Kendrick Lamar Born June 17 1987 Is An American Hip Hop Recording Artist From Compton California Currently Signed To Top Dawg Aftermath And Interscope. Lamar Is A Member Of Hip Hop Supergroup Black Hippy Along With Fellow West Coast Rappers And Label Mates Jay Rock Schoolboy Q And Ab-Soul. 2 He First Gained Major Attention After The Release Of His Fourth Mixtape Overly Dedicated 2010 . In 2011 His Independent Album Section.80 Released Exclusively Through ITunes Instantly Ranked As One Of The Top Digital Hip Hop Releases Of The Year. 3 Early In His Career Before Releasing His Major Label Debut Lamar Amassed A Large Internet Following And Had Worked With Snoop Dogg Dr. Dre Wiz Khalifa J. Cole Rapper Game Drake Busta Rhymes Hopsin E-40 Warren G Bun B Tech N9ne And Lil Wayne Among Other Popular Artists.