Kendrick Lamar
17 June 1987 – present
Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Compton, California. Signed to Top Dawg Entertainment, he released the albums good kid, m.A.A.d city, To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN., the last of which won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018, the first award to a work outside classical or jazz. He headlined the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in February 2025.
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Life events
His parents had moved to California from Chicago before he was born.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe tape circulated locally and brought him to the attention of Top Dawg Entertainment.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe joined the independent Carson-based label as a teenager.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis first studio album, released without a major label.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis major-label debut, a narrative album about growing up in Compton.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe album drew on jazz, funk and spoken word, and its song Alright became a protest anthem.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgIt was the first Pulitzer for music awarded to a work outside the classical and jazz traditions.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe set up the multidisciplinary company with his longtime collaborator Dave Free.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe awards included Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 67th Grammy Awards.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe performed at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
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