American rapper Kendrick Lamar has appeared in 74 music videos, 17 of which he directed with his creative partner Dave Free.[a] He was featured in several documentaries, helmed three short films, and released one concert film.
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For his debut studio album, Section.80 (2011), Lamar worked with directors such as Vashtie Kola to release four music videos, including visuals for "HiiiPower" and "A.D.H.D".[2] His second album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), was supported by music videos for "Swimming Pools (Drank)", "Backseat Freestyle" (Lamar's music video directorial debut), "Poetic Justice", "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", and "Sing About Me". He also starred in and produced a companion short film, which was directed by Khalil Joseph.[3] Lamar and Free began receiving recognition for their directorial work with Lamar's third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015).[4][5] Among its six visual components, "Alright" won Best Direction at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards.[6] Lamar also won Video of the Year and Best Collaboration during the ceremony for his featured appearance on singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's music video for "Bad Blood".[7] Directed by Joseph Kahn, it additionally received the Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2016.[8]
Lamar's fourth studio album, Damn (2017), was supported by music videos primarily directed by Lamar, Free and Dave Meyers.[9] The video for its lead single, "Humble", won six accolades at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction and Video of the Year. With his victory in the latter category, Lamar became the first artist to win Video of the Year for a video they co-directed.[10] "Humble" also received the Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2018.[11] Lamar and Free directed the majority of the visuals for the former's fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022).[12]
Music videos
editAs lead artist
editTitle | Year | Other artist(s) | Director(s) | Notes | Album | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"Bitch I'm in the Club" | 2009 | — | Dee.Jay.Dave | C4 | [13] | |
"Compton State of Mind" | — | Compton State of Mind | [14] | |||
"Jason Keaton & Uncle Bobby" | — | Brandon Dimit | Kendrick Lamar | [15] | ||
"She Needs Me" | 2010 | — | Jerome D | [16] | ||
"Ignorance Is Bliss" | — | Dee.Jay.Dave OG Michael Mihail |
Also writer | Overly Dedicated | [17] | |
"Monster Freestyle" | — | Calmatic | — | [18] | ||
"H.O.C." | — | Jerome D | Overly Dedicated | [19] | ||
"Cut You Off" | — | Calmatic | [20] | |||
"P&P 1.5" | Ab-Soul | Jerome D | [21] | |||
"Michael Jordan" | Schoolboy Q | Fredo Tovar | [22] | |||
"HiiiPower" | 2011 | — | Fredo Tovar Scott Fleishman |
Section.80 | [23] | |
"Tammy's Song (Her Evils)" | — | Jerome D | [24] | |||
"A.D.H.D" | — | Vashtie Kola | [25] | |||
"Rigamortis" | — | The ICU | [26] | |||
"Swimming Pools (Drank)" | 2012 | — | Jerome D | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | [27] | |
"Backseat Freestyle" | 2013 | — | Kendrick Lamar Jerome D Dee.Jay.Dave |
Co-director | [28] | |
"Poetic Justice" | Drake | The Little Homies Dee.Jay.Dave Dangerookipawaa |
[29] | |||
"Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe" | — | The Little Homies OG Mike Mihail |
[30] | |||
"Sing About Me" | — | Darren Romanelli | [31] | |||
"i" | 2014 | — | The Little Homies Alexandre Moors |
Co-director | To Pimp A Butterfly | [32] |
"King Kunta" | 2015 | — | Director X | [33] | ||
"Alright" | — | The Little Homies Colin Tilley |
Co-director | [34] | ||
"For Free? (Interlude)" | — | The Little Homies Joe Weil |
[35] | |||
"These Walls" | — | The Little Homies Colin Tilley |
[36] | |||
"Humble" | 2017 | — | The Little Homies Dave Meyers |
Damn | [37] | |
"DNA" | — | The Little Homies Nabil |
[38] | |||
"Element" | — | The Little Homies Jonas Lindstroem |
[39] | |||
"Loyalty" | Rihanna | The Little Homies Dave Meyers |
[40] | |||
"Love" | Zacari | The Little Homies Dave Meyers |
[41] | |||
"All the Stars" | 2018 | SZA | The Little Homies Dave Meyers |
Black Panther: The Album | [42] | |
"Family Ties" | 2021 | Baby Keem | Dave Free | Also executive producer | The Melodic Blue | [43] |
"The Heart Part 5" | 2022 | — | Kendrick Lamar Dave Free |
Co-director and executive producer | Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers | [44] |
"N95" | — | Kendrick Lamar Dave Free |
[45] | |||
"Rich Spirit" | — | Calmatic | Also executive producer | [46] | ||
"Count Me Out" | — | Kendrick Lamar Dave Free |
Co-director and executive producer | [47] | ||
"The Hillbillies" | 2023 | Baby Keem | Neal Farmer | Non-album single | [48] | |
"Not Like Us" | 2024 | — | Dave Free Kendrick Lamar |
[49] |
As featured artist
editAs producer
editTitle | Year | Artist(s) | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Hooligan" | 2020 | Baby Keem | Executive producer | [87] |
"No Sense" | 2021 | Executive producer; credited as K.L. | [88] | |
"Durag Activity" | Baby Keem and Travis Scott | [89] | ||
The Melodic Blue | Baby Keem | Album trailer; executive producer | [90] | |
"Issues" | Executive producer; credited as KL | [91] | ||
"First Order of Business" | [92] | |||
"16" | 2022 | [93] | ||
"With The Villains" | Tanna Leone | [94] | ||
"Death n’ Taxes" | [95] |
Guest appearances
editTitle | Year | Artist(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
"Win" | 2018 | Jay Rock | Dave Meyers Dave Free |
[96] |
Filmography
editFilm
edit† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | Lennon or McCartney | Himself | Short documentary film | [97] |
M.A.A.D | Short film; also producer | [98] | ||
2015 | God Is Gangsta | Short film; also co-director and co-editor | [99] | |
2017 | Louder Together | Documentary film | [100] | |
2018 | Jay Rock: Road to Redemption | [101] | ||
Quincy | [102] | |||
2019 | Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes | [103] | ||
2022 | We Cry Together – A Short Film | The Man | Short film; also co-director, writer, and executive producer | [104] |
Kendrick Lamar Live: The Big Steppers Tour | Himself | Concert film; also executive producer | [105] | |
The Show: California Love | Documentary film | [106] | ||
2023 | Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé | Documentary concert film | [107] | |
The Melodic Blue: Baby Keem | — | Short film; executive producer only | [108] | |
2024 | Piece by Piece † | Himself (voice) | In production | [109] |
2025 | Untitled Trey Parker film † | — | Producer only; in development | [110] |
Television
edit† | Denotes series or specials that have not yet aired |
Title | Year | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2012 | Himself | NBC | Musical guest | [111] |
Conan | TBS | [112] | |||
Le Grand Journal | Canal+ | Musical guest (two episodes) | [113] | ||
Saturday Night Live | 2013 | NBC | Musical guest (S38E12) | [114] | |
Late Show with David Letterman | CBS | Musical guest | [115] | ||
Jimmy Kimmel Live! | ABC | [116] | |||
Chelsea Lately | E! | [117] | |||
The Arsenio Hall Show | CBS | Musical guest | [118] | ||
Saturday Night Live | 2014 | NBC | Guest appearance for Imagine Dragons (S39E13) | [119] | |
Musical guest (S40E6) | [120] | ||||
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Musical guest | [121] | |||
The Colbert Report | Comedy Central | [122] | |||
The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2015 | NBC | [123] | ||
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | CBS | [124] | |||
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2016 | NBC | [125] | ||
Noisey | Viceland | Episode: "Noisey Bompton" | [126] | ||
Unsung | TV One | Episode: "Kurupt" | [127] | ||
Footnotes for 4:44 | 2017 | Tidal | [128] | ||
The Defiant Ones | HBO | [129] | |||
Power | 2018 | Laces | Starz | Episode: "Happy Birthday" | [130] |
Shut Up and Dribble | Himself | Showtime | [131] | ||
Saturday Night Live | NBC | Guest appearance for Anderson .Paak | [132] | ||
Hip Hop: The Songs That Shook America | 2019 | AMC | [133] | ||
Super Bowl LVI halftime show | 2022 | Himself / Headliner | NBC | Television special | [134] |
Saturday Night Live | Himself | Musical guest (S48E01) | [135] | ||
Hussle † | TBA | TBA | Upcoming documentary series | [136] |
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (March 30, 2017). "Kendrick Lamar Shares Video for New Song "Humble": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
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- ^ Price, Joe (November 16, 2022). "Kendrick Lamar Drops "Rich Spirit"". Complex. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
- ^ Panaligan, E. J. (December 16, 2022). "Kendrick Lamar Unveils 'Count Me Out' Video, With Helen Mirren Playing His Therapist". Variety. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Lamarre, Carl (May 30, 2023). "Kendrick Lamar & Baby Keem Deliver VHS-Style Video 'The Hillbillies': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Stenzel, Wesley (July 5, 2024). "Kendrick Lamar drops music video for Drake diss track 'Not Like Us' on Fourth of July". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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- ^ Calmatic. "Ab-Soul – 'Turn Me Up' ft. Kendrick Lamar". Vimeo. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
- ^ Top Dawg Entertainment (December 24, 2010). "Live Again – Kendrick Lamar × CurT@!n$ × ScHoolboy Q". YouTube. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
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- ^ "Black Hippy – Say Wassup". APlusFilmz. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
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- ^ "Video: T.I., B.o.B, Kendrick Lamar, & Kris Stephens – 'Memories Back Then'". Rap-Up. Rap-Up, LLC. April 22, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
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