Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar: Biography in Details

Who is Kendrick Lamar?

Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper and songwriter. He has received a number of accolades over the course of his career, including seven Grammy Awards.

Additionally, in early 2013, MTV named him the number one “Hottest MC in the Game” on their annual list.

Kendrick Lamar: Early Life, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Lamar was born in Compton, California on June 17, 1987, to parents Kenny Duckworth and Paula Oliver. Throughout his childhood years, he grew up on welfare and section 8 housing.

He is of American nationality. Furthermore, he belongs to an African-American ethnic background. His family was directly touched by the violence of the streets, yet he remained thoughtful and soft-spoken, ever the keen observer, even as a child.

Talking about his education, Lamar attended McNair Elementary and the vanguard learning center in the Compton Unified School District.

In addition, Kendrick Lamar went on to attend Centennial High School in Compton, where he was a straight-A student.

Kendrick Lamar’s Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Kendrick Lamar initially released his first full-length project, a mixtape titled ‘Youngest Head Nigga in Charge’ in 2004.

He soon got a record deal with Top Dawg Entertainment, a respected California independent label. Later, he released two other acclaimed mixtapes, Training Day (2005) and C4(2009).

Eventually, Lamar and other performers eventually formed their own rap collective, Black Hippy. Next, he released his first full-length independent album under Top Dawg Entertainment. Titled ‘Section.80’.

Lamar has worked with numerous popular names in the music industry including Eminem, 50 Cent, Young Jeezy, The Game, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, and Lil Wayne among others. Later, Dr. Dre signed him to his independent record label, Aftermath Entertainment.

To date, Lamar has released four studio albums, ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ and ‘Damn’ being the most recent ones.

Kendrick Lamar has been called a ‘master of storytelling’ and  The New York Times has called Lamar’s musical style anti-flamboyant, interior and complex, and labeled him as a technical rapper.

Lamar has won seven Grammy Awards. He received a total of seven nominations at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014. Additionally, he has received two civic honors. Furthermore, in 2015, Billboard included Lamar in” The 10 Greatest Rappers of All-Time”.

Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, Lamar’s fifth studio album, was released on May 13, 2022.

Lamar has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $75 million as of 2022.

Is Kendrick Lamar involved in any rumors and controversies?

Kendrick Lamar’s lyrics have brought several controversies along his way throughout the years. His singles ‘Control’, and ‘The Blacker The Berry’ became part of controversies due to the nature of the lyrics.

Additionally, Kendrick Lamar was also criticized due to his feud with Geraldo Rivera. At present, there are no rumors concerning Lamar and his career.

Social Media Profile

Kendrick Lamar is active on social media. He has a huge number of followers on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter as well as Instagram.

He has more than 11.8M followers on Twitter. In addition, he has more than 9.4M followers on Instagram.

Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 8.4M followers and 7.47 million subscribers on the Youtube channel.

What are the body measurements of Kendrick Lamar?

Talking about his body measurement, Kendrick Lamar has a height of 5 feet 6 inches or 168 cm.

Additionally, Kendrick Lamar weighs around 67 kg or 148 pounds.

Furthermore, his hair color is black and his eye color is dark brown.

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