10 Things You Didn’t Know About Kendrick Lamar

MTV named him as the number one “Hottest MC in the Game” and the New York weekly magazine, Time named him as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016. The American songwriter and rapper, Kendrick Lamar was born Kendrick Lamar Duckworth on 17 June 1987 in Compton, California. He has won seven Grammy Awards. He received a total of seven nominations at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014, including Album of the Year for good kid, m.A.A.d city. On May 11, 2015, he received the California State Senate’s Generational Icon Award from State Senator Isadore Hall III who represents California’s 35th district. There is no doubt that 29-years-old American rapper and songwriter is definitely a name to be reckon with in the music industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American rapper and songwriter, Kendrick Lamar:

1. Kendrick Lamar was born Kendrick Lamar Duckworth on 17 June 1987 in Compton, California.

2. His first name was given to him by his mother in honour of singer Eddie Kendricks.

3. He has won seven Grammy Awards. He received a total of seven nominations at the 56th Grammy Awards in 2014, including Album of the Year for good kid, m.A.A.d city.

4. His debut major-label release, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was named one of “The 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time” by Rolling Stone.

5. On May 11, 2015, he received the California State Senate’s Generational Icon Award from State Senator Isadore Hall III who represents California’s 35th district.

6. On February 13, 2016, Mayor of Compton, California Aja Brown presented Lamar with the key to the city, for “representing Compton’s evolution, embodying the New Vision for Compton.”

7. In 2015, Billboard included Lamar in the Top 10 Greatest Rappers of All-Time and the American magazine, Complex ranked him atop “The 20 Best Rappers in Their 20s” annual lists in 2013 and 2015.

8. In April 2015, he became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Whitney Alford.

9. One of his cousins is Nick Young, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.

10. He appeared for the first time on the Time 100 list of most influential people in 2016.