After recording, it was initially agreed upon that it would be released on Mike Will's debut album Ransom 2, but others convinced Lamar to keep it for his own next album. The beat for ' Humble' was developed by Mike Will with the intention of recording with Gucci Mane, but later showed it to Kendrick Lamar. In 2020, the album was ranked 175th on Rolling Stone 's updated list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. It has since been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in May 2018 and was the Billboard Year-End number one album of 2017.

The album topped the US Billboard 200 with 603,000 album-equivalent units earned in its first week and topped the chart of Canada while reaching number two in Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The album became the first non-jazz or classical work to earn a Pulitzer Prize for Music and won Best Rap Album at the 2018 Grammy Awards, as well receiving a nomination for Album of the Year at the ceremony. In the months that followed, Lamar released three singles from the album ' Humble' was released in March 2017, ' Loyalty' in June 2017, and ' Love' in October 2017, the first of which became Lamar's first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 as a lead artist.ĭamn received widespread critical acclaim, with many naming the album one of the best albums of 2017 and the decade. Prior to the album's release, Lamar released a promotional single, ' The Heart Part 4'. The album also incorporates elements of trap, contemporary R&B, and pop. The album has been categorized as conscious hip hop, a genre Lamar incorporated on his previous studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly.

The album features guest vocals from singer Rihanna and Top Dawg singer Zacari, along with Irish rock band U2. Lamar assembled numerous artists and producers to produce the album, including executive producer and Top Dawg Entertainment label-head Anthony 'Top Dawg' Tiffith, Sounwave, DJ Dahi, Mike Will Made It, and Ricci Riera, as well as further production contributions from James Blake, Steve Lacy, BadBadNotGood, Greg Kurstin, The Alchemist, and 9th Wonder, among others. It was released on April 14, 2017, through Top Dawg Entertainment, Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Damn (stylized as DAMN.) is the fourth studio album by American rapper Kendrick Lamar.

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