Kendrick Lamar: To Pimp A Butterfly versie op vinyl 2LP in standaard editie. Deze specifieke uitgave werd uitgebracht in VS bij uitgeverij Top Dawg Entertainment in samenwerking met Aftermath Entertainment en Interscope Records op 23. oktober 2015.

Fans and critics around the world agree: 'To Pimp A Butterfly' is arguably the most important hip hop album of 2015. Now this masterpiece is finally being released on double vinyl. SPIEGEL ONLINE: "A smooth-flowing masterpiece of soul, jazz and political message. Should electrify many listeners." INTRO: "A record with a flowery title that is so uncharacteristic of hip hop is important not only for hip hop, but for us, because it heralds a turn in time." DIE ZEIT: "Something has been stirring in pop culture since the Ferguson protests. Now rapper Kendrick Lamar is reviving the protest song with an impressive album." DIE WELT: "Rapper Kendrick Lamar is finding it hard to save himself from success. On his new album To Pimp a Butterfly, he tries to sabotage himself commercially. To no avail. It's his masterpiece." Review. (MINT, January 2016)

Album valt binnen het genre Funk / Soul, Hip Hop, Conscious Hip Hop, Pop-Rap, G-Funk en Jazz Rap.