- 1. What is Kendrick Lamar's full name?
A) Kendrick Lamar Duckworth
B) Kendrick Paul Williams
C) Kendrick Smith
D) Kendrick John Lamar
- 2. What is Kendrick Lamar's record label?
A) Columbia Records
B) Interscope Records
C) Top Dawg Entertainment
D) Atlantic Records
- 3. What year did Kendrick Lamar release his debut studio album 'good kid, m.A.A.d city'?
A) 2015
B) 2013
C) 2014
D) 2012
- 4. Which Kendrick Lamar album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album?
A) DAMN.
B) Section.80
C) To Pimp a Butterfly
D) untitled unmastered
- 5. What feature film did Kendrick Lamar curate and produce the soundtrack for?
A) Moonlight
B) Creed
C) Django Unchained
D) Black Panther
- 6. What is the title of the song that Kendrick Lamar performed during the halftime show of the College Football Playoff National Championship in 2018?
A) HUMBLE.
B) Love. (feat. Zacari)
C) DNA.
D) All the Stars
- 7. Which famous rapper did Kendrick Lamar have a publicized feud with in 2013?
A) Drake
B) Kanye West
C) Eminem
D) J. Cole
- 8. At what age did Kendrick Lamar release his first mixtape under the name K-Dot?
A) 20
B) 18
C) 16
D) 22
- 9. In which city was Kendrick Lamar born and raised?
A) Atlanta, Georgia
B) Chicago, Illinois
C) Compton, California
D) Los Angeles, California
- 10. What stage name did Kendrick Lamar use when he began releasing music in high school?
A) KD
B) K.Dot
C) Kendrick D.
D) K-Dot Lamar
- 11. What is the name of Kendrick Lamar's first album?
A) Section.80
B) Damn
C) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
D) To Pimp a Butterfly
- 12. Which album by Kendrick Lamar was named the greatest concept album of all time by Rolling Stone?
A) Damn
B) To Pimp a Butterfly
C) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
D) Section.80
- 13. What was Kendrick Lamar's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single?
A) 'All the Stars'
B) 'Not Like Us'
C) 'Humble'
D) The remix of Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood'
- 14. What is the title of Kendrick Lamar's fifth album, released in 2022?
A) DAMN.
B) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
C) To Pimp a Butterfly
D) Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
- 15. Which Kendrick Lamar album spawned number-one singles like 'Like That' and 'Not Like Us'?
A) Damn.
B) To Pimp a Butterfly
C) Section.80
D) GNX
- 16. How many Grammy Awards has Kendrick Lamar won?
A) 15
B) 35
C) 27
D) 20
- 17. Which magazine listed Kendrick Lamar as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2016?
A) Billboard
B) Vogue
C) Rolling Stone
D) Time
- 18. What was Kendrick Lamar's nickname due to his precocious behavior as a child?
A) 'Lamar'
B) 'KD'
C) 'K.Dot'
D) 'Man-Man'
- 19. At what age did Kendrick Lamar witness a murder for the first time?
A) Five years old
B) Ten years old
C) Seven years old
D) Three years old
- 20. What subject did Kendrick Lamar's English teacher introduce him to in seventh grade?
A) History
B) Poetry
C) Mathematics
D) Science
- 21. Which high school did Kendrick Lamar attend?
A) Vanguard Learning Center
B) Ronald E. McNair Elementary School
C) Compton High School
D) Centennial High School
- 22. What was one reason Kendrick Lamar distanced himself from gang culture?
A) Joining the military
B) A desire to pursue a career in sports
C) An intervention staged by his father
D) Moving out of Compton
- 23. Who introduced Kendrick Lamar's mixtape to Anthony 'Top Dawg' Tiffith?
A) Dave Free
B) Terrence 'Punch' Henderson
C) Schoolboy Q
D) Jay Rock
- 24. In what year did Kendrick Lamar sign a recording contract with Top Dawg Entertainment?
A) 2006
B) 2003
C) 2007
D) 2005
- 25. What was Kendrick Lamar's job before he started working on music with Jay Rock?
A) Disc jockey
B) Studio engineer
C) Security guard
D) Computer technician
- 26. What was the concept of Kendrick Lamar's second mixtape, 'Training Day', based on?
A) The 2001 film
B) A comedy sitcom
C) His high school experiences
D) Life in Inglewood
- 27. Which record label did Kendrick Lamar sign an artist development deal with in 2006?
A) Konkrete Jungle Musik
B) Def Jam Recordings
C) Aftermath Entertainment
D) Top Dawg Entertainment
- 28. What was the title of the collaborative mixtape released by Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock on December 24, 2007?
A) No Sleep 'til NYC
B) Hub City Threat: Minor of the Year
C) Training Day
D) Watts Finest Vol. 2: The Nickerson Files
- 29. What did Reeves think of the project 'No Sleep 'til NYC'?
A) An innovative masterpiece
B) A commercial success
C) A groundbreaking collaboration
D) A fun cypher session, nothing more, nothing less.
- 30. Which mixtape was released by Kendrick Lamar as a tribute to Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III?
A) Overly Dedicated
B) C4
C) Section.80
D) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
- 31. Which tour did Kendrick Lamar open for the Game from February to July 2009?
A) LAX Tour
B) BET Music Matters Tour
C) Yeezus Tour
D) Club Paradise Tour
- 32. Which mixtape marked Kendrick Lamar's first project to be purchased through digital retailers?
A) Section.80
B) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
C) Overly Dedicated
D) C4
- 33. Who reached out to Kendrick Lamar after watching the music video for 'Ignorance Is Bliss'?
A) J. Cole
B) The Game
C) Jay Rock
D) Dr. Dre
- 34. What was the lead single of Kendrick Lamar's debut album Section.80?
A) Swimming Pools (Drank)
B) The Recipe
C) HiiiPower
D) Backseat Freestyle
- 35. Who dubbed Kendrick Lamar the 'New King of the West Coast'?
A) J. Cole
B) Dr. Dre alone
C) The Lonely Island
D) Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, and The Game
- 36. Which tour did Kendrick Lamar open for Drake from February to April 2012?
A) BET Music Matters Tour
B) Club Paradise Tour
C) LAX Tour
D) Yeezus Tour
- 37. Which producer did Kendrick Lamar NOT work with on Good Kid, M.A.A.D City?
A) Hit-Boy
B) Scoop DeVille
C) Pharrell Williams
D) Jack Splash
- 38. What was Kendrick Lamar's first top 20 single on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100?
A) Poetic Justice
B) Backseat Freestyle
C) Swimming Pools (Drank)
D) Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe
- 39. Which tour did Kendrick Lamar open for Kanye West from October to December 2013?
A) Yeezus Tour
B) BET Music Matters Tour
C) Club Paradise Tour
D) LAX Tour
- 40. Which song marked the beginning of Kendrick Lamar's decade-long feud with Drake?
A) The Recipe
B) Control
C) Swimming Pools (Drank)
D) Backseat Freestyle
- 41. Which organization did Kendrick Lamar sign a long-term worldwide deal with after his publishing deal was expiring?
A) Broadcast Music, Inc.
B) Sony/ATV Music Publishing
C) Universal Music Publishing Group
D) Warner/Chappell Music
- 42. Which publication compared Lamar's critiques to the State of the Union Address?
A) The Guardian
B) The New Yorker
C) Pitchfork
D) Rolling Stone
- 43. Who has been Kendrick Lamar's longtime producer since his 2009 self-titled EP?
A) Sounwave.
B) Swizz Beatz.
C) Dr. Dre.
D) Timbaland.
- 44. Which year did Kendrick Lamar release an original song with Nosaj Thing for Microsoft?
A) 2023
B) 2017
C) 2011
D) 2014
- 45. 'GNX' is a tribute to which city?
A) Los Angeles.
B) Chicago.
C) Miami.
D) New York City.
- 46. Which jazz trumpeter influenced 'To Pimp a Butterfly' by Kendrick Lamar?
A) Wynton Marsalis
B) Louis Armstrong
C) Miles Davis
D) Chet Baker
- 47. Which album by Eminem introduced Kendrick Lamar to songwriting elements like ad-libs?
A) The Slim Shady LP
B) Recovery
C) The Marshall Mathers LP (2000)
D) Relapse
- 48. What was unique about 'Damn' in relation to gold certification from the RIAA?
A) It had no songs that were certified
B) Half of its songs were platinum
C) Every song earned a gold certification or higher
D) Only one song reached gold status
- 49. Who named Kendrick Lamar Rapper of the Year during their annual Men of the Year edition?
A) GQ
B) Rolling Stone
C) XXL
D) Billboard
- 50. Which single from 'Black Panther: The Album' was not commercially successful?
