Biography
Kendrick Lamar Duckworth is an American rapper and songwriter. 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.
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Awards & recognition
- Grammy Award — Record of the Year · 2026
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2026
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Album · 2026
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Song · 2026
- Grammy Award — Song of the Year · 2025
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- Grammy Award — Best Rap Performance · 2025
- Grammy Award — Best Music Video · 2025
- Grammy Award — Record of the Year · 2025
- Pulitzer Prize — Music · 2018
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2016
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Song · 2015
- BET Award — Best New Artist · 2013
- BET Award — Best Collaboration · 2013
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2019 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best New Artist · 2014 · nominated
- American Music Award — Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album · 2013 · nominated
- BET Award — Best Collaboration · 2013 · nominated
- BET Award — Best New Artist · 2013 · nominated
- BET Award — Viewer's Choice · 2013 · nominated
- BET Award — Video of the Year · 2013 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Album of the Year · 2013 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best R&B Performance · 2013 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2013 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Song · 2013 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Album · 2013 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award — Best Hip-Hop Video · 2013 · nominated
- MTV Video Music Award — Best Male Video · 2013 · nominated
- Soul Train Music Award — Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist · 2013 · nominated
Filmography20 titles
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
The Defiant Ones
MTV Video Music Awards
Power
Quincy
Black Panther
Piece by Piece
Tale of the Tape
Creed II
Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
Divergent
The Colbert Report
Saturday Night Live
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem
Shut Up and Dribble