Talk:Kendrick Lamar/Archive 1

Article Update
Some expert (someone capable) on this subject should update this article. Kendrick Lamar's album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City has already been released, but much of this article fails to reflect this reality. The Kendrick Lamar Album has made a 4 year hit in the country within the last decade.

The phrase towards the end about 2pac, The Notorious B.I.G., Jay-Z, Nas, and Eminem being his favorite rappers should have the line following reworded — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jglronan (talk • contribs) 06:19, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

Kendrick had a dream
Kendrick has stated in interviews that he believes he was visited by one of his favorite rappers, Tupac Shakur in a dream. I think that should be included in the "Influences" section of this article. Here is a detailed article on his premonition: http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.15954/title.kendrick-lamar-recalls-having-a-vision-of-tupac-shakur-in-his-sleep HipHopDoc (talk) 23:06, 15 April 2013 (UTC)

Huge controversy in Big Sean song
A few days ago Big Sean released a new song titled "Control" which features Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica. In Kendrick Lamar's verse he caused controversy because he took shots at Drake, J. Cole, Wale, Big K.R.I.T., Pusha T, ASAP Rocky, Mac Miller and Tyler the Creator. This has been one of the biggest hip-hop controversies in a while and should be added to his page. You can hear the song here: (Explicit content, be warned.) Mage505 (talk) 15:32, 17 August 2013 (UTC)


 * There is an entry at the 2013 in hip hop music page about this, but if he a feud starts between him and someone with diss tracks being released then a section on here would be appropriate.  STATic  message me!  17:22, 17 August 2013 (UTC)

2012-present day= good kidd MAAD city
About two days ago marked the annaversery of Kendrick Lamar's g.o.o.d. KIDD, M.A.A.D. city. The album was recorded years ago, Is he still promoting it still?--MRivera25 (talk) 17:27, 24 October 2013 (UTC)MRivera25

Intro Suggestion
Would the following be better represented by the suggested that follows:

Lamar first began to gain major attention in 2010, after the release of his fourth mixtape Overly Dedicated. The next year, he released Section.80, his first independent album to critical acclaim; released exclusively through iTunes and instantly ranked as one of the top digital hip hop releases of the year.[5] Early in his career, before releasing his major label debut, Lamar amassed a large internet following, and had already worked with Dr. Dre, Game, Drake, Young Jeezy, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, E-40, Warren G and Lil Wayne, among other popular artists. Lamar also received a total of seven Grammy nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards (2014), including Best New Artist, Album of the Year, and Best Rap Song.

REPLACEMENT:

Lamar found major industry attention following the release in 2010 of his fourth mixtape, Over Dedicated.

note: since it brought, to his attention, an major industry person that wanted to work with him.

REPLACEMANT:

Section 80 (YEAR) followed with critical acclaim; his debut independent album that was released exclusively through iTunes and immediately ranked within the top digital hip hop releases of that year.[5]

REPLACEMENT SUGGESTION:

Despite not having a major label debut release until (ALBUM) (YEAR), Lamar had a significant internet following and had worked with major industry leaders: Dr. Dre, Game, Drake, Young Jeezy, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, E-40, Warren G and Lil Wayne.

Leave what follows as is. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.170.88.72 (talk) 23:07, 14 February 2014 (UTC)

Addition to Life and Career Section
On December 16th 2014 Kendrick Lamar appeared on the Colbert Report as the show's last musical guest and debuted an untitled song from his upcoming album.



No album in 2014
Update the 2014 section. It states an album is coming in September although there is no album this year. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.198.197.191 (talk) 04:21, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
 * That's why it says 2014-present. An album can come in 2015, and it doesn't need to be changed. And all it said was he claimed to be an album out. Not that it released at that time. -- Joseph Prasad (talk) 04:30, 24 December 2014 (UTC)

Vandalism
Someone should probably fix "human aux cord" being included next to rapper in the initial text of this article.

MrJohnSwan (talk) 23:51, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Edit request on 30 April 2013
Please include this sentence after "On January 26, 2013, Lamar performed the album's lead singles "Swimming Pools (Drank)" and "Poetic Justice" on Saturday Night Live. He also appeared alongside host Adam Levine and The Lonely Island on an SNL Digital Short; which spawned the single "YOLO"": Kendrick subsequently uploaded a standalone video of one of his characters from the music video, "Uncle Beez Wax,"on Top Dawg Entertainment's YouTube channel. 

Briguy1990 (talk) 17:40, 30 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Why? Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 02:16, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Copied from my talk page and reactiving edit request (no comment on the request I just don't have time to go through this
 * Callanec, I believe this addition: 1) Establishes Kendrick's connection to the TDE YouTube page, 2) highlights Kendrick's acting abilities, and 3) provides further information on the character he portayed.
 * If someone would be able to handle this request, that'd be great. Thanks, Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 07:15, 14 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I guess I'm still not seeing the importance of this. To answer your specific points: 1) This article does a pretty good job of showing Kendrick's connection to TDE. Why does it need to specifically show his connection to TDE's YouTube channel? 2) I don't know that a 45-second video of him shuffling around and throwing his voice is really a good sample of his acting talent. 3) That character was in the YOLO video for about one second and didn't say a word.
 * The important event was that he appeared on SNL, and that is covered in the article. I think adding this to the article is emphasizing that performance a bit too much. Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: but I will keep an eye on this page if you would like to respond, and you are of course welcome to contact me on my talk page. Thanks, -- El Hef  ( Meep ? ) 14:19, 14 May 2013 (UTC)

2Pac told him to use his real name
i think it should be mentioned that kendrick was called k dot but then he had a dream about 2 pac n 2pac told him to use his real — Preceding unsigned comment added by Df2397 (talk • contribs)

2015: Dark Ours
In 2015, the album was released in Q1, titled Dark Ours and tracklist was released.

On February, Kendrick Lamar announced that released in March 23, 2015.

77.158.41.12 (talk) 12:53, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2015
On March 6, 2015, Lamar announced his new album, [Untitled], would be released on March 23, 2015.

ArcaneK10 (talk) 23:30, 6 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Do you have a source for this? -- Joseph Prasad (talk) 00:40, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Done, thank you. -- Calidum  19:34, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 March 2015
i found some false information about his childhood

Gabrielxo (talk) 19:20, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Not done, no information provided. -- Calidum  19:34, 7 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 11 March 2015
Discography Main articles: Kendrick Lamar discography and Black Hippy discography Section.80 (2011) Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012) To Pimp A Butterfly (2015)

Jeffjeff231 (talk) 05:41, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 16 March 2015
This article lists a release date of March 23, 2015, for a new album. However, the album was released unexpectedly a week early, on March 16, 2015. http://pitchfork.com/news/58858-kendrick-lamars-to-pimp-a-butterfly-is-out-now/

162.202.146.217 (talk) 11:46, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks, Nici  Vampire  Heart  12:21, 16 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 March 2015
I would like to request to edit this because well for one my name is kendrick lamar fan and also I can help keep this up to date with news about kendrick new things not known before and stuff like that gang gang squad good kid maad city

Kendrickfan2015 (talk) 03:58, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 18 March 2015

 * alias          = K-Dot, King Kunta

Hahnsoulow (talk) 18:42, 18 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Aliases in this context are official stage names. The release of a single doesn't create a stage name for him. -- El Hef  ( Meep? ) 18:49, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Kendrick Lamar's tribute to Method Man and ODB
Kendrick Lamar's November 2014 SNL performance  also paid homage to the Ol' Dirty Bastard (it was for both ODB and Method Man) as well since it was the 10th anniversary of ODB's death night of the performance. In an interview with MTV RZA states : “Yeah I did catch that,” RZA said when asked about Kendrick’s performance and apparent tribute. “It was Dirty’s birthday and the anniversary of Tical. We celebrated in L.A., we had a kung-fu night at a movie theatre. We showed 5 Deadly Venoms and we had a special ODB cake made.”

“As we sitting there with the cake, one of the writers came over and showed the Kendrick thing,” he continued. “He just said to me, ‘Yo I feel like Kendrick is showing respect to Dirty right now, do you see this?’ I looked at it and I was like, ‘Wow, that looks like respect to me too. So, respect.

http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.31524/title.rza-reacts-to-kendrick-lamars-method-man-tribute-during-snl-performance

67.83.29.165 (talk) 16:34, 21 March 2015 (UTC)


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Semi-protected edit request on 26 March 2015
Please change "a video of a Charles Hamilton live show surfaced, in which Hamilton battled fellow rappers in the audience who were in attendance." to "a video of a Charles Hamilton live show surfaced, in which Hamilton battled fellow rappers who were in the audience." in order to make it less redundant and slightly clearer. This is in the section titled '2003-2009: Career beginnings'

75.118.45.235 (talk) 00:35, 26 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Thanks, Nici  Vampire  Heart  16:10, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2015
Request to add a "Personal life" section as to add information on engagement to Whitney Alford.

Source: http://www.people.com/article/kendrick-lamar-engaged-whitey-alford

67.198.116.117 (talk) 18:58, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 *  Kharkiv07 Talk  22:17, 7 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: I made the "early life" into "personal" and added a line there.  Kharkiv07 Talk  22:24, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Duckworth family tree
My name is Connie Alston. I live in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. I am the granddaughter of Savannah (Duckworth) Payne, and she is the daughter of John & Emma Duckworth from Tennessee. I created a page on facebook called "DUCKWORTH FAMILY TREE", solely for the purpose of uniting our Duckworth family & knowing who our relatives are. Could you please let me know who your mother, father, & grandparents are so that we can determine if you are a relative of the Duckworth family. I would appreciate it very much if you could respond to me since we are in the process of writing a biography of our family. I am on facebook as Connie Alston & my e-mail address is msconn408@yahoo.com. I look forward to hearing from you. It would be great to have you as a part of our wonderful family. Thank you... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.131.126.109 (talk) 21:22, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2015
190.213.224.37 (talk) 01:54, 14 April 2015 (UTC) please can i edit please please
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Semi-protected edit request on 11 June 2015
kendrick lamar has dropped a new album recently so i was wondering if it can be put in the wikipedia page

71.112.166.174 (talk) 20:12, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 27 September 2015
Please change the line in the "Personal Life" section that reads, "Lamar is a vulgar Christian,[129] and the introductory lines..." to "Lamar is a Christian,[129] and the introductory lines..." The descriptor is rather subjective to describe Mr. Lamar's religious beliefs. Vulgar Christianity is not a sect or denomination.

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 * ✅ Sundayclose (talk) 02:31, 27 September 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 October 2015
vocals

204.81.192.91 (talk) 16:24, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

More importantly, you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 16:40, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: as you have not requested a specific change in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".

November15 3014 performance
Kendrick Lamar was paying respect to the late great ODB (Old Dirty Bastard) at his performance on SNL by wearing those all black contacts and partly braided hair, similar to how ODB wore his hair. Also note that night he performed, November 15, is ODB's birthday. I think you guys mentioned the wrong Wu Tang artist. RevilO (talk) 07:01, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

2014* RevilO (talk) 07:02, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

Please add the influence of Kendrick Lamars upbringing
Kendrick Lamar's childhood and up-bringing had major influences on the music he produces. His life is very much apart of his music and what helped him kick start his career. KenanAlk1234 (talk) 05:27, 29 September 2016 (UTC)


 * What published account do you suggest as a source? Binksternet (talk) 05:45, 29 September 2016 (UTC)

Straight A Student?
Why does the article state he was a straight A Student? Source article just mentions he was a "good" student. I cannot find any evidence he earned straight A's. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.102.85.241 (talk) 18:57, 5 November 2016 (UTC)

Please add a Kendrick Lamar Legacy Topic Section
Kendrick Lamar has been releasing the best quality music for the last 5 years up to now in this era/generation of hip-hop with modern classics such as good kid, m.A.A.d city and To Pimp A Butterfly and highly acclaimed projects such as section.80 and Overly Dedicated. He has influenced legends like David Bowie and even formed a J. Cole collaboration cult following with similarities to 2pac because of his way that he connected with people in the art he made. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kendrickfanar (talk • contribs) 00:22, 11 April 2016 (UTC)


 * no Aft197 (talk) 06:14, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2017
The upcoming fourth studio album was confirmed to be released on April 14th, 2017 via iTunes pre-order release date. Bpbm (talk) 03:17, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2017
Adding projected date for newest album release http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-kendrick-lamar-new-album-april-14-story.html MopedMoses (talk) 21:49, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2017
Pike0314 (talk) 03:10, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2017
Under "Fourth Studio Album," put "On April 7, 2017, Kendrick Lamar announced that his fourth studio album was available for pre-order and will be released on April 14, 2017." Issa240 (talk) 20:43, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 25 April 2017
Kendrick Lamar is from Compton, Spain Griffinsims03 (talk) 15:42, 25 April 2017 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2017
Add 'Kung Fu Kenny' to "Other Names" section. He refers to himself as 'Kung Fu Kenny' in many of his songs. You can hear it on a lot of the songs on his album, 'DAMN.' 2604:2000:F0CA:1200:2517:D4B4:9FAA:39C2 (talk) 03:52, 24 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Not as widely known as K-Dot.  st  170  e  16:43, 25 May 2017 (UTC)

I agree Chrispy toast9 (talk) 08:58, 19 August 2018 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 21 March 2018
Add "Kung-fu Kenny" under "Other names". This is another nickname Kendrick has used, just like the already listed "K-Dot". R977tanya (talk) 19:18, 21 March 2018 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2018
Change: “Lamar had featured on Drake's "Buried Alive Interlude", Drake was featured...”

To: “Lamar had been featured...”

...adding “been” Firethief (talk) 05:19, 17 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Gulumeemee (talk) 07:55, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 December 2018
The lead paragraph should have the start of his career in it, also the "the new king of hip hop" should be corrected as "The New King of Hip Hop"? 88.111.139.176 (talk) 01:06, 26 December 2018 (UTC)
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Unsourced intro
"He is regarded as one of the most skillful and successful hip hop artists of his generation"

None of the sources cited say this. Cornerstonepicker (talk) 02:43, 5 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 February 2019
change alt A black man with dreadlocks smiling at an off-screen entity

to alt Pulitzer Prizes 2018 award ceremony - Kendrick Lamar Eded2ed2y (talk) 07:23, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

Done Roadguy2 (talk) 17:11, 23 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 27 July 2019
Spouse - Whitney Alford Tushar Narera (talk) 16:22, 27 July 2019 (UTC)
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As far as the influence Kendrick Lamar has on Hip Hop or recording artist in general. Why does there absolutely have to be a source or text from a well established publication? People who are fans of music and Kendrick Lamar should be able to express what artists he has influenced over the years. Not everything has to be said by a recording artist or a writer for a magazine to justify how influential he has been within his career. It's important that the fans of Kendrick Lamar have some input on this particular topic of his impact on other artist music and/or content. So, with that being said it is obvious that there are many other artist not listed as being influenced by Kendrick Lamar. I would like to help with that list without any sources to provide because these sources aren't just made for only one career. Here are some artist that weren't listed the his page. Logic, Tory Lanez, Rapsody, Isaiah Rashad, J.I.D., Teirra Whack, and Joyner Lucas. 1-800 regular 1-800 regular (talk) 06:37, 17 June 2020 (UTC)


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Nicknames
he has another nickname besides K dot; Cornrow Kenny User1233345 (talk) 19:44, 11 August 2019 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 18 June 2021
Hi there. A user going by the name Nguyen0409 was blocked indefinitely due to the abusive use of multiple accounts. They used a sockpuppet named ADTN1210 to vandalize the Wikipedia page of rapper 'Kendrick Lamar' and wrongly removed a sentence in the introduction which read "Kendrick Lamar is regarded as one of the greatest rappers and lyricists of all time". The user said that "no source indicates that he is one of the greatest of all time" This is very incorrect as many sources agree that he is and he is widely regarded by many as one of the greatest of all time. Since the user has been blocked, the part of the Wikipedia page that was removed has not been added back. Could you please edit the page to add back what it originally said. Thank you. JadedJack779 (talk) 00:17, 18 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Even if the user who removed this is a sockpuppet, the removal seems correct because such a subjective statement, especially one which makes such a bold statement (that this is "one of the greatest rappers and lyricists of all time") would require multiple, high-quality sources describing him as such, and you have not provided any. RandomCanadian (talk / contribs) 00:28, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Why not conscious rap?
Why not? Inchiostro1996 (talk) 06:33, 26 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Please provide reliable sources that state he is in the "conscious rap" genre. Trillfendi (talk) 11:53, 26 June 2021 (UTC)

https://wordpress.clarku.edu/musc210-hhp/introduction/hip-hop-complexities-section-3/:
 * ❌ Wordpress is a blog. And "Conscious rap" is not a genre. Rapping is a style. (CC) Tb hotch ™ 19:37, 27 June 2021 (UTC)

Re: Feuds - Big Sean
Someone should update the 'Feuds' section on Kendrick's page, as the Big Sean section could use an update. Currently, it states that both sent subliminal shots the others way around 2016-17. However, on Sean's latest studio album Detroit 2, he references squashing the beef with Kendrick on the song Deep Reverence. He states 'After what happened to Nipsey, I reached out to Kendrick; there wasn't even no real issues there to begin with.' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.103.183.121 (talk) 22:42, 29 October 2021 (UTC)

Total record sales are false
The paragraph below is false.

"Lamar has certified sales of over 70 million records in the United States alone, and all of his albums have been certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA)."

If you go to the source website, and add his record and single sales they add up to: 7.5 million RECORD sales and 46 million SINGLE sales. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2.248.51.105 (talk) 19:45, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Kendrick Lamar
Who is Kendrick Lamar's dad? 2601:601:4481:AD00:94ED:2C9:D8EC:A472 (talk) 14:46, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 September 2022
in the "Personal life" ection remove Kendrick daughter name "Uzzi" because of lack of reliable source Hisham2206 (talk) 08:55, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ – Recoil (talk) 11:03, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 October 2022
remove "singer" I don't believe that's a correct term to describe him 37.56.105.41 (talk) 14:55, 5 October 2022 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 30 September 2022
Add "Kendrick Lamar will make his fifth appearance to Saturday Night Live on October 1st 2022."  Christian.Roa (talk) 17:50, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: or Pictogram voting wait.svg Already done - 1 October is now in the past, but that's now listed in #Television anyway.

Semi-protected edit request on 10 October 2022
Remove "Singer" it's not an accurate description 5.163.163.105 (talk) 21:56, 10 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. BlueNoise (talk) 08:21, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 October 2022
Add "one of the greatest rappers of all time" Billboard had at number 9 and rolling stone had 3 of his studio albums in top 500 greatest albums of all time....To pimp a butterfly was number 19 188.54.96.77 (talk) 23:29, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: "greatest" is too opinion-based for Wikipedia, see wp:subjective. 3mi1y (talk) 07:07, 18 October 2022 (UTC)

Wiki Education assignment: Black American Music 209
— Assignment last updated by Danimonroe (talk) 13:52, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Correction To Typo In Intro
"The album was met with positive reviews and included his debut single "HiiiiPower".

