can be understood as the conclusive coda solidifying Kendrick’s position as a pimped out prophet. As a continuation of the album’s exploration of politically-charged and psychological themes, untitled unmastered. is its classic antecedent To Pimp a Butterfly’s backbone - its subconscious foundation. The fact that these dreamily-produced studio outtakes are organized into a coherent narrative arc suggests that untitled unmastered. Though they appear to form some amorphous cloud of experimental sound at first listen, there is indeed a theme and a message behind these sketches, just as there have been behind the rest of his discography. But, these tracks deserve recognition and analysis as the productive prelude to such a groundbreaking, game-changing work. has been little explored, and has thus carried a mere shadow of the concern and acclaim brought on by the rapper’s previous masterpiece.
As a veritable handful of song sketches, the overall content of untitled unmastered. However, the subsequent demand inspired by these three incredible shows ultimately led to the release of untitled unmastered., a compilation album of eight demos of unused songs from the To Pimp a Butterfly recording sessions. These performances were originally mere speculation - the studio versions were never intended to be released. In the several months following To Pimp a Butterfly’s momentous release, still reeling from his inevitable success and resultant position of reverence in hip hop, Kendrick Lamar used a few live television appearances as an opportunity to perform some unused tracks left over from his legendary concept album.
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