Road to the BET Awards 2015: Kendrick Lamar

Take a look at Kendrick Lamar's journey to this year's show!

Kendrick Lamar: Road to the BET Awards - TDE’s top dawg, K. Dot, has ascended into hip hop greatness from mixtapes to mainstream and has conquered across all domains. BET.com will look deeper into the events that have earned Kendrick a top spot on the roster. (Photo: Interscope)

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Kendrick Lamar: Road to the BET Awards - TDE’s top dawg, K. Dot, has ascended into hip hop greatness from mixtapes to mainstream and has conquered across all domains. BET.com will look deeper into the events that have earned Kendrick a top spot on the roster. (Photo: Interscope)

m.A.A.d. Radioactive – January 2014 - Rapper Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons got the chance to perform an amazing mash-up of K. Dot's "good kid m.A.A.d. city" and Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" at the 56th Grammy Awards. Kendrick was also nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. (Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

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m.A.A.d. Radioactive – January 2014 - Rapper Kendrick Lamar and Imagine Dragons got the chance to perform an amazing mash-up of K. Dot's "good kid m.A.A.d. city" and Imagine Dragons' "Radioactive" at the 56th Grammy Awards. Kendrick was also nominated for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song. (Photo: Michael Tran/FilmMagic)

Made in America – August 2014 - Kendrick rocked his set for the first L.A.-based Made in America alongside acts like Imagine Dragons and John Mayer. K. Dot was joined by fellow TDE members during his set, which made his time on stage even more of an event! (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Anheuser-Busch)

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Made in America – August 2014 - Kendrick rocked his set for the first L.A.-based Made in America alongside acts like Imagine Dragons and John Mayer. K. Dot was joined by fellow TDE members during his set, which made his time on stage even more of an event! (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Anheuser-Busch)

King Kendrick - "i" has a special place in the Good Kid's heart, as Kendrick told Hot 97. "'i' is the best song I ever wrote because I never thought in a million years that I’d make a positive record coming where I come from. Never in a million years, my homeboys too. But my homeboys respect me enough to say, ‘Do what you do.’ It’s all God’s work, man."(Photo: Top Dawg Entertainment)

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It’s Official – September 2014 - Kendrick Lamar’s “i,” off To Pimp a Butterfly, is the official song of the NBA 2014-2015 regular season. The song has also garnered attention from fans by taking a stance on culture, hypocrisy and violence, and most of all, his proclamation to ultimately love himself. (Photo: Interscope Records)

Kendrick to Unveil The Late Show With Stephen Colbert - Kendrick Lamar created history the last time he hooked up with comedian Stephen Colbert and closed out The Colbert Report's as the show's final musical guest in December — performing a new song he wrote the night before and which hasn't been available anywhere since.K Dot will now help the comedian usher in his new gig as host of CBS's The Late Show, which debuts on Sep. 8. The Compton MC will be the first musical guest as he pops Colbert's cherry along with Jeb Bush and George Clooney. While we wait to see what Kendrick and Colbert pull off for their next trick, take a look at music stars who have performed and kicked game on The Colbert Report in the past. — Michael Harris (@IceBlueVA)(Photo: Comedy Central)

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Last But Not Least – December 2014 - Kendrick Lamar gave a farewell to remember as the final performance for Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Report. He premiered a completely unheard of experimental track that has not since been released. His ability to story-tell on tracks similar to this one has truly helped him accrue mainstream success. (Photo: Comedy Central)

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To Pimp a Butterfly – March 2015 - Kendrick Lamar released his latest masterpiece, To Pimp A Butterfly! The album is political, current and most of all culturally relevant to what’s happening in our country today, yet still incorporates the funky music styles and flash backs of the past. (Photo: Interscope Records)

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To Pimp a Butterfly – March 2015 - Kendrick Lamar released his latest masterpiece, To Pimp A Butterfly! The album is political, current and most of all culturally relevant to what’s happening in our country today, yet still incorporates the funky music styles and flash backs of the past. (Photo: Interscope Records)

Generational Icon – May 2015 - California’s State Senate has been impressed by how Kendrick Lamar has been able to make a difference in his community through his music, which directly addresses the concerns and culture of his community. His resume is nothing short of spectacular! (Photo: CA Senate Democrats via Youtube)

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Generational Icon – May 2015 - California’s State Senate has been impressed by how Kendrick Lamar has been able to make a difference in his community through his music, which directly addresses the concerns and culture of his community. His resume is nothing short of spectacular! (Photo: CA Senate Democrats via Youtube)

Black Butterfly – June 2015 - Kendrick Lamar helped Ebony magazine celebrate Black Music Month by gracing their June 2015 issue. Ebony recognized Kendrick’s influence in the millennial generation and how he’s been influential in helping identify our cultural identity during a truly controversial era. (Photo: Ebony Magazine)

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Black Butterfly – June 2015 - Kendrick Lamar helped Ebony magazine celebrate Black Music Month by gracing their June 2015 issue. Ebony recognized Kendrick’s influence in the millennial generation and how he’s been influential in helping identify our cultural identity during a truly controversial era. (Photo: Ebony Magazine)

Kendrick Lamar | Performer - (Photo: Jeff Kravitz/BMA2015/FilmMagic)

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Summer Jam – June 2015 - This year’s Hot 97 Summer Jam featured TDE’s very own Kendrick Lamar, who not only rocked the stage during his set, but turned up the energy in the entire Met Life Stadium with some new and old hits! (Photo: Brad Barket/Getty Images)

BET Awards 2015 – June 2015 - Get ready, because this performance will be history in the making! Kendrick is ready to rip the stage for the highly anticipated West Coast reunion performance featuring N.W.A., Snoop Dogg, Schoolboy Q and more at BET Xperience 2015. (Photo: Splash News/Reebok)

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BET Awards 2015 – June 2015 - Get ready, because this performance will be history in the making! Kendrick is ready to rip the stage for the highly anticipated West Coast reunion performance featuring N.W.A., Snoop Dogg, Schoolboy Q and more at BET Xperience 2015. (Photo: Splash News/Reebok)