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AchievementMarch 15, 2015· music

Kendrick Lamar releases To Pimp a Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar's third major album, a sprawling fusion of jazz, funk, and hip-hop, was hailed as one of the greatest albums in any genre. Its themes of systemic racism, Black identity, and survivor's guilt arrived in the midst of the Ferguson aftermath and BLM movement, making it both an artistic and political landmark.