
Kendrick Lamar
Department: Acting
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

2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021

We Cry Together
2022

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
2023

Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour
2022

m.A.A.d
2014

THE SHOW: California Love
2022

Tale of the Tape
2024

Piece by Piece
2024

The Pop Out: Ken & Friends
2024

Lennon or McCartney
2014

Quincy
2018

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
2019

Lemonade
2016

Kendrick Lamar - Live in London
2013

LA Originals
2020

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music
2025

NFL Explained: Super Bowl LIX Apple Music Halftime Show
2025

God Is Gangsta
2015

Let God Sort Em Out
2025

Untitled Trey Parker / Matt Stone / Kendrick Lamar Comedy
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Alright
2015

Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
2025

Shut Up and Dribble
2018

American Music Awards
1974

MTV Video Music Awards
1984

Power
2014

The Colbert Report
2005

Saturday Night Live
1975

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014

The Arsenio Hall Show
2013

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015

The Defiant Ones
2017

Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America
2019

The Grammys
1959