A) None, all were commercially successful
B) "Pray for Me"
C) "King's Dead"
D) "All the Stars"
- 51. What was the name of the policy Lamar disputed with Spotify?
A) Artist Respect Policy
B) Music Quality Policy
C) Hate Content & Hateful Conduct
D) Streaming Ethics Policy
- 52. How many weeks did 'Damn' spend atop the Billboard 200?
A) Four non-consecutive weeks
B) One week
C) Two consecutive weeks
D) Six weeks
- 53. What is the title of the short film adaptation of Kendrick Lamar's song 'We Cry Together'?
A) "The Big Steppers"
B) "Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers"
C) "We Cry Together"
D) "Silent Hill"
- 54. Which publication described Lamar as a 'master of storytelling'?
A) Rolling Stone
B) Pitchfork
C) The New Yorker
D) MTV
- 55. Which Lamar song debuted at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart?
A) "Luther"
B) "GNX"
C) "Money Without Me"
D) "Squabble Up"
- 56. In which crime drama series did Kendrick Lamar make his acting debut?
A) Power (2018)
B) Game of Thrones
C) Breaking Bad
D) The Wire
- 57. Which company did Kendrick Lamar sign a new direct licensing agreement with after shedding ties with Aftermath Entertainment?
A) Warner Music Group
B) Def Jam Recordings
C) Interscope
D) Universal Music Group
- 58. What was the lead single from Kendrick Lamar's album 'To Pimp a Butterfly'?
A) "I"
B) "The Blacker the Berry"
C) "King Kunta"
D) "Alright"
- 59. Which award did 'Damn' win at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards?
A) Best Rap Album
B) Record of the Year
C) Song of the Year
D) Album of the Year
- 60. Which artist's mixtape success inspired Kendrick Lamar to become an independent artist?
A) Dr. Dre
B) Eminem
C) Lil Wayne
D) 50 Cent
- 61. What was Kendrick Lamar's performance at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards described as?
A) Short and uninspired set
B) Unexpected duet
C) Disappointing solo act
D) Critically acclaimed medley
- 62. Who was the first rapper to introduce Kendrick Lamar to singing sensibilities in hip hop?
A) Pharrell Williams
B) Dr. Dre
C) André 3000
D) Jay-Z
- 63. Who did Kendrick Lamar perform with at Paisley Park?
A) Prince
B) Sade
C) Michael Jackson
D) Lauryn Hill
- 64. Which Lamar song was the first rap track to lead the Hot 100 with a limited tracking week?
A) "6:16 in LA"
B) "Euphoria"
C) "Not Like Us"
D) "Like That"
- 65. Which single from 'Damn' reached the top spot in its second week of charting?
A) "Love"
B) "DNA"
C) "Loyalty"
D) "Humble"
- 66. Who did Kendrick Lamar co-headline a tour with in 2018?
A) Several TDE artists
B) Jay-Z and Beyoncé
C) Drake and Future
D) Kanye West and Travis Scott
- 67. On which Baby Keem single did Kendrick Lamar appear in August 2021?
A) "Range Brothers"
B) "The Melodic Blue"
C) "The Heart Part 5"
D) "Family Ties"
- 68. Which decade did PopDust suggest was defined by hip hop, with Lamar pushing its boundaries?
A) The 2010s.
B) The 2020s.
C) The 1990s.
D) The 2000s.
- 69. What track did Kendrick Lamar release in 2024 as a reference to the Los Angeles Dodgers?
A) 'City of Angels'
B) 'Laker Gold'
C) 'Ram Red'
D) 'Dodger Blue'
- 70. How many copies did 'To Pimp a Butterfly' sell in its first week?
A) 324,000
B) 200,000
C) 100,000
D) 500,000
- 71. Who influenced Kendrick Lamar's rapping technique?
A) Mos Def
B) Eminem
C) Snoop Dogg
D) Lil Wayne
- 72. How many nominations did Kendrick Lamar receive at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards?
A) 5
B) 11
C) 7
D) 3
- 73. Who shared a text message apologizing to Kendrick Lamar after the 56th Annual Grammy Awards?
A) Imagine Dragons
B) Macklemore
C) Taylor Swift
D) Eminem
- 74. When did Kendrick Lamar and Whitney Alford welcome their first child?
A) April 2015
B) During the release of 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
C) July 26, 2019
D) 2022
- 75. Which song's music video won Best Direction at the MTV Video Music Awards?
