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Kendrick Lamar
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Also known as Kendrick Duckworth, K.Dot, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Mr. Morale, Kung Fu Kenny

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, Lamar's music features conscious, introspective lyrics, with political criticism and social commentary concerning African-American culture. Journalists have referred to Lamar as one of the greatest rappers of all time. In 2018, he became the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and pop singer born in Compton in 1987. He began his work period in 2003 and performs using his voice. His musical genres include West Coast hip-hop, alternative hip-hop, jazz rap, and conscious hip-hop. He is affiliated with record labels such as Top Dawg Entertainment, Interscope Records, Aftermath Entertainment, and PGLang.

Lamar has received the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, the Pulitzer Prize for Music, and the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. He has also been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. He uses pseudonyms including K.Dot, Kung Fu Kenny, Mr. Morale, and Oklama. He has two children and is related to Baby Keem and Nick Young.

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Compton, California, USA

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer. He is regarded by many critics and contemporaries as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Aside from his solo career, Lamar is also known as a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his TDE…

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  • Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music — Self (archive footage)2025
  • Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show — Self - Performer2025
  • Tale of the Tape — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Piece by Piece — Kendrick Lamar (voice)2024
  • The Pop Out: Ken & Friends — Self2024
  • Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé — Self2023
  • We Cry Together — Self2022
  • Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour — Self2022
  • THE SHOW: California Love — Self2022
  • The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent — Self - Performer2022

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United States
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1987

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Compton
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Award
Grammy Award for Best Rap Song
Field of work
rapping
Genre
alternative hip-hop
Instrument
voice
Record label
PGLang
Discography
Kendrick Lamar discography
Official website
oklama.com
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Number of children
2
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Kendrick Lamar
date of birth
1987-06-17
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Academy Award for Best Original Song
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birth name
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Universal Music Publishing Group
pseudonym
Mr. Morale
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partner in business or sport
Rich the Kid
relative
Nick Young
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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. Rooted in West Coast hip-hop, his music features conscious, introspective lyrics, with political criticism and social commentary concerning African-American culture. Music journalists have listed Lamar among the greatest rappers of all time. In 2018, he became the first musician outside of the classical and jazz genres to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

Born and raised in Compton, California, Lamar began releasing music under the stage name K.Dot in high school. He signed with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) in 2005 and co-founded the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy. His alternative rap debut album, Section.80, led to a joint contract with Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. He rose to stardom with his gangsta rap-influenced second album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), which became the longest-charting hip hop studio album on the Billboard 200 and was named the greatest concept album of all time by Rolling Stone. In 2015, he had his first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, with the remix of Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood", and released his first of five consecutive number-one albums on the Billboard 200, To Pimp a Butterfly, which infused hip-hop with historical African-American music genres such as jazz, funk, and soul.

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