Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Label: |
Interscope Records – B0023464-01 |
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Format: |
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Country: |
US |
Released: |
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Genre: |
Funk / Soul |
Style: |
G-Funk |
Tracklist
A1 | Wesley's Theory | |
A2 | For Free? (Interlude) | |
A3 | King Kunta | |
A4 | Institutionalized | |
A5 | These Walls | |
B1 | U | |
B2 | Alright | |
B3 | For Sale? (Interlude) | |
B4 | Momma | |
C1 | Hood Politics | |
C2 | How Much A Dollar Cost | |
C3 | Complexion (A Zulu Love) | |
C4 | The Blacker The Berry | |
D1 | You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) | |
D2 | I | |
D3 | Mortal Man |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Aftermath Entertainment
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Interscope Records
- Copyright © – Aftermath Entertainment
- Copyright © – Interscope Records
- Recorded At – Downtown Music Studios
- Recorded At – Notifi Studios
- Recorded At – House Studios, Washington, D.C.
- Recorded At – Chalice Recording Studios
- Recorded At – No Excuses Studios
- Mixed At – No Excuses Studios
- Mastered At – Bernie Grundman Mastering
- Published By – 1damentional Publishing LLC
- Published By – Ahmad Music
- Published By – AIX Publishing
- Published By – Alexander Izquierdo BMG Gold Songs
- Published By – Almo Music Corp.
- Published By – Anna Smiles Music
- Published By – Barsh Music
- Published By – Beat Bully Productions
- Published By – Big Yacht Music
- Published By – Black Bull Music, Inc.
- Published By – Blessed Seeds Of God
- Published By – Blue Nike Publishing
- Published By – BMG Gold Songs
- Published By – BMG Rights Management
- Published By – BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
- Published By – BMG Ruby Songs
- Published By – Bovina Music, Inc.
- Published By – Cisum Naashar Publishing
- Published By – Donte Lamar Perkins
- Published By – EMI April Music Inc.
- Published By – Even More Water From Nazareth
- Published By – Fauntleroy Music
- Published By – Hard Working Black Folks Inc.
- Published By – HHMusic Wordlwide
- Published By – Jobete Music Co., Inc.
- Published By – Josef Leimberg Music
- Published By – Just Isn't Music Ltd.
- Published By – Kendal's Soul Music
- Published By – Kenobi Songs Publishing
- Published By – Laneway Publishing
- Published By – Mijac Music
- Published By – Music Of Windswept
- Published By – New Jerusalem Music
- Published By – Notting Hill Music
- Published By – Pooch Music
- Published By – Producer Pizza
- Published By – Q Baby Music
- Published By – Queen Of The Planet Productions
- Published By – Rondor Music International, Inc.
- Published By – Rose Mac Music
- Published By – Roynet Music
- Published By – Sony/ATV Allegro
- Published By – Sony / ATV Music Publishing
- Published By – Sony/ATV Songs LLC
- Published By – Sony/ATV Tunes LLC
- Published By – Stephen 1daniable Publishing
- Published By – Tenyor Music
- Published By – Tommy Black
- Published By – Top Dawg Music
- Published By – Uncle Buddies Music Inc.
- Published By – Universal Music Corp.
- Published By – WB Music Corp.
- Published By – Westbury Music
- Published By – Whiskey Valentine Publishing
- Published By – Zale Epstein
- Produced For – 1da Boi Productions Inc.
- Record Company – Jazzman Records Ltd.
- Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 25244
Credits
- A&R [A&R istration - Interscope Records] – Alicia N. Graham
- A&R [Interscope Records] – Manny Smith (2)
- A&R [Top Dawg] – Sounwave
- Arranged By [String Arrangements] – Terrace Martin
- Art Direction – Vlad Sepetov
- Coordinator [A&R Coordinator - Interscope Records] – Chelsea Blythe
- Executive-Producer – Dr. Dre
- Legal [Interscope Records] – Todd Douglas
- Legal [Top Dawg] – Joshua P. Binder, Esq.
- Management [General Manager - Aftermath Entertainment] – Ashley Palmer
- Management [Sales - Interscope Records] – Gary Kelly (3)
- Management [Top Dawg] – Ret One
- Marketing [Interscope Records] – Archie Davis
- Marketing [Top Dawg] – TDE Marketing
- Mastered By – Mike Bozzi
- Mixed By – Derek "MixedByAli" Ali
- Mixed By [Mix Assistant] – Matt Schaeffer
- Other [Top's Homies - Interscope Records] – John Janick, Steve Berman (3)
- Photography By [Cover Photography] – Roberto "retOne" Reyes*
- Photography By [Whitehouse Photography] – Diego Cambiaso
- Producer [Associate Producer] – Dave "miyatola" Free*
- Public Relations [Publicity - Interscope Records] – Ray Alba
- Recorded By [String Recordings] – Thomas Cullison
Notes
Contains numbered (/4000) insert signed by Kendrick Lamar. Part of the VIP package of the Kunta's Groove Session tour 2015.
