Kendrick Lamar’s ascension to the top of the rap game has no parallel. Equally lauded for his lyrics, songwriting, creativity and perspective, Lamar has amassed a catalog that nimbly balances ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Four Kendrick Lamar albums appear on the Official Hip-Hop and R&B ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kendrick Lamar performs at the Glastonbury Festival in 2022. (Credit: Samir Hussein/WireImage) Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Half of the 10 most consumed songs in America in 2025 were released ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kendrick Lamar looked euphoric at the 2026 Grammy Awards on Sunday night. The "Not Like Us" rapper wore a Canadian tuxedo last ...

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born in Compton, California, in 1987, and was still a baby when his hometown became synonymous with gangsta rap with the 1989 release of N.W.A’s Straight Outta Compton. So ...