Kendrick Lamar

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Full Name: Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Profession: Singer-Songwriter and Rapper

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Biography: Labelled the "new king of hip hop", Kendrick Lamar has won 17 Grammy awards and in 2018 became the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album "Damn", marking a significant milestone for the music genre.

In 2022, he co-headlined the Emmy Award-winning Super Bowl half-time show.

Born: June 17, 1987
Birthplace: Compton, California, USA
Age: 37 years old

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Gemini

Historical Events

2012-10-22 Kendrick Lamar releases his concept album and second studio album "good kid, m.A.A.d city"
2017-04-14 Kendrick Lamar releases his fourth studio album "DAMN." (2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music)
2018-04-16 Kendrick Lamar is the first rapper and non-classical or jazz musician to win the Pulitzer Prize for music with his album "Damn"
2018-05-20 25th Billboard Music Awards: Ed Sheeran and Kendrick Lamar win 6 each; Taylor Swift and Bruno Mars also win; K-pop boy band BTS are the first Koreans to perform at the ceremony
2022-02-13 Super Bowl LVI halftime show features Hip Hop legends Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige, Eminem and 50 Cent
2022-06-24 Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, England opens: Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney, and Kendrick Lamar headline; other performers include Crowded House, Robert Plant and Alison Krause, Noel Gallagher, Dianna Ross, Herbie Hancock, Billy Bragg, Angélique Kidjo, Lorde, Ziggy Marley, Suzanne Vega, and Hothouse Flowers
2024-05-13 Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us" becomes his 4th #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart