Wesley's Theory ft. George Clinton and Thundercat - Kendrick Lamar (To Pimp a Butterfly)

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Lyrics:
[Sample: Boris Gardiner]
Every nigga is a star, ayy, every nigga is a star
Every nigga is a star, ayy, every nigga is a star
Every nigga is a star, ayy
Who will deny that you and I and every nigga is a star?

[Intro: Josef Leimberg]
Hit me!
When the four corners of this cocoon collide
You’ll slip through the cracks hopin' that you’ll survive
Gather your wit, take a deep look inside
Are you really who they idolize?
To pimp a butterfly

[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar]
At first, I did love you
But now I just wanna fuck
Late nights thinkin' of you
Until I get my nut
Tossed and turned, lesson learned
You was my first girlfriend
Bridges burned, all across the board
Destroyed, but what for?

[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]
When I get signed, homie, I'ma act a fool
Hit the dance floor, strobe lights in the room
Snatch your little secretary bitch for the homies
Blue-eyed devil with a fat-ass monkey
I'ma buy a brand new Caddy on fours
Trunk the hood up, two times, deuce-four
Platinum on everythin', platinum on weddin' ring
Married to the game and a bad bitch chose
When I get signed, homie, I'ma buy a strap
Straight from the CIA, set it on my lap
Take a few M-16s to the hood
Pass 'em all out on the block, what's good?
I'ma put the Compton swap meet by the White House
Republican run up, get socked out
Hit the prez with a Cuban link on my neck
Uneducated, but I got a million-dollar check like that

[Refrain: Thundercat & George Clinton]
We should've never gave
We should've never gave niggas money
Go back home, money, go back home
We should've never gave
We should've never gave niggas money
Go back home, money, go back home
(Everybody get out)

[Chorus: Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat & George Clinton]
At first, I did love you (Love you)
But now I just wanna fuck (I just wanna fuck)
Late nights thinkin' of you (Of you)
Until I get my nut ('Til I get my nut)
Tossed and turned, lesson learned
You was my first girlfriend
Bridges burned, all across the board (Across the board)
Destroyed, but what for?

[Break: Dr. Dre]
Yo, what's up? It's Dre
Remember the first time you came out to the house?
You said you wanted a spot like mine
But remember, anybody can get it
The hard part is keepin' it, motherfucker

#kendricklamar #kdot #topimpabutterfly

[kendricklamarspotlight]

⬇️LIKE IF YOU BUMPING THIS IN 2020! 👍👍

[giovanni]

NOTHING can replace hearing this on your first listen. Shit was magical

[ASOtheprO]

This whole album would make one of the coolest and arguably the greatest black movies in all of history. It’s already one of the greatest pieces of black entertainment in history.

[brandonfranzen]

That baseline is fucking insane lol Thundercat killed it

[armonk]

thundercat and flying lotus killed this shit

[jonatanisse]

“LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU CROSS MY MIND” while the song goes from one earbud to the other. This attention to detail in production is mind blowing!

[jacksonmanitoulinisland]

This might be my favorite kendrick track

[bigbiglarge]

best fucking opening track i ever did hear

[psychotripnerdstuff]

The fucking layers to this track. The depth and breadth of what is being communicated through this song. This shit is high art.

[DimpzNYC]

I remember when tpab first came out. Everybody on twitter was saying it was trash so I decided to give it a listen. Literally couldn't even get past the first song.

















...Because I kept replaying it over and over. Never heard anything like this before.

[ssnewp]

"When the four corners of this cocoon collide
You'll slip through the cracks hopin' that you'll survive
Gather your wit, take a deep look inside
Are you really who they idolize?
To pimp a butterfly"

[final]

“Uneducated but I got a million dollar check like that...” most inspiring shit I heard as a teen

[MobyTheLion]

"Every ni**er is a star" is/was, a movie that was supposed to be made around the 70s or late 60s. one of the only thing that Survives of this film is the Entire Album/soundtrack made for the movie. the movie was "popularized" by "Pimp a Butterfly" made by Kendrick Lamar, in his song "Wesley's theory"

this movie is said to have no copies of it left.

[StrawpuppyYT]

“When I get signed homie ima act a fool” this line means a lot when put in the context of this song

[flygod.]

His best track till date. The vibes oozing off this track makes me wanna dance.

[marcsolodkin]

greatest intro of all time and greatest album of all time, all genres too

[prodc]

This song has one of the best instrumentals I ever heard
One of my favourite kendrick songs

[Zeppelin]

I accidently listened to this song by mistake. Was too busy to skip the song, just when I was about to skip the song the beat dropped and I was in disbelief what I was listening to. The song is sonically beautifuly made.

[snoopwax]

"Christmas tell em whats on your wishlist, get it all you deserve it ken dri ck" this part is genius in a way i cant even explain

[milesmorales]

Damn....After seeing lil Uzi put a 24 million diamond crystal in his fuckin head I think I finally understand the meaning of this song