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Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar is feeling the love after winning the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music. A grip of popular celebrities and musicians have come forward to celebrate his career achievement.
Over the past few hours, everyone from Busta Rhymes to comedian Martin Lawrence have acknowledged K. Dot’s game-changing win for his DAMN. album.
Congratulations to @kendricklamar, @dangerookipawaa and @Interscope! #Pulitzer pic.twitter.com/fFQBYnoW9F
— The Pulitzer Prizes (@PulitzerPrizes) April 16, 2018
Beyoncé had Coachella renamed after her, Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize, & Black Panther has made more money than Titanic.
Black history month is every month, every day, every year, all the time.
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) April 16, 2018
Amazing! Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize for his album DAMN today. He is officially the first non-classical or jazz artist to win the Pulitzer Prize in music! pic.twitter.com/P0Iz6AJvQ1
— COMMON (@common) April 17, 2018
Drake announced an album. J. Cole announced an album. Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer. It’s Chance The Rapper’s birthday. It’s the 15-year anniversary of Michael Jordan’s last NBA game. And D-Wade had 21 points in the first half of a playoff game at 36. It’s been quite the day.
— Aaron Dodson (@aardodson) April 17, 2018
.@KendrickLamar is the first person to win a #Pulitzer for rap. Yep. That feels about right. Incredible.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) April 17, 2018
Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer and both Drake and J Cole announced new albums coming this summer. We’re looking at you now Kanye 👀
— Tamara Dhia (@tamaradhia) April 17, 2018
Huge congrats to Kendrick Lamar on winning the Pulitzer Prize in music. He’s the first non classical/jazz artist to do so. Times are changing #KendrickLamar #Pulitzer
— Sacha Lord (@Sacha_Lord) April 17, 2018
.@kendricklamar's 'DAMN.' receives Pultizer Prize for its "…vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism." Congratulations, @kendricklamar!!! https://t.co/LtxDlTKpxM pic.twitter.com/hjsErh6NUy
— SAINT HERON (@SaintHeron) April 17, 2018
Logic has some congratulatory words for Kendrick Lamar [@kendricklamar] after finding out that Kendrick won the PULITZER AWARD.@Logic301 will be taking over @Power106LA | TOMORROW starting at 6:30 AM #TheCruzShow @dangerookipawaa pic.twitter.com/s8YFABwL13
— The Cruz Show (@TheCruzShow) April 16, 2018
Congrats to Kendrick Lamar. #PulitzerPrize ain’t nothing to scoff at. 🙏🏻
— Lance Allred (@lanceallred41) April 17, 2018
Grammy < Pulitzer. https://t.co/3WvTriaQwJ
— Frank Pallotta (@frankpallotta) April 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/dansolomon/status/985959093067239424
https://twitter.com/RashadDrakeford/status/986022594515107842
WATCH: @AriMelber congratulates Kendrick Lamar on being the first rapper to win a Pulitzer Prize #TheBeat pic.twitter.com/RJ7PkcB6j2
— The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC 📺 (@TheBeatWithAri) April 16, 2018
.@kendricklamar What an historic moment. Congratulations on your Pulitzer!
— Elijah Wood (@elijahwood) April 16, 2018
There are some people who feel the Hip Hop community doesn’t have any hardworking innovative thinkers. ‘Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it’- James Baldwin @kendricklamar Keep doin it ✊🏾 https://t.co/g4q6l9323V
— itsCROOK (@CrookedIntriago) April 16, 2018
Kendrick Lamar just made history. 👏 pic.twitter.com/RJrF0TU95R
— Cycle (@bycycle) April 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/SheaSerrano/status/985988814240997376
August Wilson, Thelonious Monk, Alex Haley, Toni Morrison, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Kendrick Lamar….just thinking of all the Pulitzer Prize winners I know and K Dot names sounds pretty damn good amongst them. Congrats to that brother! I’m inspired!
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) April 16, 2018
Congratulations @kendricklamar on your Pulitzer win. The album was brilliant and deserves every accolade .
— Anthony Bourdain (@Bourdain) April 16, 2018
Pulitzer Prize winner Kdot from Compton. I bet not ever hear one of you niggas speak with anything less than respect in your mouth for Kendrick Lamar. #TDE
— Punch TDE (@iamstillpunch) April 16, 2018
A Pulitzer Prize executive has provided context behind Lamar landing the game-changing award.
“The time was right,” Dana Canedy, the administrator of the prizes, said in an interview after the winners were announced. “We are very proud of this selection. It means that the jury and the board judging system worked as it’s supposed to — the best work was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.” She added: “It shines a light on hip-hop in a completely different way. This is a big moment for hip-hop music and a big moment for the Pulitzers.” (New York Times)
DAMN. KiNG Kendrick