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Kendrick Lamar - To p---- A Butterfly (Released - Buy it now!)

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  1. John McQueen
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    Mar 11, 2015
    It's been a wild ride, fam. Can't wait for us to be blessed with this heat from the King.
     
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    Gonna be a good way to end the month
     
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    what the f--- does the title even mean?
     
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  4. Could Git SAAD Midi
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    This is gonna get republicans acting crazy. I love it.
     
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    Mar 11, 2015
    Wtf that's actually the real cover/title?... Idk, to be honest I'm not really a fan of either but I'm sure I'll like them more in the context of the music.
     
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  6. Fazers
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    how one properly goes about pimping a butterfly, a how to disc
     
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  7. Could Git SAAD Midi
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    I think it's a reference to "To k--- A Mockingbird":
    To p---- (an individual who profits on the deeds of others, usually keeping said others in intentionally disparaging situations in order to keep those in need of the p----'s services) A Butterfly (A delicate and beautiful creature who is naturally peaceful).
    The p---- = the US government, The Butterfly = the people, specifically African Americans.

    The US used to just k--- us, now they imprison us.
     
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    Mar 11, 2015
    I already asked my roommate what he thought of the cover. He is pretty conservative. He was talking s--- saying the cover was disrespectful. :hov:

    He's already judging kendrick based on a picture!!! This album will be controversial.
     
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  9. Slyk
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    Mar 11, 2015
    taken from ktt, but as good an explanation as we have right now:

    first off, for those who haven't seen it:

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    What does it mean?

    It looks like it's a direct reference to the book "To k--- A Mockingbird," which I bet a lot of you guys read in middle or high school. The book is about an innocent black man being prosecuted for a crime he didn't commit (pretty obvious why this would be relevant to Kendrick's album, we've been hearing that he's making a "pro-black" album for a while now and given all the recent press about blacks and the legal system I think this would be an especially relevant reference).

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    What does that title mean? Atticus Finch, one of the book's main characters, tells two of the younger boy characters that if they're going to go out back and s---t, they should be shooting at tin cans. If they do s---t at birds, s---t some blue jays, but don't k--- a mockingbird because all they do is sing for people and they don't hurt anybody. In the context of the book, the mockingbird is Tom Robinson, the black man on trial. Putting him to death is a sin because he wouldn't hurt anyone in his lifetime.

    How does that relate to Kendrick? All he wants to do is sing songs for HIS people, like a mockingbird.

    To p---- a Butterfly? In the most direct metaphor, Kendrick is the butterfly. He blossomed into one when he made it out of Compton and became a superstar. He's being "pimped" by the music industry as they whor- him out for features and try to sell him to a predominantly white mainstream audience. The point of the title is that it's just as much of a sin to p---- this kid from Compton out as it is to k--- a mockingbird. They're taking away his essence.

    It's also easy to make a "Keisha's Song" kind of connection with that title, and I bet there will be at least one song along those lines on here.

    UPDATE: Now for the "12 Homies in White House" part. The number 12 is probably a reference to the 12 disciples, and the White House not only represents America but whiteness in general. Should be a dope concept.

    Discuss.
     
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    Where are people getting "12 Homies in the White House" from? Didn't see that anywhere but everyone keeps bringing it up.
     
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    Left side of the album cover b
     
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    I'm probably the most "republican" poster here and this post is stupid as f--- lmfao.
    Some people I swear...n----s like you do nothing but try and separate us as people.

    Politics have nothing to do with anything you fuckwit.
     
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    All hail KING KENDRCIK!
     
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    *facepalm* goddammit
     
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    I'm hyped for The Heart pt 4 on the 22nd. :kyrie:
     
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    I apologize for generalizing, I'll revise my statement:
    The fact that the majority of people who fall into the center of the venn diagram of WASPS, conservatives, & Darren Wilson sympathizers will most likely feel infuriated by this image.
    This possibility of these particular individuals not being able to see the hope and beauty in this cover is sad, but I believe that is part of the intention here. The successful conveyance of subversive emotions and messages through artistic expression fills me with joy.

    Also, if you don't think politics have anything to do with this image, I think your wit is the one that is f-----.
     
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    relax
     
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    The alleged tracklist is coming from the same source that leaked the album cover. High chance this tracklist is real.
     
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    Does this cover remind anyone else of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper Album? Wouldn't be surprised if Kendrick was referencing two of the most widely regarded classics of the 1960s.
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