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Kendrick Lamar videography
American rapper Kendrick Lamar has appeared in 74 music videos, 17 of which he directed with his creative partner Dave Free. He was featured in several documentaries, helmed three short films, and released one concert film.
Kendrick Lamar performing in Hamburg in 2013
American rapper Kendrick Lamar has appeared in 74 music videos, 17 of which he directed with his creative partner Dave Free. He was featured in several documentaries, helmed three short films, and released one concert film.
For his debut studio album, Section.80 (2011), Lamar worked with directors such as Vashtie Kola to release four music videos, including visuals for "HiiiPower" and "A.D.H.D". His second album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City (2012), was supported by music videos for "Swimming Pools (Drank)", "Backseat Freestyle" (Lamar's music video directorial debut), "Poetic Justice", "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe", and "Sing About Me". He also starred in and produced a companion short film, which was directed by Khalil Joseph. Lamar and Free began receiving recognition for their directorial work with Lamar's third studio album, To Pimp a Butterfly (2015). Among its six visual components, "Alright" won Best Direction at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards. Lamar also won Video of the Year and Best Collaboration during the ceremony for his featured appearance on singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's music video for "Bad Blood". Directed by Joseph Kahn, it additionally received the Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2016.
Lamar's fourth studio album, Damn (2017), was supported by music videos primarily directed by Lamar, Free and Dave Meyers. The video for its lead single, "Humble", won six accolades at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction and Video of the Year. With his victory in the latter category, Lamar became the first artist to win Video of the Year for a video they co-directed. "Humble" also received the Grammy Award for Best Music Video in 2018. Lamar and Free directed the majority of the visuals for the former's fifth studio album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022).
Drake appears on the songs and music videos for "Poetic Justice" and "Fuckin' Problems".
Jay Rock collaborated with Lamar on the songs and music videos for "King's Dead" "Money Trees", and "Win".
Rihanna features on the song and music video for "Loyalty".
SZA collaborated with Lamar on the song and music video for "All the Stars" and "Luther".
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Director(s) | Notes | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | —.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/a | Dee.Jay.Dave | - | C4 | ||
| —N/a | Compton State of Mind | |||||
| —N/a | Brandon Dimit | Kendrick Lamar | ||||
| 2010 | —N/a | Jerome D | ||||
| —N/a | Dee.Jay.Dave,OG Michael, Mihail | Overly Dedicated | ||||
| —N/a | Calmatic | —N/a | ||||
| —N/a | Jerome D | Overly Dedicated | ||||
| —N/a | Calmatic | |||||
| Ab-Soul | Jerome D | |||||
| Schoolboy Q | Fredo Tovar | |||||
| 2011 | —N/a | Fredo Tovar,Scott Fleishman | Section.80 | |||
| —N/a | Jerome D | |||||
| —N/a | Vashtie Kola | |||||
| —N/a | The ICU | |||||
| 2012 | —N/a | Jerome D | Good Kid, M.A.A.D City | |||
| 2013 | —N/a | Kendrick Lamar,Jerome D,Dee.Jay.Dave | Co-director | |||
| Drake | The Little Homies,Dee.Jay.Dave,Dangerookipawaa | |||||
| —N/a | The Little Homies,OG Mike Mihail | |||||
| —N/a | Darren Romanelli, | - | ||||
| 2014 | —N/a | The Little Homies,Alexandre Moors | Co-director | To Pimp A Butterfly | ||
| 2015 | —N/a | Director X | - | |||
| —N/a | The Little Homies,Colin Tilley | Co-director | ||||
| —N/a | The Little Homies,Joe Weil | |||||
| —N/a | The Little Homies,Colin Tilley | |||||
| 2016 | —N/a | The Little Homies, Jack Begert, PANAMÆRA U | ||||
| 2017 | —N/a | The Little Homies,Dave Meyers | Damn | |||
| —N/a | The Little Homies,Nabil | |||||
| —N/a | The Little Homies,Jonas Lindstroem | |||||
| Rihanna | The Little Homies,Dave Meyers | |||||
| Zacari | The Little Homies,Dave Meyers | |||||
| 2018 | SZA | The Little Homies,Dave Meyers | Black Panther: The Album | |||
| 2021 | Baby Keem | Dave Free | Executive producer | The Melodic Blue | ||
| 2022 | —N/a | Kendrick Lamar,Dave Free | Co-director and executive producer | Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers | ||
