19 Facts About Kendrick Lamar

1. In 2015 Kendrick Lamar released To Pimp a Butterfly, which was a huge success.

2. In 2015, Kendrick Lamar released his next album, To Pimp a Butterfly, featuring artists like Bilal, Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams, among others.

3. In 2010 Kendrick Lamar dropped the K-Dot tag and began using his own name.

4. In July 2018, Kendrick Lamar made his acting debut in the fifth season the Starz drama series Power, portraying a Dominican drug addict named Laces.

5. In December 2014, it was announced that Kendrick Lamar had started a partnership with sportswear brand Reebok.

6. In March 2012, MTV announced that Kendrick Lamar had signed a deal with Interscope Records and Aftermath Entertainment, marking the end of his career as an independent artist.

7. In 2016, Kendrick Lamar released Untitled Unmastered, a collection of unreleased demos that originated during the recording sessions for Butterfly.

8. In April 2015, Kendrick Lamar became engaged to his longtime girlfriend Whitney Alford.

9. On March 23, 2017, Kendrick Lamar released a promotional single "The Heart Part 4".

10. On March 4, 2016, Kendrick Lamar released a compilation album Untitled Unmastered, containing eight untitled tracks, each dated.

11. On May 17, 2015, Kendrick Lamar featured on the official remix of Taylor Swift's song "Bad Blood", as well as appearing in the music video.

12. In early 2015, Kendrick Lamar won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for his song "i" at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

13. On December 17, 2014, Kendrick Lamar debuted a new untitled song on one of the final episodes of The Colbert Report.

14. On November 15, 2014, Kendrick Lamar once again appeared on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest, where he performed "i" and "Pay for It", appearing alongside Jay Rock.

15. On September 23, 2014, Kendrick Lamar released "i" as the first single from his third album.

16. On February 22, 2013, Kendrick Lamar released the video for "Poetic Justice", the Janet Jackson-sampling collaboration with Canadian rapper Drake.

17. On January 26, 2013, Kendrick Lamar performed the album's first singles "Swimming Pools" and "Poetic Justice" on NBC's sketch comedy and variety show, Saturday Night Live.

18. On February 15, 2012, a song by Kendrick Lamar titled "Cartoon and Cereal", featuring fellow American rapper Gunplay, was leaked online.

19. In 2004, at the age of 16, Kendrick Lamar released his first full-length project, a mixtape titled Youngest Head Nigga in Charge, under the pseudonym K-Dot.