℗ © 2015 Aftermath / Interscope Records
Publishers & track info:
Wesley's Theory - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Westbury Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Roynet Music (ASCAP), Pooch Music (SESAC).
Contains elements of "Every Nigger is a Star" written by B. Gardiner and published by Westbury Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Roynet Music (ASCAP), as performed by Boris Gardiner. Used courtesy of Jazzman Records Ltd.
For Free? (Interlude) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP)
King Kunta - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Laneway Publishing, Q Baby Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Corp./Ahmad Music, Kendal's Soul Music
Contains interpolations of "Get Nekkid" written by J. Burns & D. Blake, published by Laneway Publishing (ASCAP) and Q Baby Music (ASCAP).
Contains resung lyrics from "Smooth Criminal" written by M. Jackson, and published by Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI).
Contains elements of "The Payback" (J. Brown/F.Wesley/J.Starks) Dynatone Publishing Company (BMI). All rights istered by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI).
"King Kunta" contains samples from "We Want The Funk" written by A. Lewis, published by Ahmad Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP), EMI Full Keel Music (BMI), Music Of WIndswept/BMG Music (BMI).
Institutionalized - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rondor Music International Inc d/b/a Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Producer Pizza (ASCAP), Barsh Music/HHMusic Wordlwide (BMI), Tommy Black (STIM)
These Walls - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blue Nike Publishing (BMG), Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Anna Smiles Music (ASCAP)
u - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP)
Alright - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o itself & Even More Water From Nazareth (GMR), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
For Sale? (Interlude) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
Momma - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing (BMI), Queen Of The Planet Productions (ASCAP), Cisum Naashar Publishing (ASCAP), Uncle Buddies Music Inc./Notting Hill c/o Music Of Windswept/BMG Rights Mgmt. (ASCAP)
Contains elements of "Wishful Thinkin" written by S. Stewart and published by Mijac Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing (BMI), as performed by Sly & the Family Stone. Used courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.
Contains elements of "On Your Own" written by L. Hathaway, R. Patterson, R. Rideout, and published by Queen Of The Planet Productions (ASCAP), Cisum Naashar Publishing (ASCAP), Uncle Buddies Music Inc. c/o Music Of Windswept/BMG Rights Mgmt. (ASCAP).
"Momma" contains samples from "On Your Own" performed by Lalah Hathaway from the album "Self Portrait" (STXCD-30308). Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Hood Politics - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Donte Lamar Perkins (BMI), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), New Jerusalem Music (ASCAP), Black Bull Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Sony ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Verses recorded at Downtown Studios in New York, New York.
Includes sample of "All For Myself" © 2010 Sufjan Stevens, . New Jerusalem Music, courtesy of Sufjan Stevens and Asthmatic kitty Records. © 2010 Asthmatic Kitty Records
How Much A Dollar Cost - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Josef Leimberg Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music (ASCAP)
Ronald Isley verse recorded at Notifi Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.
Complexion (A Zulu Love) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
Rapsody's verse recorded at House Studios in Washington, D.C.
The Blacker The Berry - Produced for 1da Boi Productions
WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), 1damentional Publishing LLC/Sony ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Stephen 1daniable Publishing (ASCAP), Kenobi Songs Publishing/BMG Rights Management (BMI), Whiskey Valentine Publishing/BMG Rights Management (BMI), Tenyor Music (BMI), Alexander Izquierdo BMG Gold Songs/AIX Publishing (ASCAP) all rights istered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, Zale Epstein (SOCAN)
You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Josef Leimberg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
i - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rondor Music International Inc d/b/a Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Producer Pizza (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. obo itself and Bovina Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Ronald Isley recorded at Notifi Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.
Contains portions of "That Lady" by Ronald Isley, Christopher Jasper, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, and Rudolph Isley, published by EMI April Music Inc. OBO itself and Bovina Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Mortal Man - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP)
Contains elements of "I No Get Eye For Back" written by F. Kuti, and published by EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP).
"Mortal Man" contains excerpts from "I No Get Eye For Back" as performed by Houston Person, used courtesy of Ume.
Featuring parts from the music journalist Mats Nileskar's Tupac Shakur interview in New York, November 1994 for P3 Soul, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation.
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String recordings (at) Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA.
Mixed and recorded (at) No Excuses Studio, Santa Monica, CA.
Mastered (at) Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
℗ © 2015 Aftermath / Interscope Records
Publishers & track info:
Wesley's Theory - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Westbury Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Roynet Music (ASCAP), Pooch Music (SESAC).
Contains elements of "Every Nigger is a Star" written by B. Gardiner and published by Westbury Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Roynet Music (ASCAP), as performed by Boris Gardiner. Used courtesy of Jazzman Records Ltd.