A) 'The Blacker the Berry'
B) 'King Kunta'
C) 'Bad Blood'
D) 'Alright'
- 76. Which festival premiered Kendrick Lamar's short film 'M.A.A.D.'?
A) Lollapalooza
B) Sundance Institute's Next Fest
C) Bonnaroo
D) Coachella
- 77. What was the name of Kendrick Lamar's first compilation album released in 2016?
A) 'DAMN.'
B) 'Untitled Unmastered'
C) 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
D) 'Good Kid, M.A.A.D City'
- 78. Which Lamar song was released on his Instagram account in September 2024?
A) "Squabble Up"
B) "Luther"
C) "Watch the Party Die"
D) "GNX"
- 79. What creative entity did Kendrick Lamar launch on March 5, 2020?
A) TDE Ventures
B) PGLang
C) Kendrick Enterprises
D) Lamar Productions
- 80. Which group's tenacity in representing their hometown influenced Kendrick Lamar?
A) Public Enemy
B) N.W.A
C) OutKast
D) The Roots
- 81. Which publication noted that Lamar's harmonies never made him sound alone during his performance?
A) The Guardian
B) Rolling Stone
C) Billboard
D) Pitchfork
- 82. At which event did Kendrick Lamar headline and become the most-watched performance of all time?
A) Grammy Weekends in Las Vegas
B) 67th Annual Grammy Awards
C) Billboard Music Awards
D) Super Bowl LIX halftime show
- 83. Which song did Kendrick Lamar contribute to that was performed by Nipsey Hussle?
A) "Last Time That I Checc'd"
B) "Victory Lap"
C) "Dedication"
D) "Racks in the Middle"
- 84. What funk collective influenced the album 'To Pimp a Butterfly'?
A) Earth, Wind & Fire
B) Parliament-Funkadelic
C) The Commodores
D) Kool & The Gang
- 85. On what date did Kendrick Lamar release the album 'GNX' on streaming platforms?
A) September 1, 2024
B) November 22, 2024
C) February 9, 2025
D) December 17, 2024
- 86. How many awards did Kendrick Lamar receive at the BET Hip Hop Awards for 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'?
A) Five
B) Three
C) Six
D) Four
- 87. On which Beyoncé single was Kendrick Lamar featured in May 2023?
A) "Formation"
B) "Crazy in Love"
C) "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
D) "America Has a Problem"
- 88. What is the title of Kendrick Lamar's third album?
A) Black Panther: The Album
B) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City
C) To Pimp a Butterfly
D) Damn
- 89. How much did the Damn Tour gross in worldwide revenue?
A) $62.7 million
B) $50 million
C) $75 million
D) $100 million
- 90. What form does Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers take on?
A) A radio drama
B) A theatrical play with confessional lyrics based on Lamar's experiences in therapy
C) A musical
D) A documentary film
- 91. What is Kendrick Lamar's vocal range described as?
A) Deep baritone
B) High soprano
C) Versatile tenor with a raspy, half-shout timbre
D) Smooth alto
- 92. Which award did Kendrick Lamar win at the American Music Awards for 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers'?
A) Favorite Album
B) Artist of the Year
C) Favorite Male Hip Hop Artist
D) Best New Artist
- 93. In which initiative did Kendrick Lamar collaborate with former US President Barack Obama?
A) My Brother's Keeper
B) Let's Move!
C) Joining Forces
D) Reach Higher
- 94. On what date was Kendrick Lamar's album 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' released?
A) March 5, 2020
B) February 13, 2022
C) May 13, 2022
D) November 2022
- 95. Which publication ranked Kendrick Lamar as the tenth-best solo singer of the 21st century in 2023?
A) Pitchfork
B) Billboard
C) The Times
D) Rolling Stone
- 96. Which publication ranked Kendrick Lamar as the second-greatest rapper of all time?
A) Billboard
B) Rolling Stone
C) XXL
D) Complex
- 97. How many singles from 'Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers' debuted in the top-10?
A) Two
B) Four
C) One
D) Three
- 98. What was the name of the rapper whose remix Kendrick Lamar featured on in 2017?
A) Drake
B) Eminem
C) Future
D) J. Cole
- 99. Who is Kendrick Lamar's biggest influence?
A) Dr. Dre
B) Tupac Shakur
C) Eazy-E
D) Mos Def
- 100. Which Lamar song became his longest charting number-one song in the US?
A) "GNX"
B) "Money Without Me"
C) "Squabble Up"
D) "Luther", featuring SZA
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