Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Another win for Kendrick Lamar: His “GNX” album returns to the top of the Billboard 200 with 236,000 equivalent album units ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Kendrick Lamar’s singles may be slipping, but all four of his ...

When Kendrick Lamar dropped GNX in late 2024, fans and critics alike knew it was a moment. A moment not just in music but in culture. And now, that moment has crystallized into hardware. On Monday ...

Kendrick Lamar, a 22-time Grammy Award-winning artist, took center stage for this year’s Super Bowl halftime show. Lamar, who was joined by frequent collaborator SZA, performed his hit diss track “Not ...

The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards delivered a night full of excitement, with Kendrick Lamar’s GNX taking home the coveted Hip-Hop Album of the Year award. The ceremony, held at the Dolby Theatre in ...

Another win for Kendrick Lamar: His “GNX” album returns to the top of the Billboard 200 with 236,000 equivalent album units following his performance at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. With its latest ...

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 ...