In what year did the artist that released "To Pimp a Butterfly" begin to gain recognition?
Knxwledge Glen Earl Boothe (born March 8, 1988), professionally known as Knxwledge, is an American hip hop record producer and songwriter from Los Angeles, California. Since 2009, he has had 83 releases via Bandcamp. In 2012, he released a 53 track retrospective compilation on cassette, which was released by Leaving Records. In 2010, he released his debut album "Klouds" via All City. His songs are often a mix of various genres, such as jazz, soul, old-school hip hop, and modern rap. In 2015, he produced the track "Momma" on Kendrick Lamar's junior release, "To Pimp a Butterfly". His recent work alongside Anderson Paak as the duo NxWorries has received critical acclaim.
Spice 1 (album) Spice 1 is the self-titled debut album by American rapper Spice 1, released April 14, 1992 on Jive Records.The album did very poor first week sales but by the second week sales bumped up to 900,000 copies.It was certified gold by the RIAA.The album was produced by Ant Banks, Blackjack, E-A-Ski & CMT and Spice 1. It peaked at number 14 on the "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 82 on the "Billboard" Top Heatseekers. One single, "Welcome to the Ghetto", peaked at number 39 on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 5 on the "Billboard" Rap Songs.