KENDRICK LAMAR

Actor

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BORN June 17, 1987

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HEIGHT 5'9" (1.75 m)

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NATIONALITY American

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YEARS ACTIVE 2003 – Present

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2025

77th Emmy Awards

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)

🎬 Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show

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2019

91st Academy Awards

Best Original Song

🎬 Black Panther

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2019

76th Golden Globes

Best Original Song u2013 Motion Picture

🎬 Black Panther

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👤 BIOGRAPHY

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer. He is regarded by many critics and contemporaries as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Aside from his solo career, Lamar is also known as a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his TDE label-mates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Schoolboy Q.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

Nick Name Kendrick
Born June 17, 1987
Height 5'9" (1.75 m)
Nationality American
Citizenship American
Education Studied Dramatic Arts / Private performance training
Current Status Active (Recently in Tale of the Tape, Piece by Piece)
Years Active 2003 – Present
Occupation Actor
Family Background Private Family Background
Early Career Aside from his solo career, Lamar is also known as a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his TDE label-mates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Schoolboy Q.
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