Kendrick Lamar
1987-present · American (Compton, California) · Hip-Hop
Known for: First hip-hop artist to win the Pulitzer Prize whose albums are novelistic explorations of race, faith, and identity
Lamar grew up in Compton amid gangs and poverty but was a quiet, observant child. His albums are novelistic concept works addressing race, class, addiction, and faith with literary sophistication. good kid, m.A.A.d city, To Pimp a Butterfly, and DAMN. are critically revered.
He is the first hip-hop artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He is private, cerebral, and considered the greatest rapper of his generation.
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