Kendrick Lamar is one of the most renowned and admired music rappers and songsmith from America. Several experts and fellows are considering Kendrick as the most prominent and acclaimed hip-hop musician. Within a short period, Kendrick has established himself as a conventional star blessed with immense talent. Let us know more about this award-winning rapper.

Kendrick Lamar Early Life

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth aka Kendrick came into the world on the 17th of June in the year 1987. Compton, California is his provenance. Kendrick got his name by his mother which was based on the American singer Eddie Kendrick. Kendrick’s father, Kenny Duckworth was involved in Gangster Discipline, which was a street gang. Kendrick was brought up through social aid.

He was studying at the McNair Elementary and Vanguard Learning Center. During his childhood days, Kendrick was a very serene child and he used to stay lonesome till he turned 8. Since childhood, he had a keen interest in writing. He used to write many stories and poems then, maybe this might have turned him into a lyricist.

When he grew up as a teenager, he got enrolled at Centennial Middle School. Compton was an area of extreme violence that happened frequently. However, this did not influence Kendrick in any manner. He remained very gentle and low-pitched. Utilizing Moniker K-Dot, Kendrick began to perform as a rapper with his self-made lyrics.

Personal

For a long time, Kendrick was in a relationship with Whitney Alford. They finally got engaged in the year 2015 and had their first child in the year 2019. Earlier, Kendrick was a regular smoker of cannabis. However, he quitted it long back. He has remained a pious Christian and his devotion is visible in all his albums and interviews.  Before the presidential election that was held in the year 2012, Kendrick stated that he will not be voting. However, a few days before elections, Kendrick took back his statement. He announced that he will be voting and supporting Barack Obama.

Kendrick’s Height and Other Physical Aspects

Kendrick is 32 years old as of now. He is 1.68 m tall and weighs around 67 kg.

Kendrick Lamar Career

In the year 2004, Kendrick publicly released his first official album named ‘Youngest Head Nigga in Charge’. He was just 16 years old at that time. But this collection created wonders for Kendrick. Top Dawg Entertainment signed an agreement with Kendrick. Exactly after a year, he released ‘Training Day’ in association with the company. Between the years 2006 and 2007, Kendrick got the opportunity to share the mike with Jay Rock, Ya Boy, and The Game. He also starred in songs like All My Life, The Cypha, and Cali Niggaz. This work brought more recognization to Kendrick. Later, he signed a deal with Lil Wayne. Post this deal, he started addressing himself as Kendrick Lamar abandoning the name K. Dot. With the newly adopted name, Kendrick re-released his previously created album.

2010 and 2011 were the traveling years for Kendrick during which he toured extensively. And during this time only, he released a famous mixtape along with an individual album. Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment collaborated with Kendrick. They jointly released Kendrick’s foremost studio major album in 2012. It went viral and over 1.1 million copies were sold out in the U.S. alone. Apart from featuring in-studio albums, Kendrick also appeared in several singles. He featured along with music artists like Robin Thicke, Big Sean, Birdman, Drake, and 2 Chainz.

Kanye West declared in 2013 that Kendrick would be his backup for the album ‘Yeezus’ on his first solitary journey. In the same year, he starred in Eminem’s eight studio album ‘The Marshall Mathers LP 2’. GQ Magazine awarded him the title of Rapper of the Year.

In the year 2015, the remix of Taylor Swift’s album was released featuring Kendrick. This video stood first on the Billboard Charts. This music video went on to earn MTV Music Video for Video of the year and Grammy for Best Music Video. In the year 2015, Kendrick gave a record-breaking album ‘To Pimp a Butterfly. It again stood first on the charts of Billboard in the U.S. This went viral in other countries such as New Zealand, Canada, UK, and Australia. This album successfully set an all-new milestone and grabbed 5 awards in the 58th Grammy Awards.

He collaborated with Rihanna in the year 2017 for his music album ‘DAMN’. ‘Loyalty’ and ‘Humble’ were instant hit songs from the collection. It has been declared as the expert’s favorite album of the year 2017 by BBC news.

The movie ‘Power’ released in the year 2018 gave a kickoff start to Kendrick’s acting career that showcased him as a drug addict.

Awards

Kendrick has made his presence on the Time 100 List of Most Influential People. He has made sure to mark his presence in many of the publication’s list of the best rappers of all time. He has won as many as 13 Grammy Awards and has been regarded by civic honors twice. Billboard honored the rapper by making his inclusion in the list of ‘The 10 greatest rappers of all time’. Kendrick created history by grabbing the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for his music album ‘Damn’. This was the first time that a classical and non-jazz music artist grabbed this award.

Kendrick Lamar’s Net Worth

Year after year, Kendrick has worked hard to increase the earning. 2013-14 earned him $ 9 million which boomed to $19 million by the year 2016. This was raised to $ 60 million by the year 2018. Much of his earning is through the tours and concerts he attends. His garage is filled with beauties from Ferrari, Chevrolet, and Range Rover. He roughly earns more than $3.5 million per year. He owns a house in LA which is worth $500.

Kendrick has been in a partnership with big brands such as Reebok and Nike. In the current year, Kendrick got associated with Dave Free. They launched a service company ‘pgLang’ that comprises of diverse languages and easy to use for the artists.

To date, Kendrick’s net worth is predicted to be around $75 million. He is standing at the 25th position in the list of richest rappers of the world.