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Full title of rapper's 'To Pimp A Butterfly' revealed through secret braille message

K. Dot created that full name using uncontracted braille, which is the most basic form of the writing system for the visually impaired.

Kendrick Lamar

KendrickLamar’s recently released album, 'To Pimp A Butterfly' contained a hidden braille message within the CD release's booklet which according to the rapper, reveals the full title of the album.

As pointed out by Stereogum, Kendrick disclosed the secret script in a recent interview with Mass Appeal. “[There]'s actually a sketch of braille that’s added to the title hidden inside the [CD] booklet that I don’t think nobody has caught yet," he said. "You can actually feel the bump lines. But if you can see it, which is the irony of it, you can break down the actual full title of the album."To discover what the message said, Complex recruited a teacher of the visually impaired who translated the message to, 'A Kendrick By Letter Blank Lamar'. Presumably, this should read 'A Blank Letter by Kendrick Lamar', which means the full abum title is The teacher also said that K. Dot created that full name using uncontracted braille, which is the most basic form of the writing system. It requires the least amount of cognitive burden on the reader.

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