Kendrick Lamar wins Best Rap Album Grammy

Comments · 391 Views

Kendrick Lamar thanked his family for giving him "courage and vulnerability" as he accepted the Best Rap Album Grammy Award on Sunday (05.02.23).

The 35-year-old musician beat off competition from Pusha T ('It's Almost Dry'), Jack Harlow ('Come Home the Kids Miss You)', Future ('I Never Liked You') and DJ Khaled ('God Did') to win the accolade for the third time and admitted 'Mr. Morale + the Big Steppers' had proven to be the "toughest" album he's ever made. Kendrick - who previously won the award in 2016 and 2018 for 'To Pimp a Butterfly' and 'Damn' respectively - told the audience at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena: "I want to thank my family for giving me the courage and the vulnerability to share my stories and share my truth with this album. That's first and foremost.

 

In local news, Zakes Bantwini, Wouter Kellerman, and Nomcebo Zikode have done South Africa proud at the 65th annual Grammy Awards. The trio scooped Best Performance in the Global Music category. Wouter Kellerman, Zakes Bantwini and Nomcebo Zikode win award for Best Global Performance at 65th Annual Grammy Awards and the award is for their hit song 'Bayethe'. Their win follows last year's Grammy won by DJ Black Coffee for the Best Dance/Electronic Album. This is Kellerman's fourth Grammy, while it's a first for both Bantwini and Zikode.

Zakes Bantwini, Nomcebo Zikode and  Wouter Kellerman

Comments