Artist

Kendrick Lamar

Wins

Nominations

Biography

> “I learned when I look in the mirror and tell my story that I should be myself and not peep whatever everybody is doing. … If I'm gonna tell a real story, I'm gonna start with my name.”

Born Kendrick Lamar Duckworth on June 17, 1987, in Compton, California.
Kendrick Lamar broke through with his 2012 album Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
Lamar earned his first career GRAMMY nominations, including Best New Artist and Album Of The Year for Good Kid, M.A.A.D City, in 2013. He won his first career GRAMMYs for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for “I” in 2014. Lamar made his GRAMMY stage debut alongside Imagine Dragons at the 56th GRAMMYs, performing a mashup of his “m.A.A.d City” and their “Radioactive.”
Did you know? Lamar attended Centennial High School in Compton — the same school as Dr. Dre.
For the 58th GRAMMY Awards in 2016, Lamar shot a short film with the Recording Academy celebrating his hometown of Compton and his GRAMMY-winning song “Alright.”
Lamar has donated to Compton-area school districts to support their extracurricular, music, and afterschool programs.
Lamar currently holds 22 career GRAMMY Awards and has received over 55 nominations. Most recently, at the 67th GRAMMY Awards in 2025, Lamar swept all five of his nominations for his song “Not Like Us,” taking home Song Of The Year, Record Of The Year, Best Rap Performance, Best Rap Song, and Best Music Video.

All Grammy Awards and Nominations for Kendrick Lamar

2026 • 68th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Performance

Chains & Whips. Terrence Thornton, Malice
Best Melodic Rap Performance

luther. Kendrick Lamar, SZA
Best Rap Performance

tv off. Kendrick Lamar, Lefty Gunplay
Best Rap Album

GNX. Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

30 For 30. SZA, Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song

tv off. Jack Antonoff, Larry Jayy, Kendrick Lamar, Dijon McFarlane, Sean Momberger, Sounwave, Kamasi Washington
Record Of The Year

luther. Kendrick Lamar, SZA
Album Of The Year

GNX. Kendrick Lamar
Song Of The Year

luther. Jack Antonoff, Roshwita Larisha Bacha, M-Tech, Atia Boggs, Scott Bridgeway, Sam Dew, Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, SZA, Kamasi Washington

2025 • 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Song

Like That. Kendrick Lamar, Kobe "BbyKobe" Hood, Metro Boomin, Future
Best Rap Song

Not Like Us. Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Video

Not Like Us. Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance

Like That. Future, Metro Boomin, Kendrick Lamar
Record Of The Year

Not Like Us. Kendrick Lamar
Song Of The Year

Not Like Us. Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance

Not Like Us. Kendrick Lamar

2024 • 66th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Performance

The Hillbillies. Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Film

Live From Paris, The Big Steppers Tour. Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Video

Count Me Out. Kendrick Lamar

2023 • 65th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Song

The Heart Part 5. Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar, Matt Schaeffer
Best Melodic Rap Performance

Die Hard. Kendrick Lamar, Blxst, Amanda Reifer
Best Rap Album

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Video

The Heart Part 5. Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance

The Heart Part 5. Kendrick Lamar
Record Of The Year

The Heart Part 5. Kendrick Lamar
Album Of The Year

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. Kendrick Lamar
Song Of The Year

The Heart Part 5. Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, Kendrick Lamar, Matt Schaeffer

2022 • 64th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Performance

Family Ties. Baby Keem, Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song

Family Ties. Roshwita Larisha Bacha, Baby Keem, Tobias Dekker, Colin Franken, Jasper Harris, Kendrick Lamar, Cardo, Dominik Patrzek

2019 • 61st Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Song Of The Year

All The Stars. Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Alexander Shuckburgh, Sounwave, A. Tiffith
Best Song Written For Visual Media

All The Stars. Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Alexander Shuckburgh, Sounwave, A. Tiffith
Best Rap Song

King's Dead. Kendrick Lamar, Samuel Gloade, James Blake, Jay Rock, Axel Morgan, Sounwave, Travis Walton, Future, Michael L. Williams II
Best Rap Performance

King's Dead. Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, Future, James Blake
Best Melodic Rap Performance

All The Stars. Kendrick Lamar, SZA
Best Rap Song

Win. Kendrick Lamar, Anderson Hernandez, Jay Rock, Matthew Samuels, C. Thompson
Record Of The Year

All The Stars. Kendrick Lamar, SZA
Album Of The Year

Black Panther: The Album, Music From And Inspired By. Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Matt Schaeffer, Mike Bozzi

2018 • 60th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Rap Album

DAMN.. Kendrick Lamar
Album Of The Year

DAMN.. Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song

HUMBLE.. Kendrick Lamar, Asheton Hogan, Michael L. Williams II, A. Tiffith
Record Of The Year

HUMBLE.. Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance

HUMBLE.. Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance

LOYALTY.. Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna
Best Music Video

HUMBLE.. Kendrick Lamar

2017 • 59th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Best Melodic Rap Performance

Freedom. Beyoncé Knowles, Kendrick Lamar
Album Of The Year

Lemonade. Beyoncé Knowles

2016 • 58th Annual GRAMMY® Awards

Song Of The Year

Alright. Kendrick Lamar, Kawan Prather, Sounwave, Pharrell Williams
Best Rap Song

All Day. Ernest Brown, Tyler Bryant, P Diddy, Mike Dean, Rennard East, Noah Goldstein, Malik Yusef Jones, Karim Kharbouch, Allan Kingdom, Kendrick Lamar, Paul McCartney, Victor Mensah, Charles Njapa, Ché Pope, Patrick Reynolds, Allen Ritter, Kanye West, Mario Winans, Cydel Young
Album Of The Year

To Pimp A Butterfly. Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Song

Alright. Kendrick Lamar, Kawan Prather, Sounwave, Pharrell Williams
Best Dance/Electronic Recording

Never Catch Me. Flying Lotus, Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Video

Alright. Kendrick Lamar
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

Bad Blood. Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Performance

Alright. Kendrick Lamar
Best Melodic Rap Performance

These Walls. Kendrick Lamar, Bilal, Anna Wise, Thundercat
Best Rap Album

To Pimp A Butterfly. Kendrick Lamar
Best Music Video

Bad Blood. Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar