Kendrick Lamar
1987-06-17 (1987)Compton, California, USAActing
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
The Colbert Report
TV • 2005
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Power
TV • 2014
American Music Awards
TV • 1974
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV • 2013
Shut Up and Dribble
TV • 2018
The Defiant Ones
TV • 2017
The Grammys
TV • 1959
Piece by Piece
MOVIE • 2024
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
TV • 2019
Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
MOVIE • 2025
Lennon or McCartney
MOVIE • 2014
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
MOVIE • 2021
Lemonade
MOVIE • 2016
Quincy
MOVIE • 2018