untitled unmastered., which Lamar released with little advance notice and to much adulation late Thursday, is a victory lap of sorts even though its title is low-key, the repeating refrain of “Pimp pimp, hooray” nods to To Pimp A Butterfly, the 2015 album that topped critics’ polls and won Grammys. The latest release from Compton-born MC Kendrick Lamar, meanwhile, takes the idea of the b-sides and rarities compilation-Nirvana’s Incesticide, the Smashing Pumpkins’ Pisces Iscariot-and transforms it into a musical sensation. Kanye West might well be working on the for-real final version of The Life Of Pablo, which arrived on Tidal-and Tidal alone-in mid-February meanwhile, eagle-eyed Beyoncé fans are ready to mobilize should she decide to engage in the surprise-release tactic that heralded her self-titled 2013 album. The ways in which digital distribution has upended the album-release cycle are still being sorted out.
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