Kendrick Lamar has emerged as one of the greatest hip-hop artists of all time, delivering a bounty of blockbusters while tackling some of society's most challenging issues. The winner of seventeen Grammy Awards, his hit song "Alright" became the anthem for the Black Lives Matter movement. He was also part of the history-making Super Bowl LVI halftime show featuring revered rappers, which captured an Emmy Award for the first time in history. Caring and compassionate, with a huge heart for helping others, he lends his time and donates huge sums of money to a variety of causes and is a real difference maker for good.
From feuding with Drake to winning a Pulitzer Prize, Kendrick Lamar is always relevant, pushing the envelope and challenging listeners as one of the premier hip-hop lyricists ever to pick up a microphone.
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