Analysis Of The Poem I Pimp A Butterfly By Neil Mccormick

â€Å"To Pimp a Butterfly† initially received very mixed reviews. Some called it overwhelming and harsh. Others labeled it as on of the most innovative and refreshing rap albums in years. Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph called the album a bravura masterpiece, describing it as dense, intricate †¦ a poetic narrative built around a long dark night of the soul. The general populous greatly enjoyed the album, as it sold over one million copies. It also reached #1 on the Billboard Top 100 albums. In addition to being successfully marketed, â€Å"To Pimp a Butterfly† won numerous awards and accolades, including the Grammy for Rap Album of the Year. He also received his second nomination for Album of the Year, but lost to Taylor Swift’s â€Å"1989.† But some critiques did not believe that â€Å"To Pimp a Butterfly† deserved such high praise. Clover Hope of The Muse claimed that the album was overwhelmingly black. Although she greatly enjoyed t he album, she was left with a deeper impression she has yet to figure out. â€Å"This is a special album, and that won t change. But I already need a break from it. I gotta get away from it. Its blackness is way too vast,† she said in her review. Others have felt similarly, claiming that his political message is overbearing at times. It’s easy to see how these critiques could make these arguments. From start to finish, â€Å"To Pimp a Butterfly† deals with struggles faced by many African Americans. In almost every song of the album, Kendrick raps about police