Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar (born June 17, 1987 in Compton , California ; real name Kendrick Lamar Duckworth ), also known by his pseudonyms "K.Dot", "Cornrow Kenny" and "Kung Fu Kenny", is an American rapper and songwriter .
Career
Kendrick Lamar's parents moved to Compton before he was born because his father, Kenny Duckworth , wanted to escape his Chicago past with the notorious street gang gangster Disciples . His mother found a job at McDonald's and his father worked at KFC , but the couple found it difficult to gain a foothold in the new area. Lamar spent his childhood in precarious circumstances; as a young boy he learned that his father continued to work “on the street” to take care of the small family, and some of his maternal uncles were Compton Crips . The neighborhood he grew up in, like all of Compton, was characterized by gang violence. Some of his friends belonged to both the Bloods and the competing Crips. He himself never became a member of any gang.
At the age of nine, Lamar was watching the video footage for California Love , a Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur , which made him dig deeper into rap. At the Centennial High School, which Lamar attended, André Romell Young - alias Dr. Dre, with whom he would later work several times.
In 2009 he joined forces with his rap colleagues and friends Schoolboy Q , Jay Rock and Ab-Soul to form the hip-hop group Black Hippy , all of whom were signed to the Top Dawg Entertainment label , but did not record an album for the time being.
For the first time, after the release of the mixtape Overly Dedicated in 2010, the scene moved into focus. In 2011, his album Section.80 , which was released exclusively on iTunes, became one of the most successful hip-hop albums of the year. He worked with Snoop Dogg , Dr. Dre, Emeli Sandé , Wiz Khalifa , Eminem , The Game , Drake , Busta Rhymes , Lady Gaga , SZA and Tech N9ne together.
On October 22, 2012, his second studio album, Good Kid, Maad City was released . It contains, among other things, productions by Dr. Dre, Just Blaze, Pharrell Williams , Hit-Boy , Scoop DeVille and T-Minus . The album reached number 2 in the USA and was also able to place itself in the charts internationally. It received many positive reviews and has been widely referred to as a masterpiece. At the 2014 Grammy Awards, Lamar received a total of 7 nominations.
After a long break without any own publications, the single i . In the USA it was only moderately successful, but internationally it was Lamar's greatest success to date, with top 40 placements in Great Britain, New Zealand and Denmark. At the Grammy Awards 2015 he received the award for the best rap performance of the year. His third album, To Pimp a Butterfly , was released on March 16, 2015, a week ahead of schedule. It received overwhelming acclaim, especially for its socially critical texts on topics such as racism , police violence , depression and self-love . Lamar himself was celebrated as a poet. At the Grammy Awards 2016 he received a total of four awards: for the best collaboration - rap / singing of the year, for the best rap performance of the year, the best rap album and for the best rap song of the year. He was nominated in a total of eleven different categories.
On March 23, 2017, the song The Heart Part 4 was released (initially exclusively on Apple Music), with which he announced his new album. A week later, the first single from his upcoming album, Humble , was released, the music video of which reached 30 million views in just one week. Humble was Lamar's first number one hit in the US, making it his most successful single to date. The fourth studio album Damn was released on April 14, 2017 . Once again, Lamar received many positive reviews. Like its predecessors, the album appeared at the top or at least in the top 5 of numerous best lists of the year. On July 13, it was announced that Damn. Has achieved double platinum in the US, which is Kendrick Lamar's greatest commercial success to date. At the Grammy Awards 2018 he won all four awards in the rap category with the album and the songs Humble and Loyalty contained on it, as well as a fifth Grammy for the video for Humble .
In 2017 he launched his own shoe collection in collaboration with Reebok .
Together with Anthony Tiffith, Lamar produced Black Panther: The Album , the soundtrack for the Marvel Studios- produced science fiction action film Black Panther , which was released in 2018. The songs All the Stars , King's Dead and Pray for Me were also released as single releases. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard charts and was named Best Soundtrack at the 2018 American Music Awards ; Further nominations for the album and the song All the Stars , including a Golden Globe , an Oscar and various Grammys, followed.
In 2018, Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for Music for his album Damn as the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, because - according to the jury's reasoning - the album offers "haunting snapshots that capture the complexity of modern Afro-American life " . In the same year he was appointed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , which awards the Oscars every year. 2019 he contributed vocals to the album The Risky sets of Westbam at.
Personal
In 2015, he got engaged to longtime girlfriend Whitney Alford. According to reports, their first daughter was born on July 26, 2019.
Kendrick Lamar is the cousin of NBA player Nick Young . He has stopped using cannabis and has stopped drinking alcohol since a bad teenage experience .
He is a devout Christian , which is expressed both in interviews and in numerous songs. Faith and the fear of God are central motifs in his studio album Damn . He converted after the violent death of a friend, which he discussed in the song Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst . He was baptized in 2013.
In January 2016, Kendrick Lamar met with then US President Barack Obama in the White House to discuss his My Brother's Keeper initiative . They also talked about social problems in neglected urban regions and their possible solutions. Obama had previously named Lamar's How Much a Dollar Cost his favorite song of 2015.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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| 2011 | Section.80 | - | - | - | - |
US113  (3 weeks)US |
First published: July 2nd, 2011
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2012 | Good kid, Maad City |
DE74 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH38 (3 weeks) CH |
UK16  (23 weeks)UK |
US2 × 3
(… Where.)US |
First published: October 22, 2012
Sales: + 3,445,000 |
| 2015 | To Pimp a Butterfly |
DE7 (10 weeks) DE |
AT15 (8 weeks) AT |
CH3 (18 weeks) CH |
UK1 (40 weeks)UK |
US1 (125 weeks)US |
First published: March 16, 2015
Sales: + 1,155,000 |
| 2017 | DAMN. |
DE6 (35 weeks) DE |
AT6th (20 weeks)AT |
CH3 (17 weeks) CH |
UK2 (62 weeks)UK |
US1 × 3
(… Where.)US |
First published: April 14, 2017
Sales: + 3,487,500 |
Music videos
- 2010: Ignorance Is Bliss (from his mixtape Overly Dedicated )
- 2011: Turn Me Up (from Ab-Souls Mixtape Long Term 2 )
- 2011: Rigamortis (from his album Section.80 )
- 2011: ADHD (from his album Section.80 )
- 2011: HiiiPower (from his album Section.80 )
- 2012: Swimming Pools (Drank) (from his album good kid, mAAd city )
- 2013: Poetic Justice (from his album good kid, mAAd city)
- 2013: Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe (from his album good kid, mAAd city)
- 2015: Bad Blood (from Taylor Swift's 1989 album )
- 2015: i (from his album To Pimp a Butterfly )
- 2015: Alright (from his album To Pimp a Butterfly )
- 2015: For Free? (Interlude) (from his album To Pimp a Butterfly )
- 2016: God is Gangsta - short film with the songs u and For Sale? (Interlude) (from his album To Pimp a Butterfly )
- 2017: Humble (from his album Damn )
- 2017: DNA (from his album Damn )
- 2017: Element (from his album Damn )
- 2017: Loyalty (featuring Rihanna ; from his album Damn )
- 2017: Love (featuring Zacari; from his album Damn )
- 2018: All the Stars (featuring SZA; from the album Black Panther )
- 2018: King's Dead (featuring Jay Rock , Future, James Blake; from the album Black Panther )
Awards for music sales
Artist awards
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BET Awards
- 2012: in the Lyricist of the Year category
- 2013: in the Best New Artist category
- 2013: in the Best Male Hip-Hop Artist category
- 2013: in the MVP of the Year category
- 2013: in the category Best Collaboration for "Fuckin 'Problems"
- 2013: in the Album of the Year category for "good kid, mAAd city"
- 2013: in the Lyricist of the Year category
- 2014: in the Lyricist of the Year category
- 2014: in the Sweet 16 category for "Control"
- 2015: in the Lyricist of the Year category
- 2015: in the Best Live Performer category
- 2015: in the Best Hip-Hop Video category for "Alright"
- 2015: in the Impact Track category for "Alright"
- 2015: in the Best Male Hip-Hop Artist category
- 2016: in the Lyricist of the Year category
- 2016: in the Sweet 16 category for "Freedom"
- 2017: in the Best Male Hip-Hop Artist category
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Brit Awards
- 2018: in the International Male Solo Artist category
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Grammy Awards
- 2015 : in the Best Rap Performance category for "i"
- 2015: in the Best Rap Song category for "i"
- 2016 : in the Best Rap Album category for " To Pimp a Butterfly "
- 2016: in the Best Rap Performance category for "Alright"
- 2016: in the Best Rap Song category for "Alright"
- 2016: in the Best Rap / Sung Performance category for “These Walls feat. Bilal, Anna Wise & Thundercat "
- 2018 : in the Best Rap Performance category for "Humble"
- 2018: in the Best Rap / Sung Collaboration category for “Loyalty feat. Rihanna "
- 2018: in the Best Rap Song category for "Humble"
- 2018: in the Best Rap Album category for " Damn "
- 2018: in the Best Music Video category for "Humble"
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MTV Video Music Awards
- 2015 : in the Video of the Year category
- 2015: in the Best Collaboration category
- 2015: in the Best Direction category for "Alright"
- 2015: in the Best Cinematography category for "Never Catch Me"
- 2017 : in the category Video of the Year for "Humble"
- 2017: in the Best Hip Hop category for "Humble"
- 2017: in the Best Cinematography category for "Humble"
- 2017: in the Best Direction category for "Humble"
- 2017: in the Best Art Direction category for "Humble"
- 2017: in the Best Video Effects category for "Humble"
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Soul Train Music Awards
- 2013: in the album of the year category for " Good Kid, Maad City "
- 2015: in the category Best Hip Hop Song for "Alright"
- Teen Choice Award
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Pulitzer Prize / Music
- 2018: for Damn
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- ↑ Kendrick Lamar Duckworth on allmusic.com
- ↑ Kendrick Lamar Talks Fame, Jay-Z & "K.Dot" With Bullet Magazine . In: HotNewHipHop . ( hotnewhiphop.com [accessed September 2, 2017]).
