JAY-Z encouraged Punch to move forward with To Pimp a Butterfly despite concerns about fan reaction. The conversation gave TDE leadership confidence to support Kendrick Lamar’s creative direction. The ...

If the phrase “Black lives matter” conjured a sound, it might be something like that of the music heard on Kendrick Lamar’s new album, To Pimp a Butterfly. Suggested Reading A New Era of Discovery ...

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TDE's Punch Reveals What Jay-Z Told Him Before Dropping Kendrick Lamar's 'To Pimp a Butterfly' Before the release of the record, Punch told Jay-Z that it could "piss off" some of the fanbase.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “While we were working on To Pimp a Butterfly, me and SZA would go to Beyoncé’s sessions, and she was writing for her. Jay-Z was ...