At the 67th Grammy Awards, Lamar won five Grammys, including best music video, best rap performance, best rap song, song of the year and record of the year, all for his hit "Not Like Us."

Lamar's 2025 Grammy wins bring his total Grammy Award count to 22. He won his first two Grammys in 2015 for best rap song and best rap performance for "I."

Lamar has been writing lyrics and songs since he was a teenager in high school and released his first mixtape in 2003 under the stage name K.Dot. His sound mixes rap with jazz and funk elements and lyrical storytelling, such as with 2011's "Rigamortus" and 2015's "King Kunta."

The Compton, California, native has quickly catapulted to hip-hop stardom with albums like "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City," "To Pimp a Butterfly" and "DAMN," the last of which won the Pulitzer Prize in music in 2018, having been recognized for "its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism" that highlights "the complexity of modern African-American life."

His most recent album, "GNX," released in November 2024, features guests such as SZA, Dody6, and Lefty GunPlay. The surprise release includes the tracks "wacced out murals," which appears to call out music industry heavyweights and addresses Lil Wayne being snubbed for the Super Bowl halftime show, and "heart pt. 6," seemingly named after a diss track released by Drake.