David Bowie is preparing the release of his ★ album (pronounced “Blackstar”) and his producer, Tony Visconti, says he is looking for a different direction than his previous Rock sound.
“We were listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar,” Visconti says to Rolling Stone. “We wound up with nothing like that, but we loved the fact Kendrick was so open-minded and he didn’t do a straight-up Hip Hop record. He threw everything on there, and that’s exactly what we wanted to do.”
The Compton, California rapper’s sophomore album, To Pimp a Butterfly, features music from a variety of genres. Lamar enlists George Clinton and Snoop Dogg on the LP, among other musicians.
Despite some calling it a “Black” album, Lamar’s producer, Terrace Martin recently said To Pimp a Butterfly is much bigger than that.
“More than pro-Black, I believe this album has become pro-human being, pro-everybody,” he said. “Playing this music for a mixed crowd is simple because we don’t look at it as a mixed crowd. We look at it as our relatives within the art community, where we don’t experience Black and White or none of that bullshit that the police and the government got us going through as Black people. Within the art is a place of safety.”
Bowie’s album will be Bowie’s twenty-fifth and is scheduled for a January 6 release.
Miley Cyrus said Drake inspired her show the other day with the dildo.
TPAB is good but you guys are gassed up. Typical DX commentator “The first few times I thought it was ok but after a 100 listens I now think it’s top 5” GTFO
When you inspire legends in the game you know you’re doing something. This should be interesting…
Y’all be tripping..Comparing TPAB to Illmatic! Tf guys get a life.
I am a kdot and Nas fan. Tpab is not better than illmatic, but tpab could go down as one of the greatest hiphop albums
Blackstar? So I guess we didn’t inspire you, huh?
Section 80>tpab anyday I knew shit was dope the FIRST time I herd it to..
I knew this album was classic when I first heard it
album is objecively speaking one of the greatest masterpieces we have ever heard.
You know u’re goat when u inspire prince, chuck d and david in the same year
Doesn’t surprise me, greatness is supposed to inspire
can’t remember the last thime I heard an album this good… probably 20 years ago
TPAB was the first thing I thought about when listening to Blackstar, excited for the album
10/10 music
I didn’t like it when I first heard it but now I udnerstand the praise, this album is outstanding
Am I the only one who things good kid mad city is 10x better?! I can’t get into the beats at all on tpab. I’m all for switching things up but it’s just off to me. Maybe I’ll give it another couple of listens.
Same. I jiggy that shyt either
TPAB is the album that musicians love and many hip hop fans don’t understand sonically. It’s for people like me that grew up on jazz, funk, and neo-soul and appreciate them all equally. If your music library consists of 80 – 90% hip hop then chances are this album isn’t for you. To me, TPAB in a completely different stratosphere than GKMC both in the message and especially in the instrumentation. Don’t get me wrong GKMC is still an amazing album that should already be considered a classic, but TPAB is an absolute musical masterpiece. That’s just my personal opinion though.
Gkmc was very good, but i still prefer tpab.tpab was on another level.
I actually didnt like Kendrick until TPAB and then I went and listened to Madd City, TPAB is more musical and has more soul (not soul music)
yeah tpab is objectively speaking a true masterpiece, anybody with some serious musical knowledge knows its at least twice as good as GKMC (which is also a classic)
Loved gkmc but gonna be honest, TPAB makes gkmc sound like a mixtape. TPAB is just on all another level
I went from disliking this album to thinking it is a top 5 album of all time, in any genre
I don’t think kendrick can top this cd, topimp a butterfly is the definition of perfection
Album grew on me a lot and now I agree, this is a pure classic
Kendrick is a threat, all his albums are better than the previous one… other rappers watch out, the king is coming
The scary thing is that kendricks 3 albums are impressive, and he gets better with each album.definently in the next years, he will among the greatest MCs
tpab was so sonically wack its crazy. good message, nice beats..terrible deliveries.
The scary thing is that kendricks 3 albums are impressive, and he gets better with each album.definently in the next years, he will among the greatest MCs
crazy how tpab is sonically speaking one of the best albums ever
It doesn’t surprise me, tpab’s production is probably top 5 of all time, in any genre
kednrick is the definition of artistry, that album is outstanding
told ya… the music on tpab is absolutely beautiful
tpab is so ahead of its time, kendrick is the new pac
yeah tpab is objectively speaking a true masterpiece, anybody with some serious musical knowledge knows its at least twice as good as GKMC (which is also a classic).
This is where Kendrick is head and shoulders above his peers. His music is flawless. His metaphors are great and he does a great job of expressing emotion on record. He’s also a great storyteller and can really make you feel for whoever he’s talking about.
To Pimp a Butterfly is a work of art – an angry, indulgent, romantic blast of self-critique and declaration inside a molotov cocktail. A dense jazz flourish of racial narratives, throwback soul and confident funk, this sociopolitical barometer is better than we hoped for – and our hopes were damn high.
Very good narrative
I came to the conclusion that TPAB might be better than Illmatic. the flaws are splendid, the music is superb and the rapping is great
It will be difficult for any album now to beat illmatic.i think gkmc and tpab could be among the greatest albums tho.tpab was a masterpiece
Tpab is indeed flawless, something you can’t say about gkmc.
Gave To Pimp A Butterfly another listen and I must admit, I was wrong… this shit is so beautiful it’s crazy
David Bowie? Shiiiit.. u know.u.made it when David.likes ur shit