Rapping sensation Kendrick Lamar may be done with performing his hit album "How To Pimp A Butterfly" in live performances. According to complex.com, Lamar said in a concert in Dallas "This might be the first and last time I perform To Pimp a Butterfly."
Lamar's producer and sessionist Terrence Martin spoke up about the recent album's success and the possibility of it no longer being performed live.
"We didn't do that album for popular culture," Martin expressed. "We did that album for people who have no way out. We did that album for people who can't even afford to go to the shows. We did an album for people who need hope. You don't prostitute that."
Martin then compared Lamar to Canadian hip-hop star Drake. "He then said that the It's all black. I think there's a small, but huge, difference. Kendrick and Drake are both excellent artists, both amazing, both gifted, both anointed, both prolific-they're both great."
"I need the music to tell me a story just like I need the lyrics to tell me a story," Martin continued. "With Drake, musically, it's hard for me to believe what he says over that particular bed of music because his music doesn't really breathe. It loops a lot. Which is beautiful, I love it, it's perfectly fine."
"But musically, it doesn't tell me a story that adds another level to the lyricism. I believe that everything as a whole needs to be great, not just the words. That doesn't mean you have to play jazz or blues, or that you have to add a saxophone. It just means I want more dynamism, musically, because life is dynamic."
It was seen on thebitbag.com that Lamar's upcoming release will be a collaborative album with J. Cole.
"I like all energies of music," Lamar responded when asked about his latest project. "It's just the balance; we just gotta make sure we have that balance. And it's up to me to bring that. It's up to Cole - and I know where he comes from - to bring that and keep that balance in there."
