Artist
Kendrick Lamar is a hip-hop artist from Compton, California, USA formed in 2003. 39 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Hip-Hop · Compton, California, USA · Best hip-hop albums
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DAMN.
2017
To Pimp A Butterfly
2015
Black Panther: The Album (music from and inspired by)
2018
Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
2022
untitled unmastered.
2016
GNX
2024
Section.80
2011
All the Stars
2018
Overly Dedicated
2010
good kid, m.A.A.d city
2012
Not Like Us
2024
Live in Amsterdam 2012 (Live)
2025
DAMN.
2017
DAMN. COLLECTORS EDITION.
2017
To Pimp a Butterfly
2015
Black Hippy 2
2014
Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
2013
Kendrick Lamar
2012
Compton State of Mind
2011
C4
2009
My People ("Bastards of the Party" Original Soundtrack Version)
Single · 2026
euphoria
Single · 2024
meet the grahams
Single · 2024
The Hillbillies
Single · 2023
The Heart Part 5
Single · 2022
family ties
Single · 2021
King's Dead
Single · 2018
The Heart Part 4
Single · 2017
Don't Don't Do It!
Single · 2017
HUMBLE. (SKRILLEX REMIX)
Single · 2017
untitled 07 | levitate
Single · 2016
Swimming Pools (Drank) (Black Hippy Remix)
Single · 2015
These Walls
Single · 2015
County Building Blues
Single · 2015
Alright
Single · 2015
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Single · 2014
Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (Remix)
Single · 2013
Two Presidents
Single · 2013
Swimming Pools (Drank)
Single · 2012
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Grammy Awards
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Grammy Award for Record of the Year
×1
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
×1
BET Award for Best Collaboration
×1
BET Award for Best New Artist
×1
Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance
×1
Pulitzer Prize
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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American hip hop recording artist from Compton, California. Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the moniker K-Dot, released a mixtape which garnered local attention and led to his signing with Carson-based independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE). Lamar began to gain major recognition in 2010 after his first retail release, Overly Dedicated. The following year, he released Section.80, his first independent album, exclusively through iTunes. The album included Lamar's debut single, "HiiiPoWeR". By that time, Lamar had amassed a large internet following and had already worked with several prominent artists in the hip hop industry, including The Game, Snoop Dogg, and Busta Rhymes. Lamar secured a recording contract with Aftermath and Interscope Records in 2012. His major-label debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released in October 2012 to universal acclaim. The record contained the top 40 singles "Swimming Pools (Drank)", "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", and "Poetic Justice". Upon its release, the album debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was later certified platinum by the R…
