| Celebrated Name: | Kendrick Lamar |
|---|---|
| Real Name/Full Name: | Kendrick Lamar Duckworth |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 37 years old |
| Birth Date: | 17 June 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Compton, California, United States |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Weight: | 67 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | N/A |
| Children: | Yes (1 child) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): |
N/A |
| Profession: | American rapper, songwriter, and record producer |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $80 million |
| Last Updated: | November 2024 |
Kendrick Lamar, by profession, is a songwriter and a rapper as well. Being one of West Coast hip-hop group Black Hippy he is undeniably among the newer generations of raps’ biggest lyricist who has crafted their success as a solo artist. His music, which echoes, advocates, and highlights the social sentiments of black people and touches on the themes of politics and culture, has made him receive widespread recognition from millions of fans in a very short duration of time.
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Early Life
The son of Kenny Lamar, who was a former member of Gangster Disciples, was born in 1987 in the state of California. The name Kendrick was given to him by his mother in honor of Eddie Kendrick’s, who was a songwriter and a singer.
Kendrick Lamar went to school at McNair Elementary and Centennial High School, where its reported he was an A student.
Personal life
Lamar has yet to marry, but he is engaged to Whitney Alford since 2015. He is a Christian and believes in the master Jesus.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 17 June 1987, Kendrick Lamar is 37 years old as of today’s date 23rd November 2024. His height is 1.68 m tall, and his weight is 67 kg.
Career
Lamar’s career in music kicked in 2004 when he released his first mixtape Youngest Head Nigga in Charge. In 2005 after signing to Top Dawg Entertainment, he released his second album Training Day and, in 2009, released yet another one titled C4.
Between 2010 and 2014, in Kendrick Lamar’s life, he released a mixtape in 2010 titled Overly Dedicated, and in 2011, he got to section 80, which was his first solo album. Some of the songs are from this new album is “ADHD,” “Hol’ Up,” “Chapter Six,” “Chapter Ten,” “Rigamortus” among others.
In October 2012, Lamar released good kid, m.A.A.d city album, which was commercially very successful to a point it was certified gold. The album had hits such as “Poetic Justice,” “The Recipe,” “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” “Backseat Freestyle,” among others. To date, the album has sold over 1.6 million copies and its platinum-certified. In 2016 he released Untitled Unmastered album that went stop on US Billboard 200. Just the other day, April 2017, he released his 4th studio album titled DAMN, which debuted to number on Billboard 200 chart and has hit such as “Humble,” “Loyalty,” “Love,” “DNA,” “Element,” among others.
Some of the artists Kendrick Lamar has worked with are Rihanna, Zacari, Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Eminem, among others.
Awards & Achievements
Recently Kendrick’s name was included in the list of the top 10 greatest rappers of all time by Billboard, and more than once, his name has also appeared in the list of top 20 best rappers in their 20’s. As of today, Lamar has won 61 awards and has been nominated 152 times. Here are some of the awards 8 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards, 1 ASCAP Pop Music Award,5 BET Awards, 18 BET Hip Hop Awards, 7 Grammy Awards, 10 MTV Video Music Awards, 2 Soul Train Music Awards,2 Teen Choice Awards
Net Worth & Salary of Kendrick Lamar in 2024
As of November 2024, Kendrick Lamar’s net worth is estimated to be $80 million. In the hip-hop, cash kings list his name is appearing at position seven overall. Lamar net worth figures are as a result of album sales, which have gone double platinum certification more than once and are best sellers. Another income-generating gig that boosts Kendrick Lamar’s net worth figures is endorsement deals. A good example is his deal with sportswear giant Reebok where Lamar earned $5 million. But the real money-making stream for Kendrick Lamar is touring where he gets sold out venues and banks more than $1 million per hour.
Lamar net worth figures go a long way to show how this man at his early 37, s has been a successful rapper no matter the critic’s views. He has collaborated with the planet’s most popular artists, and by the look of things,, he has already dipped his feet and hands in the waters of success and there continuing to soak.