In case you thought DAMN. hadn’t won enough awards and praise, Kendrick Lamar has just done something no other rapper in history has done before: won a Pulitzer prize. He is the first non-classical or jazz artist to receive the award, with the board calling his effort, “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African American life.”
The album recently won GRAMMYs for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance, taking home five awards in total for the double platinum album.
Congratulations to @kendricklamar, @dangerookipawaa and @Interscope! #Pulitzer pic.twitter.com/fFQBYnoW9F
— The Pulitzer Prizes (@PulitzerPrizes) April 16, 2018
Congrats to Kung Fu Kenny and the whole Top Daw Entertainment team!
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