Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the year,” according to the Pulitzer Prize Board. Released on April 14, 2017, “Damn” was described by the Pulitzer committee as a “virtuosic song collection unified by its vernacular authenticity and rhythmic dynamism that offers affecting vignettes capturing the complexity of modern African-American life.” If you actually sat down to listen to the album you would get the description that they provided. He was the first non-classical, or jazz artist to win this honor.
