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Kendrick Lamar and His Family Life

Kendrick Lamar and His Family Life

Kendrick is one of the biggest hip-hop superstars. He was born in Compton, where many singers start their rap careers. 

Kendrick is famous for his unique rap style with versatile genres. His songs are all about street life, family, and social status. He has nicknames – K.Dot and Oklama. His first album was named Y.H.N.I.C (2004) which led him to the real stage.  In 2012, he recorded Aftermath with Dr. Dre and released his major album Good Kid. In 2015, his song was a number-one single at Billboard Hot 100.  Later on, he was invited to record soundtracks for Marvel movies such as Spiderman (2015), Black Panther (2018), and Jessica Jones series.

Date of Birth: June 17, 1987

Zodiac sign: Gemini

Kendrick received 14 Grammy awards and different music awards and was listed in Forbes 30 in 2017.  

All his fans are following his hip-hop life, but there is not much information he shares about his family roots. Let’s discover some facts from his family life.

Kendrick Lamar parents

Kenneth James “Kenny” Duckworth Sr. (father)

Kendrick Lamar family

Date of birth: unknown

Kenny was born and raised in Chicago. He was one of the Gangster Disciples. When he got married to Paula, he had to part from gangster life and move to California. There he worked part-time as a server in a KFC restaurant. He had to take more jobs to provide for the family.

Kenny and his wife couldn’t afford to buy apartments, thus, for a long time they had to sleep in cars and motels. It was a hard time. But soon they managed to buy a house and provide for their children.

Paula Oliver (mother)

Kendrick Lamar family

Date of birth: unknown

Paula was born in Chicago and in 1984 she moved to live in Compton, California. There she worked at McDonald’s. Paula and Kenny gave birth to five children: four sons and one girl. Paula revealed that she named Kendrick on behalf of her favorite singer Eddie Kendricks.

Despite hard conditions, she was taking different jobs, from servant to hairdresser. 


Kendrick Lamar siblings

Kenneth “Doughy” Duckworth Jr. (brother)

Kendrick Lamar family

Date of birth: unknown

Kenny is the oldest brother in their family. He is not from entertainment circles, thus, there is no information about his private life and occupation. It is known that he resides with his wife and daughter in Chicago.

Kayla  Sawyer (nee Duckworth) (sister)

Kendrick Lamar family

Date of birth: December 30, 1998

Kayla, born into the family of a popular rapper, gained her public appearance by posting videos on Twitter. She is known as @silnovia and has more than 13K followers.

Kayla is married to Jalani Sawyer whom she met in high school. The couple has a baby. Before the marriage, Kayla already gave birth to her first child from an accidental relationship. 

Kayla’s net worth is $1.5 Million.

Lamar has two younger brothers that were mentioned several times, but there is no official information about their names and lifestyle. Still we think that the name of one of Kendrick’s younger brother is James Duckworth. 

Kendrick Lamar wife

Whitney Alford (fiancée, baby mother)

Kendrick Lamar family

Date of birth: May 12, 1986

Relation duration: engaged in 2015 – present

Whitney was born in Compton and attended the same high school as Kendrick. Their relationship being high school friends developed into a couple. Their first public appearance was in 2014, at the Grammy ceremony. They announced their engagement in 2015, but have not informed the media about their marriage intentions yet.

Whitney graduated from the accounting department at California State University. But she decided to develop in another sphere. Whitney Alford works as a professional makeup artist. She has an Instagram account with the username @blushedbywhit, but she doesn’t post much. 

In 2015, she collaborated with Kendrick on his new album To Pimp a Butterfly.  She recorded a voice for background vocals for two songs King Kunta and Wesley’s Theory.

Kendrick Lamar children

Kendrick Lamar family

Uzi Duckworth (daughter)

Date of birth: July 26, 2019

Uzi is the firstborn child and her name was indicated in the new album, Mr. Morale. The album cover reveals a family photo, where Kendrick wears a crown. 

Enoch Duckworth (son)

Date of birth: 2022 (date is not revealed to the public)

Little Enoch’s name was mentioned in the song Worldwide Steppers, where Kendrick praises his love for children.

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