Kendrick Lamar
American rapper and songwriter
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| 2025 | Kendrick Lamar releases music video for 'Luther' directed by Karena Evans, associated with the album GNX |
| 2025 | Kendrick Lamar recorded the song 'Backd00r' collaborating with Jordan Carter, Jhené Aiko, Kanye West, and other writers |
| 2025 | Kendrick Lamar recorded the song 'GOOD CREDIT' with Jordan Carter |
| 2025 | Recorded songs '30 for 30' with SZA, 'Backd00r', and 'GOOD CREDIT' |
| March 14 2025 | Featured on three tracks ('Backd00r', 'Good Credit', and 'Mojo Jojo') on Playboi Carti's third album Music. |
| 2025 | Kendrick Lamar involved in the film 'Whitney Springs', which is currently in post-production and where he is also serving as a producer |
| 2025 | Set to appear in an untitled film by Trey Parker. |
| 2025 | Scheduled to embark on the Grand National Tour with SZA, highlighting another collaborative musical venture. |
| February 17 2025 | Became the ninth overall artist and first rapper to reach over 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and the first rapper to have three top-10 albums in the US simultaneously. |
| 2025 | Kendrick Lamar is set to perform at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show |
| 2025 | Set to be a producer for an untitled Trey Parker film, currently in filming |
| February 9 2025 | Performs at the Super Bowl LIX halftime show, breaking viewership records with 133.5 million viewers. The show features cameos from SZA, Samuel L. Jackson, Serena Williams, and Mustard. |
| February 2 2025 | Won five Grammy Awards for 'Not Like Us': Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video. |
| 2024 | Won five Grammy Awards for the GNX album, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. |
| 2024 | Released singles 'Like That' with Future and Metro Boomin, 'Meet the Grahams', and 'Not Like Us' |
| 2024 | Released songs from the GNX project, including 'dodger blue' featuring Roddy Ricch, 'gloria' with SZA, 'heart pt. 6', and 'peekaboo' |
| 2024 | Announced upcoming album 'GNX', demonstrating continued musical evolution and creativity. |
| 2024 | Starred in the animated biographical film 'Piece by Piece'. |
| 2024 | Released sixth album GNX, which included Hot 100 number-one singles 'Like That', 'Not Like Us', and 'Squabble Up'. |
| 2024 | Planned release of 'Not Like Us' music video |
| December 2024 | Featured as a guest on SZA's Lana, the deluxe reissue of her album SOS. |
| December 17 2024 | Released the song 'Money Without Me' on YouTube, rumored to be from early Session.80 recording sessions. |
| November 22 2024 | Released the song 'GNX' exclusively on YouTube, followed by a surprise album release of the same name on streaming platforms. |
| September 2024 | Released 'Watch the Party Die' on his Instagram account. |
| September 11 2024 | Released an untitled song on his Instagram account. |
| September 8 2024 | Announced as the headline performer for Super Bowl LIX halftime show, becoming the first solo rapper to lead the performance. |
| June 2024 | Spearheaded a $200,000 donation to 20 charities and community initiatives based in Los Angeles. |
| June 19 2024 | Held a celebratory one-off concert titled 'The Pop Out: Ken & Friends' on Juneteenth. |
| June 7 2024 | Served as the surprise commencement speaker at Compton College. |
| April 2024 | Released a series of Drake-aimed diss singles: 'Euphoria', '6:16 in LA', 'Meet the Grahams', and 'Not Like Us', which were critically acclaimed. |
| March 2024 | Lamar released 'Like That' with Future and Metro Boomin, which spent three consecutive weeks at #1 on Billboard Hot 100 and became his third number-one single and first song to debut at the top spot. |
| 2023 | Ranked the tenth-best solo singer of the 21st century by The Times. |
| 2023 | Quietly ended ties with Aftermath Entertainment and signed a new direct licensing agreement with Interscope. |
| 2023 | Appeared in documentary 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' |
| 2023 | Appeared in 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' and served as executive producer for 'The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem' short film |
| 2023 | Released 'The Hillbillies' music video featuring Baby Keem as a non-album single |
| May 2023 | Featured on Beyoncé's standalone single 'America Has a Problem' and Baby Keem's single 'The Hillbillies'. |
| 2022 | Lamar and Alford announced the birth of their second son, Enoch, using the cover art for his album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. |
| 2022 | Kendrick Lamar performs at the Super Bowl LVI halftime show and appears as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live |
| 2022 | Kendrick Lamar continues executive production work, producing music videos for Baby Keem ('16') and Tanna Leone ('With The Villains' and 'Death n' Taxes'), often credited as K.L. or KL |
| 2022 | Directed majority of music videos for his fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, alongside Dave Free. |
| November 2022 | Released the concert film 'Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour'. |
| September 2022 | Released a short film adaptation of the song 'We Cry Together', which he wrote, co-directed, and executive produced. |
| July 2022 | Began the Big Steppers Tour, which ran until March 2024 and became the highest-grossing rap tour ever, generating $110.9 million in worldwide revenue. |
| May 13 2022 | Released his fifth album 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers', which became his fourth consecutive number-one album on the Billboard 200 and the first hip hop album of the year to reach one billion streams on Spotify. |
| February 13 2022 | Co-headlined the Super Bowl LVI halftime show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent, and Mary J. Blige, which later won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live). |
| 2021 | Kendrick Lamar executive produces multiple projects for Baby Keem, including music videos 'No Sense', 'Durag Activity', and 'Issues', and the album trailer for The Melodic Blue |
| 2021 | Released 'Family Ties' music video featuring Baby Keem from The Melodic Blue album |
| August 2021 | Announced through a blog post that he was producing his final album under TDE, signaling his departure from the label to focus on PGLang. |
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