Kendrick Lamar Becomes the First Rapper to Win a Pulitzer Prize

Kendrick Lamar has just become the first-ever rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize. The TDE superstar's accolade comes courtesy of his 2017 studio album DAMN., which picked up the 2018 Pulitzer for music; the LP now stands as the first non-jazz or classical project to earn the award. In an official statement, the Pulitzer Prize Board described the release as a "virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexit...