<Li> "Alright" Released: June 30, 2015 </Li> <Li> "These Walls" Released: October 13, 2015 </Li> <P> To Pimp a Butterfly is the third studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar . It was released on March 15, 2015, by Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records . The album was recorded in studios throughout the United States, with production from Sounwave, Terrace Martin, Taz "Tisa" Arnold, Thundercat, Rahki, LoveDragon, Flying Lotus, Pharrell Williams, Boi - 1da, and several other high - profile hip hop producers, as well as executive production from Dr. Dre and Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith . The album incorporates elements of jazz, funk, soul, spoken word, and avant - garde music and explores a variety of political and personal themes concerning African - American culture, racial inequality, depression, and institutional discrimination . </P> <P> The album was supported by five singles--"i", "The Blacker the Berry", "King Kunta", "Alright" and "These Walls". All five singles entered the US Billboard Hot 100 . Lamar also went on the Kunta's Groove Sessions Tour, which included eight shows in eight cities, in late 2015 to early 2016 . </P>

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