Kendrick Lamar Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A listener wants the Kendrick album most strongly shaped by jazz, funk, spoken-word passages, and reflections on Black identity and fame. Which should you recommend?
Section.80
GNX
DAMN.
To Pimp a Butterfly
2. In “DUCKWORTH.,” what crucial connection does Kendrick Lamar’s story reveal?
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg attended the same school
Kendrick and J. Cole first met during a studio competition
Anthony Tiffith once encountered Kendrick’s father years before signing Kendrick
His parents met while recording a local radio program
3. Which album was Kendrick Lamar’s major-label studio debut?
Section.80
To Pimp a Butterfly
good kid, m.A.A.d city
DAMN.
4. A listener groups “N95” and “Count Me Out” because they come from the same album. Which album is it?
To Pimp a Butterfly
DAMN.
GNX
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
5. Which Kendrick Lamar album was released directly before good kid, m.A.A.d city?
untitled unmastered.
Section.80
DAMN.
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
6. Which pair of songs appears on GNX?
“King Kunta” and “ELEMENT.”
“Money Trees” and “Wesley’s Theory”
“squabble up” and “tv off”
“N95” and “luther”
7. You hear voicemail messages from Kendrick’s parents and a story involving a borrowed family van. Which album’s narrative are you following?
GNX
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
To Pimp a Butterfly
good kid, m.A.A.d city
8. Which album contains both “DNA.” and “LOYALTY.”?
Section.80
DAMN.
Black Panther: The Album
untitled unmastered.
9. “The Heart Part 5” arrived shortly before which Kendrick Lamar studio album?
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
DAMN.
GNX
To Pimp a Butterfly
10. A playlist includes “All the Stars,” Kendrick Lamar’s collaboration with SZA. Which project should be listed as its source?
DAMN.
Black Panther: The Album
GNX
Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers
11. Which description best captures the perspective of “Swimming Pools (Drank)”?
A straightforward celebration of expensive drinks and nightlife
A fictional account of running a legal nightclub
A conflicted examination of alcohol, social pressure, and harmful patterns
A tribute to touring musicians and their audiences
12. On which album does the song “Alright” appear?
DAMN.
To Pimp a Butterfly
good kid, m.A.A.d city
Section.80
13. Which Kendrick Lamar album received the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music?
DAMN.
good kid, m.A.A.d city
untitled unmastered.
To Pimp a Butterfly
14. What made DAMN.’s 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Music historically notable?
It was the first Music prize awarded to a work outside the classical or jazz genres
It was the first Pulitzer shared by every performer on an album
It was the first Music prize decided entirely by a public vote
It was the first prize awarded for a film soundtrack
15. The 2024 track “Not Like Us” was released amid Kendrick Lamar’s highly publicized rap conflict with which artist?
Drake
Tyler, the Creator
Vince Staples
Anderson .Paak
16. Which sequence places these Kendrick Lamar albums in release order from earliest to latest?
good kid, m.A.A.d city → Section.80 → DAMN. → To Pimp a Butterfly
good kid, m.A.A.d city → To Pimp a Butterfly → Section.80 → DAMN.
Section.80 → To Pimp a Butterfly → good kid, m.A.A.d city → DAMN.
Section.80 → good kid, m.A.A.d city → To Pimp a Butterfly → DAMN.