Happy Birthday, br Kendrick Lamar!.br Kendrick Lamar Duckworth was born June 17, 1987, and turns 33.br He was born in br Compton, California.br His debut studio album, br 'Section .80,' was released in 2011.br His album, 'Good Kid, br M.A.A.D City,' debuted br at No. 2 on the 'Billboard' br 200 chart.br Lamar went on to release br 'To Pimp a Butterfly,' which won a Grammy br for best rap album.br His album, 'Damn,' was the first br non-classical and non-jazz album br to win the Pulitzer Prize for music.br The rapper is also a member br of the hip-hop groupbr Black Hippy.br He has been named br the “Hottest MC in br the Game” by MTV.