Kendrick Lamar was born as Kendrick Lamar Duckworth on June 17th in 1987, in Compton, California, The United States. Kendrick Lamar is a rapper and also an entrepreneur, as well as a famous songwriter and singer. Kendrick Lamar’s net worth is estimated to be about $10 million dollars as of 2014. Interestingly enough, Lamar’s first mixtape was released when he was only 16 years old. That was when he was only in the elementary school Kendrick’s career as a rapper started as he once tried rapping. His idols were late Tupac and Eminem’s fellow Dr. Dre. Lamar’s first ever mixtape came out while he was only a teen, as his debut record attracted the attention of one of his local labels.
Kendrick Lamar Net Worth $10 Million
‘Top Dawg Entertainment’ signed Kendrick Lamar immediately. In fact, that happened in the early 2000s. Kendrick went on to release more and more records that made him a true rap star. He also appeared in Jay Rock’s video “All My Life (in the Ghetto)”. Not only that, but Kendrick also was featured on a track with Lil’ Wayne. Immediately after being featured with one of the most famous rappers of out time – Lil’ Wayne, Kendrick changed his stage name to just “Kendrick Lamar” as previously he has been calling himself K. Dot. Shortly after changing his pseudonym, Lamar initiated forming a super group together with his friends, also well-known rappers Jay Rock, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul called “Black Hippy”. They are one of the so-called West Coast rap groups. They toured for a while and Lamar toured as a solo artist as well. Touring really added to his wealth of $10 million dollars as well as releasing another mixtape did. He also released one of his earlier mixtapes. That was due to his recent stage name change.
His intensive touring was followed by the release of an independent album of his. Later, Kendrick was signed to the Interscope Records as well as the Aftermath Entertainment. His first major album that was released by these companies came out in late 2012. It sold out almost in no time, going up to over 1 million copies in the US. Kendrick Lamar, or as he was previously known, K. Dot was also featured along with such stars as Robin Thicke, Drake, Birdman, J. Cole, 2 Chainz and many others. Lamar’s releases, such as Training Day, “HiiiPoWeR”, “good kid, m.A.A.d city”, “Overly Dedicated”, “Section.80”, “Ronald Reagan Era (His Evils)”, “B Boyz.” gained enormous success not only in The United States, but also worldwide. B Boyz were later sampled and made in to a separate track by a well-known rap band Wax Tailor. They called the track “B Boyz On Wax”, including both of the artists’ names. This undoubtedly added to Lamar’s net worth. His album covers were designed by none other than the famous RedefineCreativity. This only shows what kind of rap star Lamar Kendrick really is. Other famous singers, such as Drake and Janet Jackson even let Lamar sample their songs to create wonderful collaborations. Kendrick Lamar net worth goes up to $10 million dollars, as he is undoubtedly famous rapper.
Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, Grammy Award for Best Music Video, Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance, MTV Video Music Award for Best Collaboration, BET Award for Best Collabo...
Music Groups
Black Hippy
Nominations
Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance, Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video, MTV Video Music Award ...
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Fact
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His third album "To Pimp A Butterfly" is the highest rated rap album in Metacritic and the 4th highest ranked album of all time with a score of 96/100.
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His mother gave him the name "Kendrick" in honor of singer "Eddie Kendricks".
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2Pac, The Notorious B.I.G, Eminem, Jay-Z and Nas are his 5 favorite artists.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Intern
2015/I
performer: "i" / writer: "i"
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Todd's Pop Song Reviews
2014-2015
TV Series performer - 3 episodes
Ballers
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
BET Awards 2015
2015
TV Movie performer: "Alright" / writer: "Alright"
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV Series writer - 4 episodes, 2014 - 2015 performer - 1 episode, 2014 lyrics - 1 episode, 2014
Taylor Swift: Bad Blood
2015
Video short performer: "Bad Blood" / writer: "Bad Blood"
The Brit Awards 2015
2015
TV Special writer: "All Day"
Rap Critic Reviews
2012-2015
TV Series performer - 4 episodes
The Colbert Report
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Saturday Night Live
TV Series performer - 3 episodes, 2013 - 2014 writer - 3 episodes, 2013 - 2014
Waterloo Road
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Kendrick Lamar: I
2014
Video short performer: "I" / writer: "I"
Red Band Society
2014
TV Series performer - 1 episode
No Good Deed
2014/I
performer: "Let Us Move On" / writer: "Let Us Move On"