Kendrick Lamar

Rapper and Pulitzer Prize-winning songwriter · age 39

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life in chapters

6 milestones from birth to now, with Kendrick's age at every one.

1980s

  1. Birth

    Born June 17, 1987

2010s

  1. age 25 Release

    Releases major-label debut good kid, m.A.A.d city

    lead artist

    His Compton concept album arrives via Top Dawg, Aftermath, and Interscope and is quickly hailed as a modern classic.

  2. age 30 Award

    Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Music for DAMN.

    winner

    He becomes the first artist outside the classical and jazz worlds to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

2020s

  1. age 37 Release

    Surprise-releases GNX

    lead artist

    The unannounced album lands in November 2024 and spawns hits including the SZA duet 'Luther.'

  2. age 37 Career milestone

    Headlines the Super Bowl LIX halftime show

    headliner

    His New Orleans halftime set becomes the most-watched Super Bowl halftime show ever.

  3. age 38 Award

    Breaks Grammy records with Best Rap Album win for GNX

    winner

    At the 68th Grammys he leads all artists with nine nominations and takes Best Rap Album, with GNX his fifth straight studio album nominated for Album of the Year — a first for any solo artist.

age 39 now

Still going