Review: Kendrick Lamar ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’
altcitizen
March 23, 2015
“When shit hits the fan is you still a fan?” blurts Kendrick Lamar on the final track of his 2015 opus To Pimp A Butterfly.
“When shit hits the fan is you still a fan?” blurts Kendrick Lamar on the final track of his 2015 opus To Pimp A Butterfly.
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