Kendrick Lamar

Rapper, Songwriter

American Compton, California, U.S.

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Quick Info

ProfessionRapper, Songwriter
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth17/06/1987
Age39 years
BirthplaceCompton, California, U.S.

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Bio/Wiki

Full NameKendrick Lamar Duckworth
NicknameK.Dot
Sun SignGemini

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolCentennial High School

Career

Early Career
  • Released first mixtape Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (2003) as K.Dot at age 16
  • Signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005
  • Co-founded Black Hippy with Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q
Notable Releases
  • Section.80 (2011)
  • good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012)
  • To Pimp a Butterfly (2015)
  • DAMN. (2017)
  • GNX (2024)
Milestones
  • First nonclassical/jazz artist to win Pulitzer Prize (2018) for DAMN.
  • First rapper with three top-10 albums simultaneously in US
  • First rapper to reach 100 million monthly Spotify listeners (Feb 2025)
  • 22-time Grammy winner including Best Rap Album (multiple)
  • First number-one single on Billboard Hot 100 with Taylor Swift 'Bad Blood' remix (2015)
  • First nonclassical or jazz artist to win Pulitzer Prize (2018) for DAMN.
  • Curated Black Panther soundtrack (2018), nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'All the Stars'
  • Won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction (Super Bowl LVI halftime show, 2022)
  • First nonclassical or jazz artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music (2018) for DAMN.
  • Curated the Black Panther soundtrack (2018), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 'All the Stars'
  • Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show (2022)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Grew up in high-crime area of Compton; parents moved from Chicago
2. Influenced by Tupac Shakur, Nas, Jay-Z, Kanye West, DMX
3. Considered studying psychology and astronomy before focusing on music
4. Worked briefly as a security guard while starting music career
5. Struggled with depression, survivor's guilt, and suicidal ideation after deaths of close friends
6. Grew up in a high-crime area of Compton; his parents moved from Chicago
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