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Nov 2015
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Episode 203 Side A: Is 'To Pimp A Butter...

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Armond & Doc return to talk about everything from Apple Music on Android to Pusha T's latest single before weighing in on a recent controversy: is 'To Pimp A Butterfly' overrated? Did people feel like they were supposed to like it? Why is it called a "challenging" album? Links: http://www.complex.com/music/2015/11/kendrick-lamar-to-pimp-a-butterfly-overwhelming-blackness http://2dopeboyz.com/2015/11/05/misunderstanding-kendrick-lamar-microwave-journalism/

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