To Pimp a Butterfly

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CTL-W-0026 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-00142 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0026. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Album title: To Pimp a Butterfly Artist: Kendrick Lamar

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Album title: To Pimp a Butterfly Artist: Kendrick Lamar

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Year: 2015
Work type: album

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Kendrick Lamar — authored by
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https://www.grammy.com/news/kendrick-lamar-grammy-timeline-wins-nominations-performances/ (verification source · master store)

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Album title: To Pimp a Butterfly Artist: Kendrick Lamar

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