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- Administrator Dana Canedy said that the decision to give the award to Lamar was unanimous, adding that it was “a big moment for hip-hop music and a big moment for the Pulitzers.” Lamar’s win was widely seen as a deserved recognition of his talent as well as an overdue acknowledgement of hip-hop’s contributions to American culture.
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Apr 22, 2018 · From street kid to Pulitzer: why Kendrick Lamar deserves the prize. Dorian Lynskey. The clarity, complexity and honesty of his lyrics alone merit the highest award for the hip-hop star...
Published: April 17, 2018. By Geoffrey Vendeville. Kendrick Lamar has joined William Faulkner and Robert Frost in the pantheon of Pulitzer Prize winners. Although his fourth LP, DAMN., was snubbed at the Grammy Awards in the album-of-the-year category, the Pulitzer committee awarded Lamar the prize for music, describing the album as a ...
Apr 21, 2018 · Brian McCollum. Detroit Free Press. Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize triumph this week was greeted by widespread celebration in the hip-hop and mainstream music worlds — and no small amount...
Nov 12, 2019 · On April 16, 2018, the Pulitzer Prize Board awards the Pulitzer Prize for Music to rapper Kendrick Lamar for his 2017 album, DAMN. It was the first time the award had gone to a musical work ...
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April 17, 2018. Kendrick Lamar makes history with Pulitzer win EXImages / Alamy Stock Photo. The Pulitzer board handed out its first prize for music in 1943, and for the next seven...
Prize Winners. The 2018Pulitzer Prize Winnerin Music. For distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the year, Fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000). DAMN., by Kendrick Lamar. Share:TwitterFacebookEmail.
Apr 17, 2018 · 155. Kendrick Lamar is the first winner of the Pulitzer Prize for music who is not a classical or jazz musician. John Francis Peters for The New York Times. By Jon Pareles and Zachary Woolfe....
