His album is the first non-classical or jazz work to win the award. Kendrick Lamar's DAMN. has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. It's the first non-classical or jazz work to win the award.
The Pulitzer board on Monday called the album a work that captures the complexity of African-American life.
Lamar has been praised and lauded for his deep lyrical content, remarkable live performances, and his profound mix of hip-hop, spoken word, jazz, soul, funk, poetry and African sounds.
His major-label albums good kid, m.A.A.d city, To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN. became works of art, with Lamar writing songs about blackness, street life, police brutality, perseverance, survival and self-worth.
His piercing raps helped him become the voice of the generation, and easily ascend as the leader in hip-hop and cross over to audiences outside of rap, from rock to pop to jazz.
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79616 posts
Mon Apr-16-18 03:05 PM
2. "Right, but we all know why that didn’t win any major awards" In response to Reply # 1
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79616 posts
Tue Apr-17-18 09:28 AM
8. "true, but I think we all know that was album of the year" In response to Reply # 4 Tue Apr-17-18 09:29 AM by legsdiamond
and IMO DAMN wasn't that good compared to TPaB.
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
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