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Kendrick's Life And Accomplishments

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The bad, the good God, the last the hood got.
The story of Kendrick Lamar Duckworth

It all started in Compton, the same place where Kendrick witnessed a murder at age 5. He grew up listening to Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, and Snoop Dogg; little did he know, his idols would soon become his biggest fans. Dr. Dre even dubbed Kendrick as “The King of the West Coast”. That same year, Kendrick released his first official album, Section.80, this album highlighted the struggle for his generation of the 80’s. This title could have been a reference to his 80’s generation and Section 8 which is a type of low income housing. The next year, he dropped another album called Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. This album featured some his greatest hits like Swimming Pools, M.A.A.D city, and Poetic Justice which featured …show more content…

This album raked in 5 Grammy nominations; however, his hot streak didn’t end there. He continued to tour and have verses with other artists. In 2015 he dropped another album that collected 5 Grammy awards that was called To Pimp a Butterfly. This title was a reference to Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Overall, his album covered on how Kendrick realized his self-worth and how he could grow by himself. Two years later, Kendrick dropped an album no one would ever forget. DAMN. Each song in this 14-track album swarmed the Billboard 200. DAMN. became double-platinum and was crowned Album of the Year at the Grammys. But Kendrick is not just a rapper, he’s an icon, he’s an activist. In early 2018, he created the soundtrack to Marvel’s Black Panther. This movie and soundtrack showed the significance of poverty around the world along with a superhero that African American children can look up to. This soundtrack featured hip-hop moguls like Travis Scott, Schoolboy Q, and The Weeknd. At age 30 he continues to murder the rap game as he continues to perform on tour and keeps his name on the

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The tape would land Kendrick his first contract with an independent but very renowned record label called Top Dawg Entertainment. While under the label, Kendrick would continue to write new music and eventually release two new mixtapes titled Training Day and C4. He also gained more notoriety through collaborations with fellow TDE rappers Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and Schoolboy Q. As an upcoming rapper from Compton, Kendrick received a great deal of criticism for being involved with gangs and drugs.

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