To Pimp A Butterfly

Packaged in a gatefold sleeve. The inner gatefold incorrectly swaps the titles for Momma and Hood Politics. ℗ © 2015 Aftermath / Interscope Records Publishers & track info: Wesley's Theory - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Westbury Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Roynet Music (ASCAP), Pooch Music (SESAC). Contains elements of "Every Nigger is a Star" written by B. Gardiner and published by Westbury Music Ltd. (ASCAP)/Roynet Music (ASCAP), as performed by Boris Gardiner. Used courtesy of Jazzman Records Ltd. For Free? (Interlude) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP) King Kunta - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Laneway Publishing, Q Baby Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Universal Music Corp./Ahmad Music, Kendal's Soul Music Contains interpolations of "Get Nekkid" written by J. Burns & D. Blake, published by Laneway Publishing (ASCAP) and Q Baby Music (ASCAP). Contains resung lyrics from "Smooth Criminal" written by M. Jackson, and published by Mijac Music/Sony/ATV Songs LLC (BMI). Contains elements of "The Payback" (J. Brown/F.Wesley/J.Starks) Dynatone Publishing Company (BMI). All rights administered by Unichappell Music, Inc. (BMI). "King Kunta" contains samples from "We Want The Funk" written by A. Lewis, published by Ahmad Music/Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP), EMI Full Keel Music (BMI), Music Of WIndswept/BMG Music (BMI). Institutionalized - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rondor Music International Inc d/b/a Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Producer Pizza (ASCAP), Barsh Music/HHMusic Wordlwide (BMI), Tommy Black (STIM) These Walls - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blue Nike Publishing (BMG), Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Anna Smiles Music (ASCAP) u - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP) Alright - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o itself & Even More Water From Nazareth (GMR), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions For Sale? (Interlude) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions Momma - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Big Yacht Music (ASCAP), Mijac Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing (BMI), Queen Of The Planet Productions (ASCAP), Cisum Naashar Publishing (ASCAP), Uncle Buddies Music Inc./Notting Hill c/o Music Of Windswept/BMG Rights Mgmt. (ASCAP) Contains elements of "Wishful Thinkin" written by S. Stewart and published by Mijac Music/Sony ATV Music Publishing (BMI), as performed by Sly & the Family Stone. Used courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment. Contains elements of "On Your Own" written by L. Hathaway, R. Patterson, R. Rideout, and published by Queen Of The Planet Productions (ASCAP), Cisum Naashar Publishing (ASCAP), Uncle Buddies Music Inc. c/o Music Of Windswept/BMG Rights Mgmt. (ASCAP). "Momma" contains samples from "On Your Own" performed by Lalah Hathaway from the album "Self Portrait" (STXCD-30308). Courtesy of Concord Music Group, Inc. Hood Politics - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Donte Lamar Perkins (BMI), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), New Jerusalem Music (ASCAP), Black Bull Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Jobete Music Co. Inc. (ASCAP)/Sony ATV Music Publishing (ASCAP) Verses recorded at Downtown Studios in New York, New York. Includes sample of "All For Myself" © 2010 Sufjan Stevens, admin. New Jerusalem Music, courtesy of Sufjan Stevens and Asthmatic kitty Records. © 2010 Asthmatic Kitty Records How Much A Dollar Cost - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Josef Leimberg Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Fauntleroy Music/Almo Music (ASCAP) Ronald Isley verse recorded at Notifi Studios in St. Louis, Missouri. Complexion (A Zulu Love) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions Rapsody's verse recorded at House Studios in Washington, D.C. The Blacker The Berry - Produced for 1da Boi Productions WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), 1damentional Publishing LLC/Sony ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Stephen 1daniable Publishing (ASCAP), Kenobi Songs Publishing/BMG Rights Management (BMI), Whiskey Valentine Publishing/BMG Rights Management (BMI), Tenyor Music (BMI), Alexander Izquierdo BMG Gold Songs/AIX Publishing (ASCAP) all rights administered by BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, Zale Epstein (SOCAN) You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rosemac Music (ASCAP), Blessed Seeds Of God (ASCAP), Josef Leimberg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions i - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Rondor Music International Inc d/b/a Almo Music Corp. (ASCAP)/Producer Pizza (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. obo itself and Bovina Music Inc. (ASCAP) Ronald Isley recorded at Notifi Studios in St. Louis, Missouri. Contains portions of "That Lady" by Ronald Isley, Christopher Jasper, O'Kelly Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, and Rudolph Isley, published by EMI April Music Inc. OBO itself and Bovina Music Inc. (ASCAP) Mortal Man - WB Music Corp. (ASCAP), Hard Working Black Folks Inc. (ASCAP), Top Dawg Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Allegro/Beat Bully Productions, Just Isn't Music Ltd (ASCAP), EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP) Contains elements of "I No Get Eye For Back" written by F. Kuti, and published by EMI April Music, Inc. (ASCAP), BMG Gold Songs (ASCAP), BMG Ruby Songs (ASCAP). "Mortal Man" contains excerpts from "I No Get Eye For Back" as performed by Houston Person, used courtesy of Ume. Featuring parts from the music journalist Mats Nileskar's Tupac Shakur interview in New York, November 1994 for P3 Soul, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation. *** String recordings (at) Chalice Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA. Mixed and recorded (at) No Excuses Studio, Santa Monica, CA. Mastered (at) Bernie Grundman Mastering, Hollywood, CA.