and the UK, and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 58th ceremony. The album drew on free jazz, funk, soul, and spoken word, debuted atop the charts in the U.S. Lamar won his first Grammy Award for "i", the lead single from his critical acclaimed third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). Billboard 200 chart and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The record contained the top 40 singles "Swimming Pools (Drank)", "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", and "Poetic Justice". His major-label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d city, was released in October 2012 to critical success. Lamar secured a major-label record deal with Aftermath and Interscope Records, in 2012. By that time, he had amassed a large Internet following and collaborated with several artists in the hip hop industry, including The Game, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne and Drake. The following year, Lamar independently released his first studio album Section.80, which included his debut single, "HiiiPoWeR". He began to gain major recognition in 2010 after his first retail release, Overly Dedicated. His music is largely influenced by the works of 2Pac, Jay-Z, Nas, DMX, The Notorious B.I.G., Mos Def, Eazy-E and Eminem. He is also a member of the hip-hop supergroup Black Hippy collective along with members Jay Rock, Ab-Soul and Schoolboy Q. Kendrick Lamar (born Kendrick Lamar Duckworth June 17, 1987) is a rapper from Compton, California.
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