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Also Known As Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
Born June 17, 1987 (age 37) • Compton • California
Awards And Honors Grammy Award (2025) • Grammy Award (2023) • Grammy Award (2019) • Pulitzer Prize (2018) • Grammy Award (2018) • Grammy Award (2015) • Grammy Award (2014)
Notable Works “DAMN.” • “To Pimp a Butterfly” • “good kid, m.A.A.d. city”

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