What is Kendrick Lamar’s net worth? Who is Kendrick Lamar’s fiancée?
Introduction
Kendrick Lamar is an American rapper who is best known for the songs Poetic Justice, Alright, Not Like Us, Money Trees, and HUMBLE.
He has made headlines for his feud with rapper Drake, with the two stars exchanging diss tracks.
Tupac Shakur is Lamar’s biggest influence.
Biography
He was born on June 17, 1987, in Compton, California, as Kendrick Lamar Duckworth.
He was named after singer Eddie Kendricks.
His parents are Paula Oliver and Kenneth “Kenny” Duckworth.
“I knew I was blessed with a gift of having both parents,” Lamar once said.
In 2003, Kendrick released his first mixtape, under the name K. Dot.
Kendrick Lamar poses backstage before his performance for HTC One Presents Social Sounds On VEVO at Santos Party House on June 4, 2012 in New York City – @Getty
In 2005, he graduated from Centennial High School. I the same year, Lamar inked with Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE).
On December 30, 2005, he released his second mixtape, Training Day.
On December 24, 2007, Kendrick and Jay Rock released the mixtape No Sleep ’til NYC.
The mixtape, C4, was released in early 2009. It is inspired by Lil Wayne’s album Tha Carter III.
On September 14, 2010, the Compton-born rapper released his fourth mixtape, Overly Dedicated. The mixtape had sold a total of 12,000 copies.
Debut Album
On July 2, 2011, Lamar dropped his debut studio album, Section.80. It has sold over 130,000 copies.
Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar attend The 58th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on February 15, 2016 in Los Angeles – @Getty
In 2012, Kendrick signed with Dr. Dre’s record label Aftermath Entertainment.
From February to July 2014, he opened for Eminem on the Rapture Tour.
In 2015, the rapper dropped his third album, titled — To Pimp a Butterfly. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. It was streamed more than 9.6 million times on Spotify.
In 2017, he released another album, titled DAMN.
Pulitzer Prize
In 2018, Lamar became the first hip-hop artist to win the Pulitzer Prize for music for his album DAMN.
Kendrick Lamar performs as part of British Summer Time Festival at Hyde Park on July 2, 2016 in London – @Getty
“It’s one of those things that should have happened with hip-hop a long time ago,” he said at the time.
In April 2019, he signed a long-term publishing deal with BMI.
In 2022, Lamar appeared in the Super Bowl LVI halftime show’s first-ever hip-hop lineup, alongside Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, and Dr. Dre.
In May 2022, he put out the album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.
“Not Like Us”
On May 4, 2024, Lamar released the diss track “Not Like Us” amidst his publicized feud with the Canadian rapper Drake. The diss track was released through Interscope Records.
Snoop and Kendrick Lamar pose backstage at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2013 at Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center – @Getty
It spent 20 weeks at #1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart and two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.
In November 2024, his sixth album, GNX, was released. The album sold more than 319,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. GNX has surpassed 2 billion streams on Spotify in just 96 days.
On February 2, 2025, Lamar’s “Not Like Us” won in the Best Music Video, Best Rap Performance, and Best Rap Song categories during the Grammy67th Annual Grammy Awards.
On February 9, 2025, the American rapper performed Not Like Us at the Super Bowl LIX.
Fiancée
In 2015, Kendrick Lamar and longtime partner Whitney Alford got engaged.
Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford celebrate Halloween at the Bacardi Triangle event on October 31, 2014 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico – @Getty
“I wouldn’t even call her my girl,” Lamar revealed in an interview with Billboard about Alford. He added: “That’s my best friend. I don’t even like the term that society has put in the world as far as being a companion.
Lamar and Alford have been an item since they were teenagers. The couple met as students of Centennial High School in their hometown of Compton.
In 2014, the pair made their red carpet debut at the Grammy Awards.
In 2019, Lamar and his fiancée welcomed their daughter Uzi.
Their son, Enoch, was born in 2022.
“My children allowed me, in their development as human beings beginning to walk and talk, to remove my ego,” Lamar confessed.
His fiancée alongside his kids appeared in his 2024 music video for Not Like Us.
Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford attend the 56th GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2014 in Los Angeles – @Getty
Height
Kendrick Lamar is 5′ 5″ (1.65 m) tall.
Kendrick Lamar – Net Worth
So, how much is Kendrick Lamar worth?
Lamar earned most of his wealth from selling copies of his albums and mixtapes (over 20 million), streams on Spotify (about 100 million monthly Spotify listeners), ads on YouTube (9.5 billion views — about $28 million in revenue before taxes), brand deals, and touring the country.
His DAMN Tour grossed over $62 million and The Big Steppers Tour (consisting of 103 shows across six continents) earned $110.9 million.
In 2016, Calvin Klein recruited Lamar for their Spring campaign.
He has been a Nike guy since 2018.
Lamar has also signed deals with brands Beats by Dre and American Express. Therefore, Kendrick Lamar has an estimated net worth of $200 million.
“The worst part of success is, to me, adapting to it,” Lamar said in an interview. “It’s scary.”
Real estate
Kendrick Lamar attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum – @Getty
In 2017, the hip-hop superstar paid $2.65 million for a six-bedroom six-bath home in Calabasas. The 5,400-square-foot house was built in 1998.
In 2019, Kendrick invested $9.7 million in a property in Manhattan Beach, California.
In 2022, the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper bought a mid-century home that sits on nearly an acre of land in Bel-Air for $15.85 million.
In 2023, Lamar bought a penthouse in Brooklyn Bridge Park for $8.6 million. Amenities include 2,000 square feet of outdoor space and floor-to-ceiling window walls. It was built in 2016 by architect Jonathan Marvel.
In 2024, he purchased a 9 bedroom 15 bathroom mansion in Brentwood, California, for $42 million. The property is located directly next to Gwyneth Paltrow’s mansion.
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