Produced by Cardo & Yung Exclusive GET GOD ON THE PHONE. The latest thin-air drop comes courtesy of Compton emcee Kendrick Lamar, who dropped a new collection entitled 'Untitled Unmastered' on music services late Thursday night. I guess I’m running in place tryna make it to church Glorious start for this project. Kendrick Lamar is the most coherent voice representing the contemporary state of black America, and this is his loudest speech. I love that line about him pulling out his resume and telling God he made To Pimp A Butterfly for him. Kendrick reclaims jazz from its intellectualised pedestal and repurposes it with reference to its origins: an expression of black culture in a transformative period for black history. Anything goes, so long as you know where, and how, and why. What makes Kendrick’s process so special is his mastery of sound and his ability to use any musical reference to achieve his aims. In "08", we can’t help but dance until Kendrick reminds us in its penultimate movement, “Bitch I made my moves with shackled feet.” "06" is a Cuban-infused spinning top, and "07" is a three-movement memory of his Compton origins. On "03", there's a politically charged homage to soft funk, clattered by the punchy hook: “I shall enjoy the fruits of my labour if I get freed today.” We drown in "05"’s funk-laden as Kendrick contemplates his distance from the church in a blistering, wrenching, breathless verse. On "04" you'll hear a flamenco guitar under a booming, echoing voice, amplified to the point of distortion. A few months later when Colbert launched the Late Show, he had Kendrick on as the first musical guest where he did that incredible TPAB medley. The album takes us through countless musical ideas, each weaved into a tapestry of black music since the Twenties. If Im remembering correctly, this was the last episode of the Colbert Report, or at least part of the last week of episodes.
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