Artist Profile: Kendrick Lamar
Fresh off five wins at the Grammys, rapper Kendrick Lamar will headline Super Bowl LIX's halftime show this Sunday. Here is everything you need to know about the artist.
Birthplace: Calabasas, CA
Genre: Grammy rap
Favorite Instrument: Mouth
Childhood Pen Pal: Aubrey Graham of Toronto
Biggest Fear: Confrontation
Biggest Fan: Drake's lawyer
Conservative Turn: 2027
Legacy: Teaching a new generation that poetry can be mean
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