Ad Policy Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, February 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (Matt Slo

Kendrick Lamar, idealized as he is as the relative ascetic among his class of self-styled rap princes, is very much attracted to such power. What makes him unique is his relationship to it: the laurels he has won,

Kendrick Lamar has never been firmly aligned with a political party, but that doesn't mean his music and performance are not overtly political.

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Kendrick, 37, is a Pulitzer prize winner and a 22-time Grammy Award winner. He won five Grammy Awards for the chart-topping hit, "Not Like Us," just last week at the 2025 Grammy Awards.