Kendrick Lamar…Variety
Kendrick Lamar
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The prolific rapper, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor is known for producing hits that entice your cerebellum as well as your hips.
Depending on who you ask the branded “new king of hip-hop” was heavily influenced when at the age of eight he witnessed Tupac and Dr. Dre shoot the video for their hit “California Love.”
As a teenager, Lamar had a stutter. He told Spin Magazine, “As a kid, I used to stutter. I think that’s why I put my energy into making music. That’s how I get my thoughts out, instead of being crazy all the time,” as reported by BBC Radio 1.
