Kendrick Lamar: Crown Me!

Music genius. Kendrick Lamar is the king of hip-hop.

It seems like Interscope Records got a success on them, The label that gave you Lady Gaga, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and U2 has another act that on top. Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, is the king of hip-hop right now.

Kendrick Lamar was nominated for 11 Grammy award nominations.

The most important nominations are the Best Album of the year and Best Rap album of the year.

BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Taylor Swift - 1989 (Big Machine Records, LLC)

Alabama Shakes - Sound & Color (ATO Records)

Chris Stapleton - Traveller (Mercury Nashville)

The Weeknd - Beauty Behind the Madness (Warner Bros)

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope)
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BEST RAP ALBUM OF THE YEAR.

J. Cole – 2014 Forest Hills Drive (Roc Nation/Dreamville/Columbia)

Dr. Dre - Compton (Aftermath Entertainment)

Drake - If You're Reading This It's Too Late (Young Money/OVO/Cash Money Records)

Nicki Minaj - The Pinkprint (Young Money/Cash Money Records)

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp A Butterfly (Top Dawg/Aftermath/Interscope)

The Compton based rapper has seen his stock soar this year. He got the top album of the year nomination. To Pimp a Butterfly is an instant smash.

To Pimp a Butterfly is a classic. 

To Pimp a Butterfly was released to the iTunes Store and Spotify a week earlier than scheduled. It debuted atop the Billboard 200 and received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its musical scope and the social relevance of Lamar's lyrics. By July 2015, the album had sold 642,000 copies in the United States.

World News Today wants to congratulate Kendrick Lamar on winning the most nominations.