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S1E22 – S1 Finale: To Pimp a Butterfly

Dissect

Cole Cuchna

Music, Arts, Society & Culture

4.910.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2017

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Our season long examination of To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar concludes with our final thoughts on the album. Then we'll hear directly from Dissect listeners who share their thoughts on the season. Follow Dissect on social media @dissectpodcast. Purchase Dissect merch at dissectpodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:07.0

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0:11.9

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0:16.0

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0:21.0

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0:27.0

Welcome to Dissect, Long Form Musical Analysis broken into short digestible episodes.

0:35.0

I'm your host Cole Krishna. Today we conclude our serialized examination of Tupipa Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar.

0:51.0

Because today's show will likely remain at the top of the dissect feed for a while,

0:56.1

I'd advise any new listeners to begin with the first episode of season one.

1:00.8

Today's episode is full of spoilers and because we're not examining any one

1:04.7

particular track our structure is going to veer slightly from the norm. First we're

1:09.6

going to take a broad overview of the album just to get the full oral spectrum back into our ears.

1:15.2

Then we'll finish our analysis of the longer dramatic poem that concludes the album.

1:19.5

Next we'll break down the album's main themes and dissect both the album's title and artwork.

1:24.7

We'll then leave a rigid academic approach behind and I'll share my personal connection

1:29.5

and experience with the album and some thoughts on the first season of

1:32.7

Dissect. Finally we'll hand over the mic to you and hear from the

1:37.0

handful of Dissect listeners who graciously shared their biggest

1:40.0

takeaways from the album. So for the final time this season let's dissect. Coombe collide. You'll slip through the cracks home that you'll survive.

1:56.0

Gather your way, take a deep look inside.

1:59.0

Are you really who they're enterprise?

2:01.0

To pimp a Butterfly.

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