Terrace Martin Breaks Down the Making of To Pimp a Butterfly ⎜The 3rd Verse Podcast

Terrace Martin joins Stat Quo and Justin Hunte to break down the making of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly from the inside — the sessions, the collaborators, and the stories that never made it into any retrospective. 0:00 Cold open 1:03 Show kickoff and shoutouts 4:39 The Dave Free "Hollywood Dave" story 17:01 Schedule reminder and Fade to Black preview 21:41 Justin's daughter's first day of school 34:20 Culture United recap: the Big Sean/Kendrick "Control" mixup 38:03 Drake's kickstream reactions 41:56 Ray Daniels vs. Charlamagne breakdown 50:00 Terrace Martin joins the show 52:53 How Terrace and Stat met: the LA-to-Atlanta origin story 1:06:47 The real origin of To Pimp a Butterfly 1:16:02 The SAG-AFTRA musicians' bill that shocked Top Dawg 1:31:50 Dr. Dre's studio discipline: the manager who overstepped 1:44:45 "The biggest ego in the room is the music" 1:53:00 The origin of King Kunta 2:46:00 Terrace's Locke High School story 2:51:00 The Nipsey Hussle tribute 3:01:20 Dr. Dre's spiritual studio story 3:58:05 Terrace's son Todd joins on camera 4:06:39 Twist My Fingaz and the night Nipsey was shot Follow: IG:   / the3rdversepodcast   X: https://x.com/3rdVersepodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thethirdverse... The 3rd Verse is a culture podcast where context is king. Hosted by Stat Quo, DJ Mormile, and Justin Hunte (aka The Company Man), this show goes beyond headlines to break down the "why" behind the culture—the business positions, the history, the industry politics, and the moments that shape culture in real time. Each episode blends insider perspective, journalistic analysis, unfiltered debate, and never-before-heard stories, pulling from decades of experience inside labels, media, and the creative process. From industry power shifts to legacy debates to viral controversies, The 3rd Verse Podcast is where culture conversations converge. 📍 Hip-hop. Sports. Media. Culture. Context. 🎙️ New every thursday & clips daily. 🔔 Subscribe for in-depth discussions you won't get anywhere else. #3rdVersePodcast #TerraceMartin #ToPimpAButterfly #KendrickLamar #StatQuo #JustinHunte #DrDre #TopDawg #HipHopPodcast #CulturePodcast