Before the Grammys, the Pulitzer, and the global arena tours, Kendrick Lamar was just a sharp-tongued kid out of Compton, speaking truth over soulful, left-field beats. On July 2, 2011, he gave the ...

Kendrick Lamar's fans reckon they've uncovered his "best" track - and it's tucked away on an album you might not expect. The rap star has been showered with accolades lately, particularly following ...

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 ...

It’s been fourteen years since Compton-born Kendrick Lamar first grabbed the music world’s attention, and he’s held it firmly in his grasp ever since. Now widely regarded as one of the greatest and ...