Pimp a Butterfly Despite my best efforts, I couldn’t hear every album that came out in 2015. It’s that time again - time to choose the most memorable CDs of the year.