| —N/a | Kendrick Lamar,Dave Free | |||||
| Taylour Paige | Jake Schreier, Dave Free, Kendrick Lamar | |||||
| —N/a | Calmatic | Executive producer | ||||
| —N/a | Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free | Co-director and executive producer | ||||
| 2023 | Baby Keem | Neal Farmer | - | Non-album single | ||
| 2024 | —N/a | Dave Free,Kendrick Lamar | ||||
| —N/a | Calmatic | Executive producer | GNX | |||
| 2025 | SZA | Karena Evans | Producer |
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Jay Rock,Ab-Soul | James Curtis | ||
| 2010 | Ab-Soul | Calmatic | ||
| Schoolboy Q,Curtains | Fredo TovarScott, Fleishman | |||
| 2011 | Jay Rock | Dan Gedman | ||
| Black Hippy | Fredo Tovar | |||
| Terrace Martin,Wiz Khalifa | Fredo Tovar,Scott Fleishman | |||
| Droop-E | Damon Jamal | |||
| 2012 | Game | Matt Alonzo | ||
| Trae Tha Truth,J. Cole,Jadakiss,Tyga,Mark Morrison,Gudda Gudda,Bun B,B.o.B | Philly Fly Boy | |||
| Birdman, Mack Maine, Ace Hood | Unknown | |||
| E-40,Droop-E | Fredo Tovar,Scott Fleishman | |||
| Rick Ross,Gunplay,Stalley,Wale,Meek Mill | Dre Films | |||
| Talib KweliCurrensy | Fredo Tovar,Scott Fleishman | |||
| Black Hippy | The ICU | |||
| ASAP Rocky2 ChainzDrake | Sam Lecca,Clark Jackson | |||
| 2013 | Ab-Soul | Fredo Tovar,Scott Fleishman | ||
| The Lonely Island,Adam Levine | Akiva SchafferJorma Taccone | |||
| 50 Cent | Eif Rivera | |||
| Miguel | Constellation Jones | |||
| T.I.,B.o.B,Kris Stephens | Philly Fly Boy | |||
| Bridget Kelly | Clifton Bell | |||
| Schoolboy Q | JDDC | |||
| Robin Thicke,2 Chainz | Diane Martel | |||
| Rich Gang: All Stars | Unknown | |||
| Pusha T | Unknown | |||
| 2014 | Tech N9ne, MayDay!, Kendall Morgan | Unknown | ||
| Alicia Keys | Rich Lee | |||
| SZA | A-Plus, SZA | |||
| Reek da Villian,Ace Hood,Swizz Beatz | Picture Perfect | |||
| Mayer Hawthorne | Rashida Jones | |||
| Jasmine V | Gil Green | |||
| Flying Lotus | Hiro Murai | |||
| 2015 | Chris Brown | Unknown | ||
| Bilal | Unknown | |||
| Taylor Swift | Joseph Kahn | |||
| Jidenna | Benny Boom | |||
| 2016 | Funkadelic, Ice Cube | Video God | ||
| BJ the Chicago Kid | Unknown | |||
| 2017 | Travis Scott | BRTHR | ||
| Rapsody, Lance Skiiiwalker | Unknown | |||
| Rich the Kid | Dave Free,Jack Begert | |||
| Mike Will Made It, Gucci Mane, Rae Sremmurd | Unknown | |||
| 2018 | Jay Rock,Future,James Blake | Dave Free,Jack Begert | ||
| SZA | Nabil Elderkin | |||
| Jay Rock | Jack Begert | |||
| Anderson .Paak | Colin Tilley | |||
| 2019 | SiR | Jack Begert |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Baby Keem | Executive producer | ||
| 2021 | Executive producer; credited as K.L. | |||
| Baby Keem, Travis Scott | ||||
| Baby Keem | Album trailer; executive producer | |||
| Executive producer; credited as K.L. | ||||
| 2022 | ||||
| Tanna Leone | ||||
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Jay Rock | Dave MeyersDave Free |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Himself | Short documentary film | ||
| Short film; also producer | ||||
| 2015 | Short film; also co-director and co-editor | |||
| 2017 | Documentary film | |||
| 2018 | ||||
| 2019 | ||||
| 2022 | The Man | Short film; also co-director, writer, and executive producer | ||
| Himself | Concert film; also executive producer | |||
| Documentary film | ||||
| 2023 | Documentary concert film | |||
| —N/a | Short film; executive producer only | |||
| 2024 | Himself (voice) | |||
| 2026 | TBA | Post-production; also producer |
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| † | Denotes series or specials that have not yet aired |
| Title | Year | Role | Network | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Himself | NBC | Musical guest | ||
| TBS | |||||
| Canal+ | Musical guest (two episodes) | ||||
| 2013 | NBC | Musical guest (S38E12) | |||
| CBS | Musical guest | ||||
| ABC | |||||
| CBS | Musical guest | ||||
| 2014 | NBC | Guest appearance for Imagine Dragons (S39E13) | |||
| Musical guest (S40E6) | |||||
| Musical guest | |||||
| Comedy Central | |||||
| 2015 | NBC | ||||
| CBS | |||||
| 2016 | NBC | ||||
| Viceland | Episode: "Noisey Bompton" | ||||
| TV One | Episode: "Kurupt" | ||||
| 2017 | HBO | Documentary | |||
| 2018 | Laces | Starz | Episode: "Happy Birthday" | ||
| Himself | NBC | Guest appearance for Anderson .Paak (S44E07) | |||
| 2022 | NBC | Television special | |||
| Musical guest (S48E01) | |||||
| 2025 | Fox | Television special | . |
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