Kendrick Lamar AMA Takeover: From Compton To The Crown
Written by djfrosty on April 23, 2025
Kendrick Lamar is running the game in 2025, leading this year’s American Music Awards with a heavy 10 nominations.
The Compton legend, already holding a Pulitzer, is now eyeing a clean sweep with nods in major categories like Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for GNX, and Song of the Year for the straight-up banger “Not Like Us.” His joint with SZA, “Luther,” picked up two noms, one for Collaboration of the Year and another for Favorite Hip-Hop Song.
On top of that, “Like That” with Future and Metro Boomin and “Not Like Us” also landed in the Favorite Hip-Hop Song category. Kendrick’s also up for Favorite Male Hip-Hop Artist, Favorite Hip-Hop Album for GNX, and Favorite Music Video for “Not Like Us.” It’s been a wild year for K-Dot. He lit up the Super Bowl halftime stage with a performance that had everybody talking, then followed it up by dropping GNX, a project fans and critics alike called a classic.
The album’s raw, real, and packed with bars that remind everyone why Kendrick is in a league of his own. If he walks away with all eight wins he’s eligible for, he’ll tie the GOATs—Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston—for the most AMAs in a single year. That’s legendary status, no question.
Right now, Kendrick ain’t just part of the conversation, he is the conversation.