Kendrick Lamar Born: Pulitzer-Winning Voice of Compton
Kendrick Lamar emerged from Compton to become the defining rapper of his generation, winning a Pulitzer Prize for DAMN. and building albums that function as cohesive artistic statements rather than singles collections. His work on good kid, m.A.A.d city and To Pimp a Butterfly confronted racism, self-destruction, and survivor's guilt with a literary ambition that expanded what hip-hop could achieve.
June 17, 1987
39 years ago
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