Compton, CA

Kendrick Lamar

Updated Nov 10

Compton rapper whose dense, character-driven records turned West Coast storytelling into something closer to theatre. The only rapper with a Pulitzer.

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About Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar is a hip-hop artist from Compton, CA.

Kendrick Lamar came up through Top Dawg Entertainment in Carson, releasing early tapes as K.Dot before Section.80. good kid, m.A.A.d city traced a single day in Compton across interlinked songs and voicemail skits, and To Pimp a Butterfly followed with live players from the Los Angeles jazz scene, including Thundercat and Kamasi Washington. DAMN. won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2018, the first for a work outside classical or jazz.

He curated and largely wrote the Black Panther soundtrack, then left TDE after Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. Alright became a protest chant well beyond the record it came from.

Hip-hopJazz rap

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Where is Kendrick Lamar from?

Kendrick Lamar is from Compton, CA.

What was Kendrick Lamar's first album?

Kendrick Lamar's first album was Section.80 (2011). The latest is GNX (2024).

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Kendrick Lamar plays hip-hop and jazz rap.

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