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name: "Kendrick Lamar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kendrick-lamar"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "17 June 1987"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T12:11:51.087091+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Kendrick Lamar

Composer. Born 17 June 1987 in Compton, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 17 June 1987, Compton, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, pgLang
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrick_Lamar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130798, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5302509/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1008292

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Black Panther*](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md) (80)

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## Biography

Kendrick Lamar, also credited as Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, is an American rapper, songwriter and actor. Born in Compton, California, he is associated with the record label Top Dawg Entertainment and has contributed music to films including *Black Panther* (2018).

Lamar has appeared in acting roles such as Laces in the television series *Power* (2014) and provided voice work in projects including *Lemonade* (2016) and *Piece by Piece* (2024). He is also credited through his company pgLang.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Black Panther* (2018), Fi1m 80, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md)

## Complete filmography (16)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Gassed Up* (2026), Musician
- *Ca$ino Album Listening* (2026), Executive Producer
- *Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show* (2025), Music Director
- *Piece by Piece* (2024), as Kendrick Lamar (voice)
- *The Pop Out: Ken & Friends* (2024), Executive Producer, Creative Director, Music
- *The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem* (2023), Executive Producer, Writer
- *Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour* (2022), Executive Producer, Creative Director, Songs
- *We Cry Together* (2022), Music, Executive Producer, Director
- *Black Panther* (2018), Music, Music Producer, Songs — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/black-panther.md)
- *God Is Gangsta* (2015), as Kendrick Lamar · Music
- *m.A.A.d* (2014), as Songs
- *Power* (2014), series, as Laces
- *The Amazing Spider-Man 2* (2014), as Songs
- *Divergent* (2014), as Songs
- *Whitney Springs*, as Producer
- *Neither mime, nor reason*, Music

## Gallery

- ![Pulitzer Prizes 2018 award ceremony - Kendrick Lamar](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-756bfd0d9e58.jpg) Pulitzer Prizes 2018 award ceremony - Kendrick Lamar — Fuzheado, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Kendrick_Lamar_2018_Pulitzer_Prize_ceremony_%283x4_cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Kendrick Lamar @ Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-7891439d3588.jpg) Kendrick Lamar @ Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (2013) — hds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/Kendrick_Lamar_%40_Grosse_Freiheit_36%2C_Hamburg_%289498445454%29.jpg/1280px-Kendrick_Lamar_%40_Grosse_Freiheit_36%2C_Hamburg_%289498445454%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![F.I.B. 2016](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-0cd7cc7e700d.jpg) F.I.B. 2016 — Batiste Safont, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Kendrick_Lamar_3_F.I.B._2016.jpg/1280px-Kendrick_Lamar_3_F.I.B._2016.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kendrick Lamar @ Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-4ceda1e1268f.jpg) Kendrick Lamar @ Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (2013) — hds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Kendrick_Lamar_%40_Grosse_Freiheit_36%2C_Hamburg_%289495647099%29.jpg/1280px-Kendrick_Lamar_%40_Grosse_Freiheit_36%2C_Hamburg_%289495647099%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kendrick Lamar](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-0eeeba84c402.jpg) Kendrick Lamar — Image via TMDB
- ![Kendrick Lamar](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-c62c43fe7751.jpg) Kendrick Lamar — Image via TMDB
- ![Kendrick Lamar](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-9a736e9bdd43.jpg) Kendrick Lamar — Image via TMDB
- ![Kendrick Lamar @ Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-7b1779cd3a12.jpg) Kendrick Lamar @ Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (2013) — hds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Kendrick_Lamar_%40_Grosse_Freiheit_36%2C_Hamburg_%289495643173%29.jpg/1280px-Kendrick_Lamar_%40_Grosse_Freiheit_36%2C_Hamburg_%289495643173%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Kendrick Lamar @ Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (2013)](https://film.one/media/person/1074807/gallery-53036ed078d7.jpg) Kendrick Lamar @ Grosse Freiheit 36, Hamburg (2013) — hds, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Kendrick_Lamar_%40_Grosse_Freiheit_36%2C_Hamburg_%289495645377%29.jpg/1280px-Kendrick_Lamar_%40_Grosse_Freiheit_36%2C_Hamburg_%289495645377%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2019: Best Original Song (nominated), for *All the Stars*

### Other awards — 13 won, 12 nominated

- Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance 2026: Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Album 2026: Grammy Award for Best Rap Album (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Song 2026: Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (won)
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2026: Grammy Award for Record of the Year (won)
- Grammy Award for Best Music Video 2025: Grammy Award for Best Music Video (won), for *Not Like Us*
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance 2025: Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance (won), for *Not Like Us*
- Grammy Award for Record of the Year 2025: Grammy Award for Record of the Year (won), for *Not Like Us*
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year 2025: Grammy Award for Song of the Year (won), for *Not Like Us*
- Pulitzer Prize for Music 2018: Pulitzer Prize for Music (won), for *DAMN.*
- Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance 2016: Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (won), for *These Walls*
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Song 2015: Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (won)
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist 2014: Grammy Award for Best New Artist (nominated)
- American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album 2013: American Music Award for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album (nominated), for *Good Kid, M.A.A.D City*
- BET Award for Best Collaboration 2013: BET Award for Best Collaboration (won), for *Fuckin' Problems*
- BET Award for Best New Artist 2013: BET Award for Best New Artist (won)
- BET Award for Video of the Year 2013: BET Award for Video of the Year (nominated)
- BET Award for Viewer's Choice 2013: BET Award for Viewer's Choice (nominated), for *Swimming Pools (Drank)*
- Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2013: Grammy Award for Album of the Year (nominated), for *Good Kid, M.A.A.D City*
- Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance 2013: Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance (nominated)
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Album 2013: Grammy Award for Best Rap Album (nominated), for *Good Kid, M.A.A.D City*
- Grammy Award for Best Rap Song 2013: Grammy Award for Best Rap Song (nominated), for *Fuckin' Problems*
- Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance 2013: Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance (nominated)
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video 2013: MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video (nominated)
- MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video 2013: MTV Video Music Award for Best Male Video (nominated)
- Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist 2013: Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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