It became his first number one album on the Billboard 200, and was the most acclaimed album of the 2010s. His third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) incorporated elements of funk, soul, jazz, and spoken word. It was later certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Lamar’s major label debut album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, was released in 2012 to critical acclaim. By that time, he had amassed a large online following and collaborated with several prominent hip hop artists. The following year, he independently released his first studio album, Section.80, which included his debut single “HiiiPoWeR”. He began to gain recognition in 2010 after his first retail release, Overly Dedicated. Raised in Compton, California, Lamar embarked on his musical career as a teenager under the stage name K-Dot, releasing a mixtape that garnered local attention and led to his signing with indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment. Aside from his solo career, he is also known as a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy alongside his Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) label-mates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Schoolboy Q. City, Lamar has been regarded as one of the most influential rappers of his generation. Since his mainstream debut in 2012 with Good Kid, M.A.A.D. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
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