Three years ago, Kendrick Lamar began working with Dr. Dre on his major label debut. He ended up releasing “The Recipe,” his first single off the album and it won on the internet. But, Kendrick Lamar won the masses when good kid, m.A.A.d. city was released.
Kendrick Lamar had one of the biggest debut album releases in years and he brought energy back to Los Angeles’ hip hop scene. Despite reaching such big peaks, with co-signs from Jay-Z and others, Kendrick Lamar decided to take time off. Last year, he began working on his new album.
Last week, Kendrick Lamar released the preorder iTunes link on Twitter that revealed his album release date of March 23. This led many to believe Kendrick Lamar was going the untitled route on his new album. Now, Kendrick Lamar has revealed To Pimp A Butterfly, is the title of his new album.