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Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly
Kendrick Lamar · similar · level up · best sounding
If you like To Pimp a Butterfly by Kendrick Lamar, Upgrade Paths name a similar listen, a level up, and a best-sounding next album — grounded in catalog evidence, not playlist radio. Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly start with Blackstar by David Bowie: If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, try Blackstar by David Bowie (similar detail/imaging; jazz rap). A level up from To Pimp a Butterfly is Nightclub by Patricia Barber: Level up via soundstage/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after To Pimp a Butterfly. Best sounding next listen: I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone. I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than To Pimp a Butterfly.
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Albums like To Pimp a Butterfly
If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, you need Blackstar by David Bowie because If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, try Blackstar by David Bowie (similar detail/imaging; jazz rap).
David Bowie
If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, try Blackstar by David Bowie (similar detail/imaging; jazz rap).
- Shared genres: jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +12
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Robert Glasper
If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, try Black Radio by Robert Glasper (similar imaging/detail; hip hop).
- Shared genres: hip hop, jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +2
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Jacob Collier
If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, try Djesse Vol. 1 by Jacob Collier (similar imaging/detail; jazz rap).
- Shared genres: jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +6
Confidence 95% · sonic
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A level up from To Pimp a Butterfly
If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, you need Nightclub by Patricia Barber as a deeper next step because Level up via soundstage/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after To Pimp a Butterfly.
Patricia Barber
Level up via soundstage/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after To Pimp a Butterfly.
- Shared genres: jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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John Coltrane
Level up via dynamics/soundstage: Blue Train by John Coltrane after To Pimp a Butterfly.
- Shared genres: jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Diana Krall
Level up via detail/midrange: The Look of Love by Diana Krall after To Pimp a Butterfly.
- Shared genres: jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +17
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Best sounding next listen
If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, you need I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than To Pimp a Butterfly.
Nina Simone
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than To Pimp a Butterfly.
- Shared genres: jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Stan Getz
Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz — nearer midrange/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than To Pimp a Butterfly.
- Shared genres: jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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Bill Evans
Waltz for Debby by Bill Evans — nearer midrange/detail profile with stronger fidelity signals than To Pimp a Butterfly.
- Shared genres: jazz rap
- Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
- Hi-Fi Score delta: +22
Confidence 95% · sonic
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- What albums are like To Pimp a Butterfly?
- Blackstar by David Bowie is a similar next listen after To Pimp a Butterfly — If you like To Pimp a Butterfly, try Blackstar by David Bowie (similar detail/imaging; jazz rap).
- What is a level up from To Pimp a Butterfly?
- Nightclub by Patricia Barber is a level up from To Pimp a Butterfly — Level up via soundstage/midrange: Nightclub by Patricia Barber after To Pimp a Butterfly.
- What sounds best after To Pimp a Butterfly?
- I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone is the best-sounding next listen after To Pimp a Butterfly — I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — nearer detail/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than To Pimp a Butterfly.
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