Raised in Compton, California, Lamar is a masterful storyteller who blends hip-hop with traditional African American music genres like jazz, funk and soul to score stories of race and personal struggles fame.

Kendrick Lamar made history with his performance at this year’s Super Bowl, headlining for what’s now considered the most-viewed Super Bowl Halftime Performance of all time. At face value, it seemed that Lamar used his time to highlight some of his most popular tracks and dig even deeper into his infamous rap battle with his rap artist rival Drake.