2018 wurden die Pulitzerpreise zum 102. Mal vergeben und bisher wurde nicht ein einziger populärer Musiker ausgezeichnet. Preisträger kamen bisher aus Klassik und Jazz. Bob Dylan wurde 2008 lobend erwähnt, das war alles. Umso größer die Sensation das nun King Kendrick Lamar einen Preis für DAMN bekommen hat.
„The time was right” “We are very proud of this selection. It means that the jury and the board judging system worked as it’s supposed to — the best work was awarded a Pulitzer Prize.”
Dana Canedy
i will absolutely never get over dana canedy's face right before she announced kendrick lamar pic.twitter.com/i2RcRiu7Zp
— jaye hunt (@hayejunt) April 16, 2018
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By becoming the first non-classical or jazz winner of the Pulitzer prize for music, the rapper has created US history – appropriate, given his unwavering gaze at American life
The Guardian