Miguel's "How Many Drinks?" and A$AP Rocky's "Fuckin' Problems," two tracks on which Lamar made guest appearances, were nominated as well. It led to Grammy nominations in four categories: Best New Artist, Album of the Year, Best Rap Album, and Best Rap/Sung Collaboration (for "Now or Never," a deluxe edition bonus cut featuring Mary J. More significantly, the album showcased Lamar as an exceptional storyteller capable of making compelling concept albums. Three of its singles - "Swimming Pools (Drank)," "Poetic Justice," and "Bitch Don't Kill My Vibe" - reached the Top Ten of Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart and went Top 40 pop. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, Lamar's major-label debut, was released in October 2012 and entered the Billboard 200 at number two. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Game dubbed him "The New King of the West Coast," a notion Dre endorsed more significantly by signing Lamar to his Interscope-affiliated Aftermath label. In addition to the dozens of tracks he had appeared on by then, Lamar had the support of veteran West Coast stars as well. With deeper conceptual narratives and sharpened melodic hooks, as well as comparative multi-dimensional development from primary producer Sounwave, the set acted as a kind of warning flare for Lamar's mainstream rap dominance. After XXL magazine selected him for the 2011 Freshman Class feature, Lamar released his first official album, Section.80, that July, and crossed into the Billboard 200, reaching number 113. Also the rapper's first commercial release, it reached enough listeners to enter Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The first tape credited to Kendrick Lamar was Overly Dedicated, released in September 2010. The last of the three was issued the same year he became part of Black Hippy, a group whose members - including fellow TDE artists Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and ScHoolboy Q - frequently appeared on one another's mixtapes and albums. Training Day, the Jay Rock collaboration No Sleep 'til NYC, and C4, issued from 2005 through 2009, likewise preceded Lamar's decision to go by his first and middle names.
While it merely hinted at the potential of the then teenager, it was impressive enough to catch the attention of Top Dawg Entertainment and led to a long-term association with the label that steadily propelled his career. At the age of 16 in 2003, he issued his debut mixtape, The Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year. As a youngster, he gradually discovered an aptitude for writing stories, poems, and lyrics, which naturally led to rapping. Black Panther: The Album (2018) was the source of three of Lamar's Top Ten pop hits.Ĭompton, California native Kendrick Lamar Duckworth grew up immersed in hip-hop culture and surrounded by gang activity. Lamar's cinematic and collaborative inclinations inevitably attracted the mainstream film industry. Dre and MC Eiht, and contemporaries Sounwave and Jay Rock - represent Lamar's native Los Angeles. The screenplay-level detail of Lamar's writing has been enriched by a collective of producers, instrumentalists, singers, and rappers, a high percentage of whom - including inspirations Dr. (2017), his three proper major-label albums, have displayed an unmatched mix of inventive wordplay and compelling conceptual narratives, examining internal conflict, flaunting success, and uplifting his community. Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), the Grammy-winning To Pimp a Butterfly (2015), and the Grammy- and Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN. After several years of development, Lamar hit his creative and chart-topping stride in the 2010s. Indisputably the most acclaimed rap artist of his generation, Kendrick Lamar is one of those rare MCs who has achieved critical and commercial success while earning the respect and support of those who inspired him.
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