Kendrick Lamar's Limited Edition "To Pimp a Butterfly" Vinyl Selling For $2,500

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HOUSTON, TEXAS - APRIL 02: Recording artist Kendrick Lamar performs on stage during the Coca-Cola Music Mix at the NCAA March Madness Music Festival Day 2 at Discovery Green on April 2, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Turner)
Interscope is selling a limited-edition version of Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" vinyl for $2,500.

Interscope Records is offering 100 copies of Kendrick Lamar's iconic 2015 album, To Pimp a Butterfly, on vinyl for $2500. Each copy of the album has been signed by Lauren Halsey and comes with a collectible large format "Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined" catalog. GUCCI designed the custom packaging for the vinyl, which also features an 11.5″ x 11.5″ gallery-quality giclée designed by Halsey. Additionally, it comes in a tan custom-dyed linen-wrapped vinyl jacket. Proceeds will benefit the Iovine and Young Foundation.

To Pimp a Butterfly sold 324,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has since certified it platinum. The album features Thundercat, George Clinton, Bilal, Anna Wise, Snoop Dogg, James Fauntleroy, Ronald Isley, and Rapsody. For the production, Lamar worked with Sounwave, Terrace Martin, Taz "Tisa" Arnold, Thundercat, Rahki, LoveDragon, Flying Lotus, Pharrell Williams, Boi-1da, Knxwledge, and more. The project won Lamar the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2016. It was also nominated for Album of the Year, although it lost to Taylor Swift's 1989.

Kendrick Lamar With A Copy Of "To Pimp A Butterfly"

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 20: Hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar signs copies of his new album "To Pimp A Butterfly" at Rough Trade NYC record store on March 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Pont/Getty Images)

Lamar recently wrapped up his Big Steppers Tour which finished as the highest-grossing tour with a rapper as a headlining act in history. It earned $110.9 million from 929,000 tickets across 73 shows. By doing so, he outpaced Drake and Migos‘ Aubrey & The Three Migos Tour, Drake and Future‘s Summer Sixteen Tour, as well as Kanye West and JAY-Z‘s Watch the Throne Tour, and more for the honor. The concerts came following the release of Lamar’s fifth album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. He brought along Baby Keem and Tanna Leone for the tour.

Outside of music, Lamar recently attended the 2023 Met Gala. For the star-studded event, he rocked an all-black fit with a leather jacket, slick pants, as well as dress shoes, and an MLB hat. At one point during the night, he posed for photos with Jack Harlow.

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Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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