Kendrick Lamar Is The First Rapper To Win Pulitzer Prize for ‘Damn’

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Kendrick Lamar’s album “Damn” has just won one of the biggest honors ever: a Pulitzer Prize.
Kendrick’s album is the first nonclassical or jazz album ever to win the honor.
The highly coveted Pulitzer Prizes celebrate the best in journalism, literature and musical composition.
The Pulitzer Prize comes with a $15,000 check.
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