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In 2015, his new album To Pimp a Butterfly sold 324,000 copies in just the first week, hit a record on Spotify with 9.6 million first-day streaming numbers, and allowed him to win five Grammys at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. In September of 2014, he released his first single from his third album, “i,” and at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, he won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for his hit single. In 2013, Lamar toured along Kanye West during the Yeezus Tour and that year he was named GQ’s “Rapper of the Year.” At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, Lamar received seven Grammy nominations such as Best Rap Song and Best New Artist. Nine months after its release, the album was also certified platinum. In fact, the album good kid, the m.A.A.d city was certified gold by the RIAA and Lamar was named as “Emcee of the Year” by HipHopDX later that year. Another hit single, “Backseat Freestyle” was among the top 40 songs during the year 2012. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in approximately three months and his album good kid, m.A.A.d city, was the second rated album in the US. His song “Swimming Pools (Drank)” was ranked no. In 2012, Lamar signed a deal with Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment. In 2011, he released the Section.80 track, which sold 5,300 digital copies in its first week and was widely popular. The album Overly Dedicated became a hit on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, reaching no. Throughout 2010, he toured on The Independent Grind tour with Tech N9ne and Jay Rock. Along with Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and ScHoolboy Q, the trio formulated a hip-hop group named Black Hippy. Later that year, he released The Kendrick Lamar EP, dropping his stage name of K-Dot. In 2009, he released his third mixtape C4 that centered around Lil Wayne’s The Carter III LP. Throughout the next few years, Kendrick Lamar has featured alongside rapper The Game and was in Jay Rock’s music video. Two years later, Lamar released a 26-track mixtape that was titled Training Day, furthering his local recognition. This mixtape was titled Youngest Head Nigga in Charge (Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year) and helped him land a recording contract with an indie record label named Top Dawg Entertainment. Kendrick Lamar was born on June 17, 1987, and is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer.Īt the age of 16, Kendrick Lamar released his first full-length mixtape under his stage name K-Dot. About Kendrick Lamar Autographed Memorabilia & Collectibles