Rapper Kendrick Lamar is an American with a $140 million Net worth. One of the most well-known and well-paid rappers in the world is Kendrick Lamar. Over the course of his career, he has made over $250 million. With $60 million in 2018 alone, he was among the highest-paid performers of the year. Out of 47 nominations, he has won 17 Grammys as of this writing. A Pulitzer Prize was also awarded to him for his album “Damn.”

With the release of his debut mixtape, “Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year),” in 2003, Lamar’s career took off. It attracted local notice and resulted in a contract with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).

His later works, “C4” (2009) and “Training Day” (2005), demonstrated his developing poetic skills and style. However, it was his 2010 mixtape, “Overly Dedicated,” which introduced his contemplative narrative approach and garnered critical acclaim, that signalled his national debut. With themes centred on societal issues impacting the African-American community, Kendrick Lamar‘s debut studio album, “Section.80” (2011), further cemented his reputation in the hip-hop world.

“Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” (2012), Lamar’s major-label debut, was a huge hit and received overwhelmingly positive reviews for its production value, storytelling, and conceptual depth. With singles like “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe,” the album was a commercial success and solidified Lamar’s position as a significant player in the field.

“To Pimp a Butterfly” (2015), Kendrick’s third studio album, was another critical and financial success. He received multiple honours, including multiple Grammy Awards, for the album’s fusion of jazz, funk, and soul as well as its examination of racial dynamics, personal hardship, and social commentary. Lamar maintained this success with “Damn” (2017), which became the first non-classical, non-jazz artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

In addition to his studio albums, Lamar’s impact can be seen in his stirring live performances, joint ventures with other musicians, and selection of the soundtrack for the movie “Black Panther,” which featured the popular song “All the Stars.”

Early Years

On June 17, 1987, Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California. Inspired by Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur, Kendrick started rapping while still in elementary school. Three years before to his birth, Lamar’s parents had relocated from the south side of Chicago to Compton because his mother had given them an ultimatum to leave together and his father had been actively involved in gang activities. In remembrance of Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations, Kendrick’s mother gave him his first name. Despite his upbringing and the family’s financial difficulties, he has shared pleasant childhood recollections and was a straight-A Centennial student who produced outstanding test scores and writings that won awards

Career When Lamar released his debut mixtape (“Youngest Head Nigga in Charge”) while still in high school, at the age of 16, local record labels took notice. In the early 2000s, he signed with Top Dawg Entertainment and went on to create another mixtape. In 2008 and 2009, he gained additional notoriety by co-signing with Lil Wayne and making an appearance in the music video for Jay Rock’s “All My Life (in the Ghetto)”. He changed his stage name from K. Dot to Kendrick Lamar after signing with Lil Wayne.

He subsequently released another mixtape and re-issued an older tape with his real identity. Kendrick released an independent album and a well-received mixtape in 2010 and 2011, while also going on a lot of tours. His debut major studio album, “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City,” was released on October 22, 2012, via Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment. More than 1.1 million copies of that album were sold in the US alone. The album peaked at number two on the “Billboard” 200 chart and number one on the US R&B/Hip-Hop chart.

“Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Poetic Justice,” the album’s first hits, were performed by Lamar during his first performance on “Saturday Night Live.” He also starred in a digital short with Adam Levine and The Lonely Island, which served as the basis for the song “YOLO.” In addition to studio albums, Kendrick has contributed to numerous songs with well-known musicians, including Drake, Big Sean, Robin Thicke, 2 Chainz, Birdman, and J. Cole.

Kendrick would accompany Kanye West on his first solo headlining tour in five years, which he announced in September 2013 to promote the album “Yeezus.” Lamar appeared on Eminem’s eighth studio album, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2,” the following month. In November, a month later, “GQ” magazine honoured him Rapper of the Year. Lamar did not win any of the seven Grammys for which he was nominated in 2014, including Best New Artist and Album of the Year. Lamar appeared on the remix of Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” in May 2015. The song peaked at number one on the “Billboard” charts, and the music video won them an MTV Video Music Award and a Grammy for Best Music Video.

Released in 2015, his album “To Pimp a Butterfly” peaked at number one on the “Billboard” 200 list in the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Many critics referred to the album as “groundbreaking” because of his ability to defy the “rules” of hip-hop, and it was praised and praised for its variety of sounds and inventiveness. At the 58th Grammy Awards, Kendrick received five awards for “To Pimp a Butterfly,” including Best Rap Album.