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He began to create popularity and gain recognition after his release, Overly Dedicated. Then in 2011 he independently released his first studio album Section.80. Section.80 was an album that has a tragic story about a young woman sexually abused as a child and later slain as a sex worker.

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Kendrick Lamar is an American artist who raps and writes music for others. During his teenage years Kendrick started on his musical career in Compton, California. Eventually he released a mixtape, under the name K-Dot, that got him some attention leading him to sign with indie record label Top Dawg Entertainment. Kendrick Lamar released his new album DAMN on April 14, 2017. Kendrick Lamar has been considered one of the best lyrical rappers in the game for some time now and he just keeps going. DAMN is Kendrick Lamar’s fourth album and third major release album. This is Kendrick’s first album since his To Pimp A Butterfly in 2015 but in between those years he was still grinding releasing an eight track EP called “untitled unmastered”. Also, he featured in songs by Mike WiLL Made-It, ScHoolboy Q, Travis Scott and many more artists. Kendrick Lamar raps on this album using a metaphor about losing your life to certain struggles or addictions.

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With all of the different possible interpretations from this album, DAMN reminds me about self-reflection. Kendrick uses his music to explain how the struggles of his family have influenced him to stand where he is today which most would say is on top of the rap game. Kendrick is often compared to Tupac and Biggie because they were known as the pioneers of modern day rap. Kendrick Lamar’s music is very deep and not to many people can understand the true meaning of it until you actually study his music.