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Kendrick Lamar Becomes First Rapper To Win Pulitzer Prize For Music

SPIN South West
SPIN South West

10:45 16 Apr 2018


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Sit down, Be humble!

Kendrick Lamar has become the first non-classical, non-jazz artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for music for his 2017 album DAMN.

DAMN was released almost a year ago. The prize listing reads;

“a virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.”

Listen to the album here;

 

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