Should read "HiiiPower" (three i's, not four) 2603:6081:1905:ABA:249C:7855:2DAB:51C5 (talk) 16:31, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 February 2023
أHe now has 17 Grammys and 4 American music awards 50.60.157.208 (talk) 22:17, 6 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Lightoil (talk) 03:39, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 March 2023
good kid, m.A.A.d city, To Pimp a Butterfly, Damn and Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers have all been nominated for Album of the Year, with the latter three winning for Best Rap Album. Kendricklamarlover911 (talk) 17:58, 3 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Red question icon with gradient background.svg Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 01:38, 4 March 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2023
Inclusion of the moniker "Kung Fu Kenny" in the list of Other Names, as used throughout his 2017 album.

Sources for inclusion:

. 168.11.48.112 (talk) 17:47, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 30 April 2023
Please add the following to the other names section of the infobox:

"Kung Fu Kenny (Source 5) (Came from his album DAMN)"

"King Kendrick (Source 4) (Kendrick and his fans refer to him numerous times as King Kendrick, whether in tweets or music)"

"Mr. Morale (Source 7) (Came from his album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers)"

"Cornrow Kenny (Source 8) (A reference to Kendrick's cornrows haircut)"

"King Kunta (Source 3) (Came from his song King Kunta)"

"Man-Man (Source 2) (He is referred to as Man-Man in Family Ties and HUMBLE, a nickname from his childhood)"

Sources:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWvFNpT5nZE&t=105s

2. https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/entertainthis/2017/08/09/kendrick-lamar-man-man/554405001/

3. https://sharpens.org/lyrics/meaning/king-kunta-by-kendrick-lamar

4. https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenalvarez/2020/05/24/where-is-hip-hops-reigning-king-kendrick-lamar/?sh=3e0f636573bb

5. https://www.thefader.com/2017/04/20/don-cheadle-confirms-kendrick-lamars-kung-fu-kenny-moniker-is-a-irush-hour-2i-reference

6. https://champw.com/2023/01/10/kendrick-lamar-nicknames/

7. https://dknation.draftkings.com/2022/5/11/23066294/why-is-kendrick-lamars-new-album-called-mr-morale-the-big-stepper-release-date-tracks-tde-oklama

8. https://rapdictionary.com/meaning/cornrow-kenny/

ItsJulTheJ (talk) 03:13, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: These are unknown to the common people, and by reliable sources refer to him by his name. This would just fluff up names by too much, especially for only a little. Callme mirela &#127809; 14:14, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Man-Man should at least be included as he is referred to as that in some of his songs and the origin of the nickname could be added to his Early Life section, that way, people will understand where Man-Man comes from ItsJulTheJ (talk) 03:18, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 June 2023
Please revert this edit 1 which was made without a source and introduced incorrect information. 91.65.131.31 (talk) 05:59, 9 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Actualcpscm (talk) 19:42, 10 June 2023 (UTC)

Kendrick Lamar
Was born in Chicago, IL and was raised in Compton, CA 2601:240:CB03:3860:2C96:4BD3:BEF9:A3D9 (talk) 17:12, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Legacy
Can someone post a Legacy Header for Kendrick Lamar article JwillWiki454 (talk) 03:10, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 September 2023
Add Kung Fu Kenny to the list of “other names”. 2600:8804:1081:7300:6094:26F1:326D:738E (talk) 01:04, 12 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 01:32, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 December 2023
Please change all instances of “Duckworth” to “Lamar” (except when referring to his full name) Eaglefang1 (talk) 04:23, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: Duckworth is his legal surname, so that is how he is referred to. Mattdaviesfsic (talk) 06:43, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Are you sure about that? Other people get referred to by their pseudonymous surname, and when looking for policy I found at Manual of Style/Biography that “ When a majority of reliable secondary sourcesrefer to persons by a pseudonym, they should be subsequently referred to by their pseudonymous surnames ” Eaglefang1 (talk) 13:58, 30 December 2023 (UTC)
 * ✅ Yes, that policy is correct Dantus21 (talk) 21:18, 30 December 2023 (UTC)