Kendrick Lamar has done it again. Out of the blue on March 4 2016, Kendrick dropped another great album titled untitled unmastered. The album has many featuring artists such as CeeLo Green and SZA, who do a phenomenal  job bringing the songs to life. “untitled unmastered” is filled with songs that did not make the “To Pimp A Butterfly” album, only being made up of 8 untitled songs. The album is made up of a mix of modern day hip-hop, 1990s R&B, and 1960s music.

Kendrick takes another approach of style in this album’s music, veering away from the “life in the hood” style, seen in “good kid, m.A.A.d city” and the “#BlackLivesMatter” style, as seen in “To Pimp A Butterfly.” This album’s theme seems to be more religious as seen in songs “untitled 01” and “untitled 02,” but Kendrick also goes into the topics of the justice system, poverty, and self-acceptance.

Listening to the album, you can tell that these songs were meant to be in their own album. With the phrase throughout the album being “pimp, pimp, hooray”, an allusion to his previous album, it mimics the poem that is said throughout “To Pimp A Butterfly.” Filled with metaphors on the internal turmoil of suicide, Kendrick does a great job of turning his work into poetry and art.

“untitled unmastered” serves as the encore to Kendrick’s “To Pimp A Butterfly” album. Although not as satisfying as the previous album, one must keep in mind that the tracks from the album are a mix of different forms of songs. “To Pimp A Butterfly” was carefully hand-picked, but the messages in “untitled unmastered” are just as good as the ones in the previous album.

Overall, Kendrick fails to disappoint once again with this album. This is one album you would be crazy to pass up an opportunity to listen to.