Kendrick Lamar knew To Pimp a Butterfly would make a huge impact when it landed. Before the album dropped, Lamar was already talking about how the album would be “taught in college courses someday.” He’s right: Every track on To Pimp a Butterfly is a complex look at the personal and political sides of race relations. They are dense, academically and historically informed, and they’ve revived one massive debate about race relations: culturalism versus structuralism.
Kendrick Lamar knew To Pimp a Butterfly would make a huge impact when it landed.
Before the album dropped, Lamar was already talking about how the album would be “taught in college courses someday.” He’s right: Every track on To Pimp a Butterfly is a complex look at the personal and political sides of race relations. They are dense, academically and historically informed, and they’ve revived one massive debate about race relations: culturalism versus structuralism.
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