Kendrick’s highly anticipated album, To Pimp a Butterfly, is an experimental work that embodies a strong racial identity in musical composition and lyrical content, incorporating the complex personal identity of the artist as well as his own observations of society’s own vices and biases. To Pimp a Butterfly might be daunting to many listeners at first compared to his previous works, but Kendrick completely rewards those who listen with the patience and attentiveness that the album demands.