Aug 2016

S1E2 – good kid, m.A.A.d. city by Kendrick Lamar

We continue our serialized analysis of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly by dissecting its predecessor, 2012's good kid, m.A.A.d. city. Follow Dissect on social media @dissectpodcast. Purchase Dissect merch at dissectpodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast ... Show More

35m 59s

Aug 2016

S1E3 – Wesley’s Theory by Kendrick Lamar

We continue our serialized analysis of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly by dissecting "Wesley’s Theory." Follow Dissect on social media @dissectpodcast. Purchase Dissect merch at dissectpodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29m 35s

Sep 2016

S1E4 – For Free? by Kendrick Lamar

We continue our serialized analysis of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly by dissecting "For Free?" Follow Dissect on social media @dissectpodcast. Purchase Dissect merch at dissectpodcast.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22m 11s

Nov 2020

The Making of Kendrick Lamar

Marcus J. Moore, author of The Butterfly Effect, a new book on Kendrick Lamar, takes host Brian Hiatt through the life and times of one of the 21st century's most important artists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

45m 45s

Apr 2018

Kendrick Lamar

<p>Mark Coles profiles Pulitzer Prize winning rapper Kendrick Lamar, whose concepts and ideas are changing hip-hop culture. </p><p>Lamar won the award for his latest album Damn, which also collected five Grammy awards in January and is praised for lyrics which reveal the complexi ... Show More

14m 8s

Feb 2025

Poetic Justice: The Year of Kendrick Lamar

Ahead of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance, Ringer senior staff writer Justin Charity explores some of the critical moments of Kendrick’s story: from a legendary come-up in the rap blog era of the late 2000s to his early stardom in the 2010s to his fiery resurgence ... Show More

1h 22m

Jun 2022

To Pimp A Butterfly | E3: Mr. Andrews' Mercury

Kendrick erases the line between hip-hop and jazz with help from an all-star band of L.A. musicians who’ve been playing together since high school.Transcript: HERECREDITSHost, Writer: Alex PappademasShowrunner: Colin McNultyProducers: Taylor Jones and Sabrina FangProduction Assis ... Show More

45m 30s

May 2022

The Triumphs and Controversies of Kendrick Lamar's Return

Kendrick Lamar is tearing apart his own image – and everyone's confused. Marcus J. Moore, author of the definitive biography The Butterfly Effect, joins host Brian Hiatt to break down the long-awaited Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc ... Show More

50m 9s

Feb 2025

Poetic Justice: The Year of Kendrick Lamar

Ahead of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance, Ringer senior staff writer Justin Charity explores some of the critical moments of Kendrick’s story: from a legendary come-up in the rap blog era of the late 2000s to his early stardom in the 2010s to his fiery resurgence ... Show More

1h 22m

Apr 2021

How Take A Daytrip took off (full interview)

The story of the hitmakers behind Lil Nas X’s “Montero” Sheck Wes’s “Mo Bamba” and many more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

39m 49s

Oct 2016

Good Kid m.A.A.d City Classic Album Review (Featuring Chris Adams)

Introducing a new series in the hip hop podcast "Strictly Hip-Hop Classic Album Reviews" The first classic album review feature's Good Kid m.A.A.d City by Kendrick Lamar. This was the Compton MC's breakout album and is to this day the highest critically and commercially acclaimed ... Show More

1h 3m

S1E1 – Compton, K Dot, and Kendrick Lama...