Yahoo Lifestyle Just So You Know, Kendrick Lamar's Bank Account Is Absolutely Stacked
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In our good year 2025, you don't need me to tell you that Kendrick Lamar is absolutely on the top of his game. Case in point: His Jack Antonoff-produced album GNX hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, he just earned two Grammys for his smash hit "Not Like Us," and he's heading on a stadium tour with longtime friend and collaborator, SZA, this summer. Along with being one of the most successful rappers of all time, Kendrick also just became the first hip-hop act to headline the Super Bowl halftime show solo.
That being said...you're probably wondering if his brilliant artistry and unimaginable levels of fame also bring him in the big bucks. (Spoiler alert: They definitely do.) Here's what we know about Kendrick Lamar's net worth.
For starters, Kendrick makes a ton of money from his music
Kung-Fu Kenny's discography contains hit after hit. Since he burst onto the music scene, he's released multiple mixtapes and albums like To Pimp a Butterfly and DAMN.
And let's not forget that Kendrick curated the Grammy-winning soundtrack for Marvel's Black Panther, which likely earned him a ton of $$$. He also rakes in some dough from hopping on tracks with artists like Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, SZA, and Rihanna over the years.
Most recently, his hit "Not Like Us" earned him two more Grammys for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. And just so you know, Kendrick has won 17 of the 47 Grammys he's been nominated for.
And with music comes touring!
Kendrick has raked in millions for performing his songs across the country. According to Complex, The Big Steppers Tour earned $110.9 million across 73 shows in 2023, and the DAMN. Tour brought in $41 million.
He's headlined multiple music festivals—including Day N Vegas, Rolling Loud, Glastonbury, Milano Summer Festival, and Reading & Leeds—and he's headed on a stadium tour with SZA this summer (which is guaranteed to make $$$$$).
While he reportedly turned down an offer to headline Coachella in 2025, he became the first hip-hop artist to headline the Super Bowl halftime show solo—but historically, performers don't get paid much, if at all.
He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2017
ICYMI, Kendrick officially holds a Pulitzer Prize for his 2017 album, DAMN. According to the organization's official website, 22 of the 23 Pulitzer categories receive a cash prize along with their medal (and in case you're wondering what the one exception is, it's journalism). Columbia University and the Pulitzer Prize Board give $15,000 to the Pulitzer Prize in Music winner "for distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the year."
Not to mention all his brand deals
Throughout his career, Kendrick has inked deals with brands like Calvin Klein, Beats by Dre, and American Express, which definitely bring in the bank.
That being said, let's take a sec to watch this AmEXspot that Kendrick did with Shaq:
He's also made some real estate investments over the years
According to Architectural Digest, he bought a four-bedroom, three-bathroom home for just over half-a-million dollars in 2013 and sold it for $825,000 in 2021. In 2017, Kendrick bought a $2.6 million house in Calabasas, and since then, he's added $9.7 million mansion in Manhattan Beach, a $15.85 million midcentury ranch-style house in Bel Air, and a $42 million mansion in Brentwood to his portfolio. And in December 2023, the "Not Like Us" hitmaker bought a $8.6 million penthouse in Brooklyn Heights, per The New York Times.
So, what is Kendrick Lamar's net worth in 2025?
Given all that he's accomplished throughout his iconic career, his bank account is seriously loaded. As one of the most successful rappers of all time, Kendrick Lamar's net worth currently sits at a whopping $140 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. That's $101.5 million more than the $38.5 million that Forbes reported in 2019, to which we say: damn.
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