The Pulitzer needed hip-hop more than hip-hop needed the Pulitzer. There is no doubt the Pulitzer is good for hip-hop, but in this case, hip-hop holds the leverage. The prize solidifies and displays the change of American popular culture, and it clarifies the legitimacy of hip-hop from an academic perspective. For most, the mindset is focused on how big of a deal the win is for Lamar and for hip-hop. With Lamar’s win, he becomes the first hip-hop artist to receive the award. However, 2018 would be the year for needed change. Since 1917, Columbia University has awarded numerous musicians from genres such as classical, jazz and opera with the Pulitzer Prize. In all his genius, hip-hop artist Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize on April 16 for his musical composition of his fourth studio album “DAMN.”
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