For Free? (Interlude) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP)
King Kunta - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Laneway Publishing, Q Baby Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Corp./Ahmad Music, Kendal's Soul Music
Contains interpolations of "Get Nekkid" written by J. Burns & D. Blake, published by Laneway Publishing (ASCAP) and Q Baby Music (ASCAP).
Contains resung lyrics from "Smooth Criminal" written by M. Jackson, and published by Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI).
Contains elements of "The Payback" (J. Brown/F.Wesley/J.Starks) Dynatone Publishing Company (BMI). All rights istered by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI).
"King Kunta" contains samples from "We Want The Funk" written by A. Lewis, published by Ahmad Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP), EMI Full Keel Music (BMI), Music Of WIndswept/BMG Music (BMI).
Institutionalized - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rondor Music International Inc d/b/a Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Producer Pizza (ASCAP), Barsh Music/HHMusic Wordlwide (BMI), Tommy Black (STIM)
These Walls - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blue Nike Publishing (BMG), Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Anna Smiles Music (ASCAP)
u - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP)
Alright - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o itself & Even More Water From Nazareth (GMR), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
For Sale? (Interlude) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
Momma - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing (BMI), Queen Of The Planet Productions (ASCAP), Cisum Naashar Publishing (ASCAP), Uncle Buddies Music Inc./Notting Hill c/o Music Of Windswept/BMG Rights Mgmt. (ASCAP)
Contains elements of "Wishful Thinkin" written by S. Stewart and published by Mijac Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing (BMI), as performed by Sly & the Family Stone. Used courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment.
Contains elements of "On Your Own" written by L. Hathaway, R. Patterson, R. Rideout, and published by Queen Of The Planet Productions (ASCAP), Cisum Naashar Publishing (ASCAP), Uncle Buddies Music Inc. c/o Music Of Windswept/BMG Rights Mgmt. (ASCAP).
"Momma" contains samples from "On Your Own" performed by Lalah Hathaway from the album "Self Portrait" (STXCD-30308). Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc.
Hood Politics - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Donte Lamar Perkins (BMI), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), New Jerusalem Music (ASCAP), Black Bull Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Sony ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP)
Verses recorded at Downtown Studios in New York, New York.
Includes sample of "All For Myself" © 2010 Sufjan Stevens, . New Jerusalem Music, courtesy of Sufjan Stevens and Asthmatic kitty Records. © 2010 Asthmatic Kitty Records
How Much A Dollar Cost - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Josef Leimberg Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music (ASCAP)
Ronald Isley verse recorded at Notifi Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.
Complexion (A Zulu Love) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
Rapsody's verse recorded at House Studios in Washington, D.C.
The Blacker The Berry - Produced for 1da Boi Productions
WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), 1damentional Publishing LLC/Sony ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Stephen 1daniable Publishing (ASCAP), Kenobi Songs Publishing/BMG Rights Management (BMI), Whiskey Valentine Publishing/BMG Rights Management (BMI), Tenyor Music (BMI), Alexander Izquierdo BMG Gold Songs/AIX Publishing (ASCAP) all rights istered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, Zale Epstein (SOCAN)
You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Josef Leimberg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions
i - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rondor Music International Inc d/b/a Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Producer Pizza (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. obo itself and Bovina Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Ronald Isley recorded at Notifi Studios in St. Louis, Missouri.
Contains portions of "That Lady" by Ronald Isley, Christopher Jasper, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, and Rudolph Isley, published by EMI April Music Inc. OBO itself and Bovina Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Mortal Man - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP)
Contains elements of "I No Get Eye For Back" written by F. Kuti, and published by EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP).
"Mortal Man" contains excerpts from "I No Get Eye For Back" as performed by Houston Person, used courtesy of Ume.
Featuring parts from the music journalist Mats Nileskar's Tupac Shakur interview in New York, November 1994 for P3 Soul, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation.
***
String recordings (at) Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA.
Mixed and recorded (at) No Excuses Studio, Santa Monica, CA.
Mastered (at) Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Printed): 6 02547 31100 9
- Barcode (Scanned): 602547311009
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, etched): B0023464-01A-RE2 25244.1(3)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, etched): B0023464-01B-RE2 25244.2(3)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side C, etched): B0023464-01C-RE2 25244.3(3)
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side D, etched): B0023464-01D-RE2 25244.4(3)
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Rights Society: BMI
- Rights Society: GMR
- Rights Society: SESAC
- Rights Society: SOCAN
- Rights Society: STIM
Other Versions (5 of 38)
View AllTitle (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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To Pimp A Butterfly (16×File, AAC, Album, 256 kbps ) | Interscope Records | none | Worldwide | 2015 | |||
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To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album) | Interscope Records | AFTMB002295802CD | US | 2015 | ||
To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album) | Interscope Records | 0602547270917 | Europe | 2015 | |||
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To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album) | Interscope Records | B0022958-02 | Canada | 2015 | ||
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To Pimp A Butterfly (CD, Album) | Interscope Records | DS31203 | South Korea | 2015 |
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