This is perfectly illustrated in the track “The Art of Peer Pressure” which without fail shows that changing yourself to please others can lead you to feel guilty and regretful. “good kid, m.A.A.d city” is a story about Kendrick growing up in a city that is slowly making him “mad”. “Good kid, M.A.A.d city” was released in 2012 and it made me feel as if Kendrick was finally opening up and making music about himself and who he is. In 2018, Kendrick shocked the world making history being the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the Pulitzer Prize. Kendrick was nominated for 7 Grammys and swept the rap categories winning best rap song and best rap album, going on to win a total of 5 Grammys. “DAMN” received commercial and critical success, once again showing that Kendrick Lamar is an all-time great.

Being nominated for 11 Grammys showcased the sheer talent of the album and was proved even more so when it won the award for rap album of the year.Ĭoming off debatably two of the greatest hip hop albums of all time Kendrick came back hot dropping “DAMN” in April of 2017. Fans loved TPaB, many considered it to be his best work with the critics and media agreeing with them. Thinking there was absolutely no way to top good kid Kendrick dropped “To Pimp a Butterfly”. Post-release Kendrick appeared in conversations with hip-hop greats including Lil Wayne, Kanye West, and Jay-Z.

In October of 2012, Kendrick released his second full-length album “ good kid, m.A.A.d city” regarded as one of the best hip hop albums of all time. Dre took him under his wing and played a mentor role during the most crucial part of his career. Helping to continue honing his craft, Dr. Following the release of “ Section.80”, Kendrick continued to explode onto the mainstream working with massive artists like Lil Wayne. Following the name change, he released his fourth mixtape Overly Dedicated, and then his first full-length studio album “ Section.80”. In 2010, Kendrick started releasing music under his birth name Kendrick Lamar. ThroughTop Dawg Entertainment he released 2 more mixtapes, “Training Day”(2005) and “C4” (2009). In 2003 at age 16 Kendrick released his first mixtape under the name K-Dot which pulled attention to young rapper, Kendrick was eventually signed by Top Dawg Entertainment. Growing up Kendrick was surrounded by gang violence and drug use,which he talks about in some of his tracks.

Kendrick Lamar was born to the streets of Compton California on June 17th, 1987.

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