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In rap milestone, Kendrick Lamar wins Pulitzer for music

The board of the Pulitzer Prize paid tribute to rapper Kendrick Lamar for his skill in telling the African American experience. [Courtesy]

Kendrick Lamar on Monday became the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, a milestone for which the board cited his skill in telling the African American experience.

With the Pulitzer, the 30-year-old from the historically deprived Los Angeles community of Compton joins the leagues of celebrated American composers such as Aaron Copland, Charles Ives and John Adams.

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