Kendrick Lamar releases his third album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ featuring ‘Alright’ and ‘These Walls’ (2015)
Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘To Pimp a Butterfly’ is his third studio album featuring ‘Alright’ and ‘These Walls’ and released by Top Dawg Entertainment on March 15, 2015.
WATCH
1 . For Free?
2 . For Free? / Wesley’s Theory (Kunta’s Groove Sessions, 11/11/15)
3 . King Kunta
4 . Institutionalized / Backseat Freestyle (Panorama, NYC, 2016)
5 . These Walls (w/ Bilal, Anna Wise, Thundercat)
6 . These Walls (On “Ellen,” w/ Bilal, Anna Wise, Thundercat)
7 . Alright (Official Video)
8 . Alright (Global Citizen Festival, 2016)
9 . Complexion / Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe (Kunta’s Groove Sessions, 11/11/15)
10 . The Blacker The Berry
11 . The Blacker The Berry (w/ National Symphony Orchestra)
12 . You Ain’t Gotta Lie
13 . I (Official Video)
14 . I (On “SNL,” 11/15/2014)
15 . Mortal Man (w/ National Symphony Orchestra)
16 . God Is Gangsta
Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly
Track Listing : 1.Wesley’S Theory (Kendrick Duckworth, George Clinton, Steven Ellison, Ronald Colson, Stephen Bruner, Boris Gardiner) – 04:47 . [Sampling : “Every Nigger Is A Star” By Boris Gardiner] . 2.For Free? (Kendrick Duckworth, Terrace Martin, Rose Mckinney) – 02:10 . 3.King Kunta (Kendrick Duckworth, Stephen Bruner, Johnny Burns, Stefan Gordy, Michael Jackson, Ahmad Lewis) – 03:54 . [Sampling : “Get Nekkid” By Mausberg; “Smooth Criminal” By Michael Jackson; “The Payback” By James Brown; “We Want The Funk” By Ahmad Lewis] . 4.Institutionalized (Kendrick Duckworth, Columbus Smith, Fredrik Halldin, Sam Barsh) – 04:31 . 5.These Walls (Kendrick Duckworth, Terrace Martin, Larrance Dopson, James Fauntleroy, Rose Mckinney) – 05:00 . 6.U (Kendrick Duckworth, Taz Arnold, Michael Brown) – 04:28 . 7.Alright (Kendrick Duckworth, Pharrell Williams, Mark Spears) – 03:39 . 8.For Sale? (Kendrick Duckworth, Taz Arnold) – 04:51 . 9.Momma (Kendrick Duckworth, Glen Boothe, Taz Arnold, Sylvester Stewart, Lalah Hathaway, Rahsaan Patterson, Rex Rideout) – 04:43 . [Sampling : “Wishful Thinking” By Sly And The Family Stone; “On Your Own” By Lalah Hathaway] . 10.Hood Politics (Kendrick Duckworth, David Friley, Donte Perkins, Mark Spears, Stephen Bruner, Sufjan Stevens) – 04:52 . [Sampling : “All For Myself” By Sufjan Stevens] . 11.How Much A Dollar Cost (Kendrick Duckworth, Terrace Martin, Josef Leimberg, Rose Mckinney, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley) – 04:21 . 12.Complexion [A Zulu Love] (Kendrick Duckworth, Stephen Bruner, Mark Spears, Marlanna Evans) – 04:23 . 13.The Blacker The Berry (Kendrick Duckworth, Matthew Samuels, Stephen Kozmeniuk, Ken Lewis, Brent Kolatalo, Jefferey Campbell, Alexander Izquierdo, Zale Epstein) – 05:28 . 14.You Ain’T Gotta Lie [Momma Said] (Kendrick Duckworth, Terrace Martin, Rose Mckinney, Josef Leimberg, Mark Spears) – 04:01 . 15.I (Kendrick Duckworth, Columbus Smith, Ronald Isley, O’Kelly Isley Jr., Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Rudolph Isley, Christopher Jasper) – 05:36 . [Sampling : “That Lady” By The Isley Brothers] . 16.Mortal Man (Kendrick Duckworth, Stephen Bruner, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Tupac Shakur) – 12:07 . [Sampling : “I No Get Eye For Back” By Houston Person]