- ↑ From Untitled To Titled: Decoding Kendrick Lamar's 'untitled unmastered.' Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
- ↑ The secret of "Kung Fu Kenny" is out | 16BARS.DE. Accessed September 2, 2017 (German).
- ↑ K. Wilson, M. Usinger, J. Lucas: All You Need to Know About: Kendrick Lamar in Vancouver. On straight.com August 1, 2017 ; accessed on January 5, 2018
- ↑ Lady Gaga on LittleMonsters.com ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Clinton Yates: good kid, mAAd city: Instant masterpiece. In: Washington Post. October 30, 2012, Retrieved February 6, 2018 (American English).
- ↑ Grammys Nominations 2014 List: Jay Z Leads Pack, Macklemore, Lorde, Kendrick Lamar Score Too . In: Huffington Post . December 7, 2013 ( huffingtonpost.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Pitchfork: Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly is Out Now , March 16, 2015
- ↑ Felix Zwinzscher: That's how good Kendrick Lamar's rap album To Pimp A Butterfly is . In: THE WORLD . March 22, 2015 ( welt.de [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ WORLD: "Kendrick Lamar gives rap its vulnerability back" , February 16, 2016
- ↑ Kendrick Lamar's 'Humble.' Hits No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 . In: Billboard . ( billboard.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ http://rap.de/news/102620-kendrick-lamar-veroeffentlicht-cover-und-tracklist-von-damn/
- ↑ Kendrick Lamar: An Album for the Community . In: The time . April 18, 2017, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Mark Savage: Who made the best album of 2017? In: BBC News . December 22, 2017 ( bbc.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Two times platinum for Kendrick Lamar and his "DAMN." · Boutblank.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar Dominate 2018 Grammy Awards . In: Rolling Stone . ( rollingstone.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ REEBOK CLASSIC Club C 85 . In: Schuheliebe.de . May 5, 2018 ( schuheliebe.de [accessed on May 16, 2018]).
- ↑ KISS FM-The Beat of Berlin: Black Panther The Album - Kendrick Lamar. Retrieved March 3, 2019 (German).
- ↑ “Pray For Me”: Kendrick Lamar and The Weeknd with third single from “Black Panther The Album”. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ 'Black Panther: The Album' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Chart. Retrieved March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ American Music Awards 2018: The highlights and winners at a glance. October 10, 2018, accessed on March 3, 2019 (German).
- ↑ David Molke: Oscars 2019: Kendrick Lamar & SZA nominated with Black Panther song "All the Stars". January 22, 2019, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ dpa: Music Awards: Kendrick Lamar leads Grammy nominations . In: The time . December 7, 2018, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed March 3, 2019]).
- ↑ Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - Golden Globes Nominations: 'Vice' Leads With 6, 'Versace' Tops TV With 4. Accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ http://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/2018
- ↑ Renowned media award for hip-hop: Rapper Kendrick Lamar receives the Pulitzer. Damn! In: Spiegel Online . April 17, 2018 ( spiegel.de [accessed March 3, 2019]).
- ^ Constance Grady: Kendrick Lamar just became the first rapper to win a Pulitzer. April 16, 2018, accessed March 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Academy invites 928 to Membersphip . In: oscars.org (accessed June 26, 2018).
- ↑ https://www.laut.de/Westbam/Interviews/EDM-beweist,-dass-in-unserer-Zeit-viel-falsch-laeuft-01-03-2019-1664
- ↑ Kendrick Lamar Engaged to Whitney Alford . In: PEOPLE.com . ( people.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Madeline Roth: Kendrick Lamar And His Fiancée Have Reportedly Welcomed Their (Very Lucky) First Child. In: MTV. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Joshua Espinoza: Kendrick Lamar and Fiancée Reportedly Welcome First Child. In: Complex. July 26, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ Alex Torres: Lakers News: Nick Young Discusses His Swaggy Fashion and Kendrick Lamar . In: Lakers Nation . January 24, 2014 ( lakersnation.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Kendrick Lamar: "The One Thing I Will NEVER Do ..." In: BlackDoctor . October 16, 2013 ( blackdoctor.org [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ^ The Book of K. Dot: Exploring the religious themes tucked in Kendrick Lamar's catalog. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Kendrick Lamar Tell's Tragic Story Behind 'Sing About Me' . In: MTV News . ( mtv.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Also has a dream. Retrieved February 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Kendrick Lamar Opens Up About Meeting President Obama: 'No Matter How High-Ranking You Get, You're Human' . In: Billboard . ( billboard.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Kendrick Lamar Talks Oval Office Meeting With Barack Obama . In: Rolling Stone . ( rollingstone.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ President Obama's Favorite Song of 2015 Is ... In: Billboard . ( billboard.com [accessed February 6, 2018]).
- ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ MTV VMA 2017: The winners. Retrieved September 1, 2017 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Kendrick Lamar in the catalog of the German National Library
- Kendrick Lamar at Allmusic (English)
- Kendrick Lamar at laut.de
- Official Homepage (English)
- Kendrick Lamar Makes New Friends by Amos Barshad , Rolling Stone , October 23, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lamar, Kendrick |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | K. Dot |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rapper and songwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Compton , California , USA |