Kendrick Lamar Becomes First Rapper to Win Pulitzer Prize for Music

Adding to his already impressive list of achievements, Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for his Grammy award-winning album DAMN. With an undeniable impact on today’s hip-hop music and culture, DAMN. was praised by the Pulitzer Prize as “a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.”

Making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize, Kendrick Lamar continues to expand his reign as one of the greatest MC’s our time. Catch him on TDE’s Championship Tour with SZA, SchoolBoy Q, and more this summer and listen to DAMN. below.

Congratulations to @kendricklamar, @dangerookipawaa and @Interscope! #Pulitzer pic.twitter.com/fFQBYnoW9F

— The Pulitzer Prizes (@PulitzerPrizes) April 16, 2018