Kendrick Lamar videography
American rapper Kendrick Lamar has appeared in 73 music videos, including 37 featured appearances and one uncredited appearance. He has also released three short films and was featured in numerous television shows. For his debut studio album, Section.80 (2011), Lamar released music videos for his debut single "HiiiPower", "Tammy's Song (Her Evils), "A.D.H.D", and "Rigamortis", each helmed by various directors and released in 2011. He followed with a sole music video in 2012 for "Swimming Pools (Drank)", in support of his second album, Good Kid, M.A.A.D City. He released four more music videos for the album in 2013, and made his debut as a music video director with the video for "Backseat Freestyle". He debuted as a film producer with the short film M.A.A.D (2014), which was directed by Khalil Joseph and inspired by Good Kid, M.A.A.D City.
Lamar continued to co-direct his own music videos with his creative partner Dave Free, under the collective name the Little Homies. His third album To Pimp a Butterfly (2015) produced five music videos for "I", "King Kunta", "Alright", "For Free? (Interlude)", and "These Walls" featuring Bilal, Anna Wise, and Thundercat. At the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards, "Alright" won Best Direction. Lamar also won Video of the Year and Best Collaboration during the ceremony for his work with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift on the video for "Bad Blood", which later won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video. In the final hours of 2015, Lamar released the short film God is Gangsta, which he co-directed and co-edited.
For his fourth studio album, Damn (2017), Lamar released five music videos for "Humble", "DNA", "Element", "Loyalty" featuring Rihanna, and "Love" featuring Zacari. The video for "Humble" won six accolades at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction and Video of the Year; becoming the first artist to win the award for a video they co-directed. "Humble" also received the Grammy Award for Best Music Video. With the four music videos supporting his fifth album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022), Lamar delved into executive production. His third short film, We Cry Together – A Short Film, won the Film Craft Grand Prix for Direction at the 70th Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.