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Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987), simply known as Kendrick Lamar, is an American hip hop recording artist fromCompton, California, currently signed to Top DawgAftermath, and Interscope. Lamar is a member of hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, along with fellow West Coast rappers and label mates Jay RockSchoolboy Q and Ab-Soul.[3] He first gained major attention after the release of his fourth mixtapeOverly Dedicated, in 2010. In 2011 he released his first independent album to critical acclaim, Section.80, released exclusively through iTunes and instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip hop releases of the year.[4] Early in his career, before releasing his major label debut, Lamar amassed a large Internet following, and had already worked with Dr. DreGameDrakeYoung JeezyTalib KweliBusta RhymesE-40Warren GBun BTech N9ne and Lil Wayneamong other popular artists. His major label debut studio album good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released October 22, 2012.

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