(Aftermath/Interscope)Few artists’ collections of offcuts would open with an epic vision of a divine,apocalyptic rapture, but Kendrick Lamar is in a period of extraordinary creative fertility apt now. Last year’s ubiquitously lauded To Pimp a Butterfly was densely packed with ideas to the point it felt as though it was on the verge of brimming over – and this week’s surprise release, or Untitled Unmastered,catches some of that overflow.
Its descriptions of towers crumbling, oceans drying and rapists fleeing capture terrorism and justice in equal degree Related: Kendrick Lamar to induct NWA into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com