Kendrick Lamar

Biography

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (born June 17, 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer. He is regarded by many critics and contemporaries as one of the most influential hip hop artists of his generation, and often cited as one of the greatest rappers of all time. Aside from his solo career, Lamar is also known as a member of the hip hop supergroup Black Hippy, alongside his TDE label-mates Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, and Schoolboy Q.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Saturday Night Live

The Colbert Report

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

MTV Video Music Awards

Power

American Music Awards

All Movies (20)

• Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show2025 · as Self - Performer
• Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music2025 · as Self (archive footage)
• Piece by Piece2024 · as Kendrick Lamar (voice)
• The Pop Out: Ken & Friends2024 · as Self
• Not Like Us2024
• Tale of the Tape2024 · as Self (archive footage)
• Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé2023 · as Self
• THE SHOW: California Love2022 · as Self
• Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour2022 · as Self
• We Cry Together2022 · as Self
• 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2021 · as Self
• LA Originals2020 · as Self
• Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes2019 · as Self (voice)
• Quincy2018 · as Self
• Lemonade2016 · as Self (voice) (uncredited)
• God Is Gangsta2015 · as Kendrick Lamar
• Lennon or McCartney2014 · as Self
• m.A.A.d2014 · as Self
• Kendrick Lamar - Live in London2013 · as Self
• Untitled Trey Parker / Matt Stone / Kendrick Lamar Comedy—

All TV Shows (13)

• Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America2019 · as Self
• Shut Up and Dribble2018 · as Self - Musician
• The Defiant Ones2017 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Power2014 · as Laces
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Arsenio Hall Show2013 · as Self
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self - Musical Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Musical Guest
• MTV Video Music Awards1984 · as Self
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Musical Guest
• American Music Awards1974 · as Self - Musical Guest
• The Grammys1959 · as Self