appear to be arranged in such a way as to convey Kendrick’s journey from participation in his childhood’s destructive environmental setting to the complexities of life and obligation brought to him through his success in rap. 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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