Kendrick Lamar just won a Pulitzer Prize. Here are five songs that show why
Much of the reaction to Monday’s announcement that the Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar had won a Pulitzer Prize for music with his album “Damn†amounted to something like: Finally. A steadily strengthening force since its birth in the 1970s, aspects of hip-hop have unquestionably dominated pop culture...
New York Times — The honor, for the album “DAMN.,†makes the rapper the first nonclassical or jazz musician to receive the honor since the awards expanded to music in 1943. more info
New York Times — The rapper’s win for “DAMN.†is overdue recognition for hip-hop but raises concerns about the shrinking number of platforms for noncommercial work. more info
Stereogum — Rapper Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN.
DAMN.
has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. It’s the first non-classical or jazz work to win the award.
The Pulitzer board on Monda... more info
NME —
Judges applaud the "vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism" of 'DAMN.'
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Kendrick Lamar has won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music. First launch... more info
Guardian Music — New York Times and New Yorker share public service prizeRapper becomes first non-classical musician to win awardThe most famous names of American journalism were honoured... more info
411 Mania — Kendrick Lamar has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for music for his most recent album DAMN.
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NME —
All three stars are up for the Top Artist gong
Ed Sheeran, Kendrick Lamar, and Bruno Mars lead at this year’s 2018 Billboard Music Awards, with 15 nominations eac... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California rapper Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday for his album "DAMN.," organizers announced.
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Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California rapper Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music on Monday for his album "DAMN.," organizers announced.
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TMZ — Kendrick Lamar might find it harder to be humble -- his "DAMN" album just won a prestigious Pulitzer Prize. The Pulitzer committee made the unprecedented announcement Mo... more info
Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California rapper Kendrick Lamar on Monday became the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for music, one of the most prestigious arts awards in... more info
ET Online — The 30-year-old rapper is the first non-classical or jazz artist to be awarded the prestigious honor, for his 2017 album, 'DAMN.' more info
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He becomes the first non-classical or jazz artist to do so
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Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Rapper Kendrick Lamar's "DAMN." has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. It's the first non-classical or jazz work to win the award. more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music for his album “Damn,†providing perhaps the biggest surprise as the awards for journalism,... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Their names are inked in history books and on the walls of hallowed concert halls as winners of American music’s most esteemed award, the Pulitzer Prize for music:... more info
Topix — Kendrick Lamar has won the Pulitzer Prize for music, making history as the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the prestigious prize. The revered rapper is also the... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Kendrick Lamar’s achievement as the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for music is an epochal achievement in hip-hop, and in Pulitzer history for acknowledging ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Much of the reaction to Monday’s announcement that the Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar had won a Pulitzer Prize for music with his album “Damn†amounted ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — If a sampling of some classical music aesthetes on social media is to be believed, April 16 marked the day the music died. A rapper — a rapper! — named Kend... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for music for his album “Damn,†providing perhaps the biggest surprise as the awards for journalism,... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Their names are inked in history books and on the walls of hallowed concert halls as winners of American music’s most esteemed award, the Pulitzer Prize for music:... more info
Chicago Tribune — The Pulitzer Prize committee gets it. The Grammy Awards don’t. Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 album, “DAMN.,” was snubbed by the Recording Academy for the album of the yea... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Kendrick Lamar’s achievement as the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize for music is an epochal achievement in hip-hop, and in Pulitzer history for acknowledging ... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Much of the reaction to Monday’s announcement that the Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar had won a Pulitzer Prize for music with his album “Damn†amounted ... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — If a sampling of some classical music aesthetes on social media is to be believed, April 16 marked the day the music died. A rapper — a rapper! — named Kend... more info