Kendrick Lamar and Nick Young—also known as— Swaggy P are cousins. Swaggy P revealed this in an interview with Complex after he found out from his dad. “I’ve been listening to A$AP (Rocky), Drake, Wiz (Khalifa), Nipsey Hussle, (Rick) Ross, and Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick is my cousin. Actually, I just found out through my dad.

David Bowie‘s 25th and final album ★—Blackstar was influenced by Kendrick Lamar‘s “To Pimp a Butterfly” as well as the experimental hip-hop group Death Grips. David Bowie’s long-time producer Tony Visconti told Rolling Stone “We were listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar. We wound up with nothing like that, but we loved the fact Kendrick

Kendrick Lamar‘s 2017 album DAMN. was almost titled “What Happens on Earth Stays on Earth” but it didn’t go through because “It’s a long-ass title..” Kendrick said. “It didn’t read right.”  Kendrick mentioned the albums alternative title on “FEAR.,” when he says, “Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth / And I can’t take

Mike Will Made It produced Kendrick Lamar‘s first solo No. 1 single HUMBLE. with Gucci Mane in mind, just around the time Guwop was getting out of jail. Mike Will eventually played the HUMBLE. beat for Kendrick Lamar because “it kind of has an N.W.A./Dr. Dre feel, an Eminem kind of feel.” and he loved

Kendrick Lamar released his breakthrough album good kid, m.A.A.d. city on October 22, 2012. After the release of his second album, K. Dot kept a diary so he didn’t forget how he felt at the time of the album’s release. Kendrick revealed this in an interview with Rolling Stone saying, “It really came from conversations I had

The handwriting font on the cover art of Kendrick Lamar’s second studio album good Kid, M.A.A.D City was done by his fellow TDE member Schoolboy Q. You can view a photo of Schoolboy Q designing the 2012 good Kid, M.A.A.D City font above. The polaroid dates back from 1991 and the van on the cover

In April 2018, Kendrick Lamar‘s fourth studio album DAMN. became the first hip-hop album to win the Pulitzer Prize, making Kendrick Lamar the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for music. In the almost 80 decades of the prestigious Pulitzer award, DAMN. wasn’t just the first hip-hop album to win the award, it was

The Internet’s Steve Lacy produced the PRIDE. beat for Kendrick Lamar, which was the seventh track on Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 album DAMN.. He made the beat on his iPhone 6 using Garageband and recorded background vocals on the song alongside Kendrick Lamar’s regular collaborator, Anna Wise. Steve Lacy pulled up to a Kendrick Lamar studio

‪A$AP Ferg and MadeinTYO were featured on the original version of “New Freezer”‬ During an interview with DJ Whoo Kid, A$AP Ferg claimed Kendrick Lamar would only contribute to the song if the MC was the only guest. Ben [Jayne] [producer] came through, and we did that song together with me, Rich The Kid and

Rick Rubin told Ed Sheeran a story from the recording of Eminem & Kendrick Lamar’s “Love Game.” K. Dot had the honor of being the only rapper on Eminem’s 2013 album The Marshall Mathers LP 2, but he earned it by passing a test. To ensure Kendrick didn’t have a ghostwriter, Eminem only allowed Kendrick

During a 2012 interview with WGCI’s “The Morning Riot”, Kendrick Lamar revealed seeing Tupac and Dr. Dre shoot the music video for ‘California Love’ in Compton inspired the then 7-year-old K. Dot to pursue a career in hip-hop. The music video for Tupac and Dr Dre‘s collaboration ‘California Love’ was shot near Kendrick Lamar’s house.