Director X
Musicians : Kendrick Lamar – Vocals . George Clinton – Vocals On (1) . Pharrell Williams – Vocals On (7) . Thundercat – Vocals On (1 – 5), Background Vocals On (7 – 12 – 14), Bass On (3 – 13 – 15 – 16), Bass On (5) . Anna Wise – Vocals On (4 – 5), Backing Vocals On (1 – 2 – 10) . Bilal – Vocals On (4 – 5), Backing Vocals (6 – 8–10) . Snoop Dogg – Vocals On (4) . James Fauntleroy – Vocals On (11), Background Vocals On (16) . Ronald Isley – Vocals On (11), Vocals On (15) . Rapsody – Vocals On (12) . Sounwave – Keyboards On (14) . Ronald Bruner Jr. – Drums On (13) . Terrace Martin – Alto Saxophone On (1 – 2 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 11 – 13 – 14 – 16), Horns On (1), Keyboards On (5 – 6 – 8–12), Vocoder On (9 – 14) . Rahki – Percussion On (15) . Larrance Dopson – Percussion On (5 – 11–14), Keyboards On (5) . Josef Leimberg – Trumpet On (1 – 5 – 8 – 11 – 12 – 14 – 16), Vocals On (1) . Robert Sput Searight – Drums On (2), Keyboards On (10) . Robert Glasper – Piano On (2), Keyboards On (5 – 12 – 13 – 16) . Brandon Owens – Bass On (2 – 16) . Craig Brockman – Organ On (2) . Marlon Williams – Guitar On (2 – 5 – 6 – 11 – 14 – 16), Guitar On (3) . Matt Schaeffer – Guitar On (3) . Sam Barsh – Keyboards On (4 – 15) . Pedro Castro – Clarinet On (4) . Gregory Moore – Guitar On (5) . Kamasi Washington – Tenor Saxophone On (6) . Adam Turchan – Baritone Saxophone On (6) . Keith Askey – Guitar On (15) . Kendall Lewis – Drums On (15) . Chris Smith – Bass On (15) . Dave Free – Background Vocals On (15) . Junius Bervine – Keyboards On (16) . Ambrose Akinmusire – Trumpet On (16) . Gabriel Noel – Cello On (4), Upright Bass On (11) . Paul Cartwright – Violin On (4 – 11 – 16) . Taz Arnold Aka Tisa – Background Vocals On (4 – 8 – 9 – 15) . Dr. Dre – Background Vocals On (1) . Ash Riser – Background Vocals On (1) . Whitney Alford – Background Vocals On (1 – 3) . Darlene Tibbs – Background Vocals On (2) . Wyann Vaughn – Background Vocals On (14) . William Sweat – Background Vocals On (15) . Devon Downing – Background Vocals On (15) . Edwin Orellana – Background Vocals On (15) . Jessica Vielmas – Background Vocals On (6) . Sza – Background Vocals On (6 – 8) . Candace Wakefield – Background Vocals On (7 – 15) . Preston Harris – Background Vocals On (8 – 10 – 14) . Lalah Hathaway – Background Vocals On (9 – 12 – 13) . Dion Friley – Background Vocals On (10 – 15) . Talkbox Monte – Background Vocals On (12) . Javonté – Background Vocals On (12 – 14 – 16) . Pete Rock – Background Vocals/Scratches On (12)
Colin TilleyProduction : Produced By Boi-1Da, Flippa, Flying Lotus, Knxwledge, Koz, Larrance Dopson, Lovedragon, Pharrell Williams, Rahki, Sounwave, Tae Beast, Taz Arnold, Terrace Martin, Thundercat, Tommy Black, Whoarei .
Arrangements : Sounwave, Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington
Package : Kendrick Lamar – Art Direction .
Video Director(S) : Alexandre Moors For “I” . Director X 
For “King Kunta” . Colin Tilley 
For “Alright” And “These Walls”
Released March 15, 2015 By Top Dawg / Aftermath / Interscope
(Source Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly | Official Site)
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